“If you don’t get Windows XP out by 2014, you’ll have to pay custom support to Microsoft,” Silver said. One alternative is to pay Microsoft for custom support of XP, but that can be expensive for organizations. The clock is ticking for IT organizations still using XP, as it generally takes six to 12 months to complete an OS migration, according to Silver. At that point, Microsoft won’t issue any no-cost security patches, leaving system vulnerabilities unplugged. Silver added that Gartner doesn’t believe that Microsoft will further extend support for XP, which will end in less than 23 months. XP’s install base is continuing to decline and will be under 5 percent by early 2013, he said. The decade-old XP has been a “workhorse” for organizations, constituting more than 80 percent of the install base as of last year, Silver said. Silver said that only “about 5 to 10 percent of the industry” is still not thinking about these migration issues. In a webinar earlier this month titled “The Big Migration: Windows 7 and Office 2010,” Silver said the issue of migration is still a big concern, even though Microsoft’s reminder that extended support for XP will end on Apappears to have been heard by IT pros. Silver, vice president and distinguished analyst at the Gartner analyst and consulting firm.
Organizations that have not yet migrated from the venerable Windows XP operating system are “really, really late,” according to Gartner Inc.
Gartner: XP Holdouts Should Migrate to Windows 7 by 2013 Now is the time to begin your planning for migration to Windows 7 and Office 2010, as Microsoft will end support for these in April 2014. After a decades long run, the venerable Windows XP and Office 2003 are heading towards death’s door.
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