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IT 140 Improving Systems
When evaluating the various options that have been presented to the hypothetical
company in question, there are both pros and cons to the three options available. This paper will
discuss the benefits and detriments of updating the current Windows XP Professional &
Windows Server 2003 system, switching to Windows 7 Professional & Windows Server 2008,
and of switching the company servers to Windows 8 Professional & Windows Server 2008.
While continuing to use Windows XP Professional & Windows Server 2003 is appealing
in various ways, such as preventing the need to undergo companywide training sessions,
avoiding compatibility issues with legacy hardware and software, and avoiding costs that may be
needed to upgrade hardware to be able to run Windows 7 or Windows 8, there are also problems
that come with remaining on Windows XP Professional & Windows Server 2003. First, many
new drivers, devices, and programs are not designed to be compatible with Windows XP
Professional & Windows Server 2003; second, Microsoft has dropped much support for the XP
system; and third, many new systems come installed with Windows 7, Windows 8, or other
systems, which the company will need to be compatible with, regardless of what server continues
to run.
It is clear, then, that regardless of costs, an update must be made. Windows 7 and
Windows 8 are both more compatible with modern systems, are more effective, and are so
prevalent that their usage cannot be avoided, regardless of potential increased costs, increased
training time needed, and issues with legacy hardware and software. The question then is
whether the upgrade should be to Windows 7 or to Windows 8. While either will work, Windows
8 is designed to be more memory efficient, more accessible, and is likely to eventually become
the dominant version of Windows, at least until its successor is implemented. The cost of ...