It was estimated that millions of credit union applications were (are?) running on Windows 2003 server and that thousands of credit unions are still dependent on this platform for at least one critical business application. Are you one of them? If so, the clock is ticking! In mid-July, Microsoft will end support for Windows 2003 Server. Our post today is about how innovative CU CIOs are taking advantage of the EOL date and making the move to the cloud.
So what are credit union’s supposed to do? Leading credit union CIO’s are taking advantage of this situation to migrate to the cloud – completely reinventing their credit union infrastructure by eliminating old technology and implementing managed/hosted services.
There is a talk in the market that death of Windows 2003 will create a huge demand for cloud servers which is true to a great extent. It is a fact that many CIOs are considering cloud computing as a viable option and see it as their top most priority in the current scenario. All the CIOs are very well aware that monthly fee takes care of everything as far as cloud computing is considered and even helps the business to take off the ground and grow quickly.
A shift in the attitude of CIO’s towards cloud and managed services is definitely being observed as MSPs (Managed Service Providers) are working to meet the growing demands. IT Market specialists predict that cloud computing will continue to grow and is expected to reach the $241 billion mark by the end of 2020 (currently at $40 billion). CIOs appear to be eagerly shifting portions of their infrastructure from Windows 2003 servers to cloud storage as they are aware that it will help them deliver better business at economical costs.
Why the “cloud”?
Being forced off an old platform is NEVER fun. But when you can capitalize on the forced move to provide more reliable systems, why not?!
Let’s take a look at the reason hosted services is quickly becoming the #1 infrastructure strategy for credit unions:
Scalability
Credit union’s are continuing to grow and the demand for their products and services is not slowing down. Credit Union Cloud solutions provide the ability to scale very quickly to meet the demands of your credit union on your infrastructure.
Secured & Availability
Having right cloud storage provider at your side, all your data and application resources are safe, secured and is easily accessible making the data continuously available for your requirements.
Less or negligible maintenance (Get back to innovating!)
A good credit union cloud provider takes care and manages bandwidth, applications and hardware for you, relieving CIOs from high maintenance and server cooling costs and freeing them up to innovate and dedicate time to strategic initiatives instead.
Uninterrupted Services
Most MSPs have dedicated expert level engineers overseeing day to day operations. Onsite staff monitor and maintain the data centers to deliver uninterrupted cloud computing services. Think of them as an extension of your team, not a replacement..
So the obvious and most strategically aligned solution for most credit unions that are currently running their applications on Windows 2003 servers is …
Time to give the cloud a serious look.
It’s not scary, it’s not new – but it CAN deliver on the expected advantages when implemented properly and with the right service provider.
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