#SILVERLIGHT EOL UPDATE#
#SILVERLIGHT EOL PATCH#

#SILVERLIGHT EOL PATCH#

The expense of paying Microsoft to patch an EOL operating system can greatly exceed the price of simply replacing Windows Server 2003. High operating costs: The costs of maintaining and bug-fixing any post-EOL software can be steep.In addition to security lapses, it could result in big fines, company shutdowns, or possible jail time. Entrusting your critical information to a decade-old OS or an unsecure application? STOP. Compliance issues: Regulated industries like healthcare and e-commerce deal with lots of sensitive customer data.That means when using EOL operating systems, you can’t upgrade to the latest and greatest, so you’ll have to hold onto legacy applications (which are likely also EOL or soon to be). Software incompatibility: New applications are optimized for the most recent OSes.A firewall and anti-virus are not sufficient protection against unpatchable vulnerabilities, which hackers are quick to exploit.

#SILVERLIGHT EOL UPDATE#

For this reason alone, you should update ASAP. Security vulnerabilities: No more security fixes being issued by Microsoft means that Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP are now a minefield of security hazards.Not to be alarmist: but there really ARE some risks. Or maybe you’re running legacy applications that are past their prime to cut costs. Perhaps you’re trying to save a few bucks by using an outdated platform like Windows Server 2003. Why ignoring EOL timelines… is a bad idea Just what are such holdouts really risking? Network inventory is essential for finding which platforms need updating. Still, even after EOL, some individuals and companies find it hard to let go, and they keep using EOL software at their own peril (breaking up is hard to do).Īccording to a Spiceworks report sponsored by SanDisk in 2015, about 25 percent of organizations did not plan to migrate from Windows Server 2003 until after EOL. Additionally, software vendors stopped guaranteeing that new applications would be compatible with the old OSes. When Microsoft stopped issuing updates and patches, those OSes effectively became orders of magnitude more vulnerable to security threats. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are good examples. In other cases, end users may be forced to move on due to liabilities caused by product end-of-life (EOL). With considerably short lifecycles, most IT departments replace their workstations, servers, and phones regularly when they grow slow over time, stop receiving operating system updates, and/or fall out of warranty. Computer hardware and software? Not so much. The pyramids in Egypt and the Great Wall of China were built to last forever.

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