Q Q Q WINDOWS MIGRATION
IT’S NOT TOO LATE… YET.
IT’S TIME TO PLAN YOUR MOVE AWAY FROM WINDOWS XP
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f your organization – like a surprising 30-plus percent of companies – is still running Windows XP, you’ve got less than a year to develop and execute a Windows 8 migration plan.
On April 8 of next year Microsoft will officially pull the plug on all support, patches and security updates for the increasingly wheezy XP operating system. That means you will be on your own against the kinds of threats and vulnerabilities Microsoft routinely addresses today. While the thought of a Windows migration may be daunting, the good news is that by waiting this long to upgrade, you – and all of your system users – will immediately see significant improvements in performance, productivity and stability in your new Windows environment.
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Solutions Journal
Fall 2013
Beyond that, you are positioned to save your organization from making an interim move to Windows 7. That relatively recent upgrade cycle is keeping many organizations from enjoying the security and mobility enhancements that Windows 8 delivers – as well as the BYOD potential it represents. Better still, you don’t have to go it alone. One call to a Zones account executive can rally a team of experts to guide your organization through the migration process.