Windows Server 2003 died today as a product, but not necessarily in the hearts and minds of IT pros, nor in the networks they manage. The July 14, 2015 product lifecycle end date signifies the end of ...

The Windows Server 2003 DC is decommissioned. Even those organizations still running Windows Server 2003 DCs needn't panic over the looming Windows Server 2003 end of support. Following this guide, ...

Big Data solutions provider CloudPhysics estimates that Windows Server 2003 won't be completely gone from datacenters until mid 2018, despite losing official support later this month. In other words, ...

Microsoft has set 12 March as the release to manufacture date for the six new versions of its server operating system, paving the way for a shipping date of 29 April. The six versions of Windows ...

Microsoft's withdrawal of support for Windows Server 2003 on 14 July is a deadline many IT departments have not been looking forward to. Industry estimates indicate that upwards of a fifth of servers ...

Customers that haven't upgraded to Windows Server 2012 are either living in denial or under a rock. Those that don't migrate off Server 2003 face a range of consequences from security issues, no ...

The other day I was talking with my personal trainer, Scottie, about personal security. I was getting ready to go on another trip and, as usual, he was full of advice. “Don’t let someone who calls you ...

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer officially launched the company’s long-awaited and thrice-delayed Windows Server 2003 operating system today, claiming it’s the right product for businesses that want ...

When it comes to adopting new operating systems and applications, common practice among system administrators is to delay adoption until the release of the first service pack. Admins found plenty of ...

Microsoft first introduced the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) as a way to migrate from Windows NT to Window 2000. Since shipping Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has made some changes to the ...

In a previous column, I discussed upgrading from Windows NT 4.0. Like an older car, it gets from point to point. But features such as air bags and traction control can’t simply be bolted on.

The .NET version of the Windows 2000 server operating system. Introduced in the spring of 2003, it was originally known as .NET Server 2003. Similar to the Windows 2000 offerings, Windows Server 2003 ...