Windows Server 2008 - Prize giveaway

[Newsfeed]

Pinnacle has partnered with MyBroadband to create awareness around the End of Support for Windows Server 2008.

Support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end on 14 January 2020.

As part of the campaign, we are giving away an Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet and 20,000mAh power bank.

To enter the giveaway:

• Visit Pinnacle's Windows Server 2008 information page
• State in this forum thread one of the reasons organisations should upgrade from Windows Server 2008

Standard competition rules apply.

 

[Monkeyz]

Servers still running Windows Server 2008/R2 after End of Support run the risk of being completely unsupported and unprotected, as Microsoft will no longer provide security fixes after the EOS date of 14 January 2020.

 

[BouncyNinja]

Windows Server 2008 operated when business demands were a fraction of what they are today and before the modern capabilities of the Cloud.


This said, we make use of sbs for reasons , and it works well l. To date, there is no replacement for sbs

 

[EL'Diablo]

• Windows Server 2016 & Windows Server 2019’s enhanced security protects at the identity, OS, and virtualization layers to disrupt attacks and isolate vulnerable targets. Support is continuing until at least 2023.

 

[Quey_Quick]

Underlying your server’s performance is enough memory to cope with the load. 1TB of physical memory per server is yesterday’s news and the maximum Windows Server 2008 offered.

 

[Gingerbeardman]

Underlying your server’s performance is enough memory to cope with the load. 1TB of physical memory per server is yesterday’s news and the maximum Windows Server 2008 offered.

 

[PatchTuesday]

• GDPR requires that all user data is protected as much as possible, leaving any potential risk of breaches a real legacy issue for those still running Windows Server 2008.

 

[geezer]

Windows Server 2008 operated when business demands were a fraction of what they are today and before the modern capabilities of the Cloud.

 

[Adiebear]

Servers still running Windows Server 2008/R2 after End of Support run the risk of being completely unsupported and unprotected, as Microsoft will no longer provide security fixes after the EOS date of 14 January 2020.

 

[abudabi]

• Windows Server 2016 & Windows Server 2019’s enhanced security protects at the identity, OS, and virtualization layers to disrupt attacks and isolate vulnerable targets. Support is continuing until at least 2023.

 

[My_King]

Office 365

 

[NeonNinja]

Underlying your server’s performance is enough memory to cope with the load. 1TB of physical memory per server is yesterday’s news and the maximum Windows Server 2008 offered.

 

[CodeMaster]

• Windows Server 2016 & Windows Server 2019’s enhanced security protects at the identity, OS, and virtualization layers to disrupt attacks and isolate vulnerable targets. Support is continuing until at least 2023.

 

[OldGoat]

GDPR requires that all user data is protected as much as possible, leaving any potential risk of breaches a real legacy issue for those still running Windows Server 2008

 

[wizardofid]

Windows Server 2019 commands massively scalable and hardware-agnostic storage, networking and compute from a single interface, all while reducing your expenses.

 

[Kosmik]

• Windows Server 2008 was limited to 64 logical processors, which by today’s standards leaves it in the slow lane for modern business operations.

 

[i.got~issues]

Windows Server 2016 & Windows Server 2019’s enhanced security protects at the identity, OS, and virtualization layers to disrupt attacks and isolate vulnerable targets. Support is continuing until at least 2023.

 

[Binary_Bark]

• Underlying your server’s performance is enough memory to cope with the load. 1TB of physical memory per server is yesterday’s news and the maximum Windows Server 2008 offered.

 

[FiestaST]

Underlying your server’s performance is enough memory to cope with the load. 1TB of physical memory per server is yesterday’s news and the maximum Windows Server 2008 offered.

 

[Mux]

• Windows Server 2016 & Windows Server 2019’s enhanced security protects at the identity, OS, and virtualization layers to disrupt attacks and isolate vulnerable targets. Support is continuing until at least 2023.