{"id":168,"date":"2011-10-25T06:32:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T11:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epignosysit.com\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2011-10-25T06:32:03","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T11:32:03","slug":"why-move-up-to-windows-7-and-2008-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/2011\/10\/25\/why-move-up-to-windows-7-and-2008-r2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Move Up to Windows 7 and 2008 R2?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epignosysit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/upgrade-B.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-84\" title=\"upgrade-B\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epignosysit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/upgrade-B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s common for many businesses to forgo upgrading their systems when new software comes along <em>\u2013<\/em>it\u2019s not only expensive, but why change something that\u2019s been serviceable and reliable so far? However, considering that studies and tests are showing that Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 are significantly outperforming their predecessors, it may be time to at least consider beginning a gradual upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>One of the standard expectations when using technology is the inevitable need to change and upgrade. Technology moves forward on the principle that things that already seem great can be made even better <em>\u2013<\/em> and more often than not, the improvements are worth the change.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This principle applies to the operating system and SMB platform you may be using now. While it may have served you well so far (after all, if it ain\u2019t broke, why fix it, right?), that doesn\u2019t mean that things can\u2019t get any better <em>\u2013<\/em> and in a measureable way that improves your productivity. With systems like Windows 7 (which isn\u2019t exactly \u2018new\u2019, since it\u2019s been around for a good while) and Windows 2008 R2 gaining ground in the market and proving their worth, it may be time to start thinking about moving up and upgrading your current software.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some thoughts to start the ball rolling: studies and tests have shown that Windows 7 and 2008 R2 outperform their predecessors in almost every conceivable situation. And considering Microsoft\u2019s recent announcement that they will discontinue support for Windows XP by 2014, the possibility of needing to upgrade becomes more pressing. Like it or not, you will eventually get left behind as technology marches on.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we realize that it\u2019s not as simple as waving a magic upgrade wand and that\u2019s that. It\u2019s important to understand the way you do business in order to accurately assess how an upgrade will affect your operations. So please contact us and we\u2019ll be happy to sit down with you and find ways to implement an upgrade in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s common for many businesses to forgo upgrading their systems when new software comes along \u2013it\u2019s not only expensive, but why change something that\u2019s been serviceable and reliable so far? However, considering that studies and tests are showing that Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 are significantly outperforming their predecessors, it may be time to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-applications","category-pc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eitnetworks.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}