An estimated 2.7 million servers will still be running WS2003 when support ends. Here’s what’s at risk.

Endpoint security firm Bit9 estimates that there are currently nine million Windows Server 2003 installations worldwide, and about 2.7 million of them will still be deployed on July 14 when Microsoft officially ends support, meaning there will be 2.7 million unprotected servers on July 15 vulnerable to zero-day exploits.

Moreover, companies surveyed by Spiceworks, that weren’t fully migrated yet plan to finish their migration in the next six to 12 months (12%), beyond the next 12 months (3%) or don’t know if/when they will be done (10%).

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