HP helps partners in migrating from Windows Server 2003

A new program has been announced by HP along with Microsoft to enable channel partners to capitalize on $10-billion opportunity presented as customer's transition from Windows Server 2003.

Customers are increasingly turning to HP channel partners for help assessing, planning and implementing their migration. as Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003. HP's Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Migration Program, partners are able to rapidly and safely meet customer needs with reduced risk and cost, increased return on investment, and fast implementation.

"The success of customer migrations from Windows Server 2003 depends on thorough planning, disciplined migration execution and post-migration support. Our migration approach offers partners optimal flexibility and support, whether they are transitioning their customers' workloads to a private, public or hybrid cloud or modernizing their applications and IT infrastructure to achieve better business results," said Neelam Dhawan, VP and GM, Enterprise Group and Country MD, HP India.

Nick Parker, corporate vice-president, Device Partnerships, Microsoft, said, "Today's joint Windows Server 2003 EOS program announcement is another example of the differentiated end-to-end offerings that our customers and partners can rapidly and safely deploy, whether on premises with HP's latest innovative server platforms or in the cloud with Microsoft's Azure platform."

The HP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Migration Program is available now.