Microsoft stops support for the Windows XP operating system (OS) early in April, and stops support for the associated malware software in July. Despite Microsoft’s warnings to update from Windows XP to Windows 8.1 before “end of support,” many large organizations continue to use the almost 13-year-old computer operating system. It is the most popular OS next to Windows 7. And some companies will switch to Windows 7 rather than Windows 8.x.
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Companies can
- continue to use Windows XP and later change to another OS;
- upgrade to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1; or
- upgrade to an OS such as Chrome OS, Mac OSX Mavericks or Android.
Windows XP end of support allows an opportunity to evaluate how IT needs have changed in the last 13 years. Organizations can decide which new technologies—hardware, operating systems, mobile, Cloud and Big Data—will work best for them.
The next “IT Insight” column, Windows XP sails into the sunset… maybe, appears in em Magazine on April 1. Check back here or on our web site early in April for a link to the column.
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