In the dog days of summer, winter can seem far off. Legal professionals and other business owners, like most people, often believe they can delay in preparing for events so far in the future. However, in some cases, waiting shouldn’t even be viewed as a possibility. Law firms are facing one such instance now: in January 2020, Microsoft will end support for Windows 7 and Server 2008. (SQL Server 2008 is losing support in July 2019.)
Delaying Upgrades: Consequences
Software manufacturers are continually innovating and adding features to existing products. Similarly, hardware is constantly improving, bringing faster processor speeds and other benefits. At times, some of the fundamental aspects of a solution or system may need to be reworked to take advantage of the increased productivity of new hardware or keep up with new versions of integrations. So, a new version of the software is released.
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