Microsoft is officially dropping support for all of these next month (April 8, 2014). So is your business or indeed home prepared for the possible security and software issues, and potential for downtime this will bring?

“Oh Great, How much is it going to cost me?…”

We always get asked this question however, not as much as you think. There are simple upgrade paths or new solutions that we can install that can get you Working Smarter and save you time and money that doesn’t always mean buying new server hardware and software licensing. We can also GUARANTEE you a quick and easy migration from your old system to a new one.

How?…

The answer is simple, move some of your infracstructure to the “Cloud”. As an example we can move your legacy Exchange 2003 Server into the cloud and provide Managed Hosted Exchange as an alternative to a new server. We also can provide new computers that are energy efficient lowering the cost to run them and are cost effective.

To learn more or arrange a evaluation of your IT, please contact Rob Lucas on 01553 776937 or email info@rlscomputers.co.uk

Please review Microsoft’s Windows XP end of support information

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• WINDOWS XP IS DEAD, LONG LIVE WINDOWS 8

If you’re reading this post then take a look at your PC, tablet, laptop or netbook; is it up to the job, can it handle the latest technologies that are out there, would you be struggling to find replacement parts for it? All very good questions I think but customers are not thinking about these things when they approach us for advice, instead they become sentimental about their wonderful and sometimes working XP machine, and no matter how we deliver the news the simple answer is you are going to have to upgrade and move on.

The computing market is like no other (except maybe the car industry); it is constantly growing, changing and evolving. Last time I checked a burger was just a burger and a washing machine was just a washing machine. However the PC market changes and when it does we can both embrace and move on, or simply sit back and let it pass us by.

The key point is Microsoft no longer support Windows XP and therefore it makes it difficult for us in the industry to support something that no longer exists.

“It’s like someone calling out the AA because their horse and cart has broken-down or taking it into a car repair centre and asking for the horse to have new shoes fitted”

The solution is simple, if your PC is not too old and has the ability to take the latest Windows then upgrade it. We would have to test to see if it can take it, but that’s a matter of fact. If it can’t, then a new PC it is and we will make sure that your software can still run or we will organise replacements and we will transfer all your data across to your new one.

There is nothing wrong with a little nostalgia, however if you hang on to the past it is only going to make the pain heavier.

For more on the life cycle of Microsoft Windows please visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/products/lifecycle

Rob Lucas MSc MBCS