Migration Tips:Windows Server 2003Opportunity for transformation

70%of CIOs will embrace

a “cloud first" strategy

in 2016

-IDC

45%of total IT services will

be spent on cloud

services by 2020

-Forrester

71%of companies see

rising demand for IT

projects in 2013

-InformationWeek

Datacenters Are Being Transformed

Sources: “Outlook 2013,” InformationWeek Report, 12/06/2012; “Worldwide CIO Agenda 2013 Top 10 Predictions,” IDC, doc #238464, December 2012; “Prepare For 2020: Transform Your IT Infrastructure And Operations Practice,” Forrester Research, Inc., October 24, 2012;

Example Migration Process

Migrate4Target3Assess2Discover1

Discover what you have…

System integratorsSelf-service tools

Catalog your software and workloads

4. Migrate3. Target2. Assess1. Discover

Microsoft

server roles

By type

By criticality

Microsoft

applications

Third-party applicationsCustom

applications

Can be retiredMarginalImportantMission critical

By complexity and risk

Low Medium High

Assess your inventory…4. Migrate3. Target2. Assess1. Discover

Windows Server

2012 R2

Microsoft

AzureCloud OS Network

Evaluate options for each application and workload

Target your destination…4. Migrate3. Target2. Assess1. Discover

Migrate your workloads…4. Migrate3. Target2. Assess1. Discover

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