For many organizations, it’s not easy to migrate legacy applications because they rely heavily on older, unsupported operating systems. Added to this complexity is limited in-house expertise and lack of access to installation media or source code.

Similarly, obtaining extended support for these applications does not solve the inevitable problem of end of support; it only postpones it.

That’s why AWS offers the Windows Server End of Support (EMP) Migration Program, which includes technology and expert guidance to migrate legacy Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2 applications to newer, supported versions on AWS, without refactoring or code change.

How does the EMP work?

This technology decouples applications from the underlying operating system, allowing AWS Professional Services or Partners to migrate critical applications to a new, supported version of Windows Server on AWS, making it possible to continue to optimize the operations and costs of those applications.

With EMP technology, you identify the deprecated operating system elements that your application depends on and create a package that includes the resources needed to run it on the newest version of Windows Server.

Included in the package are all application files, runtimes, components, and deployment tools, as well as an engine that redirects your application’s API calls to files within the package.

This resolves dependency issues and decouples the application from the underlying operating system. This allows you to run your packaged app on later versions of Windows Server, which means you don’t have to worry about updating your apps when the next Windows Server end-of-support event occurs.

Learn about the benefits of EMP for Windows Server:

Preparing for future changes to your legacy applications.

Protects applications from periodic end-of-support events by decoupling these applications from the underlying unsupported Windows Server operating system. This means that when the next end-of-support event occurs, you can simply migrate your applications and then run them on the latest supported version of Windows Server with no code changes.

Risk reduction.

When you run applications packaged on supported versions of Windows Server, you proactively receive the latest patches and security enhancements for the operating system that aren’t available for older versions. This protects your applications against vulnerabilities in older operating systems.

Reduced cost and complexity.

Migrating legacy applications to newer, more supported versions of Windows Server often requires refactoring, which is costly and complex due to limited in-house expertise in those applications. With this technology, you no longer have to refactor applications to ensure compatibility with the new version of Windows Server. You only pay for expert interaction to drive the migration of your applications to AWS, reducing the cost and complexity associated with the process.

Compatibility with a wide range of applications.

This technology supports even the most complex applications, including those that rely heavily on older versions of the operating system, such as registries, libraries, and other files, allowing applications to be updated regardless of the availability of codes or installation media.

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Wiz discovered information about a set of vulnerabilities in Linux virtual machines in the Azure cloud. This occurred when using the proprietary agent functions of the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) platform.

A few days after this announcement, Microsoft released the corresponding patches on September 14.

What to do about it?

Experts recommend updating OMI to the latest versions, making sure that all potentially dangerous services are disabled.

The risk to sensitive information and the security for customers that their data is protected are essential today for any company that wants to remain in the global market.

Your incomplete list looks like this:

• Azure automation.
• Azure auto-update.
• Azure Operations Management (OMS) Pack.
• Azure log analysis.
• Azure configuration management.

“Customers should update vulnerable extensions for their cloud and on-premises systems as updates become available as scheduled,” the company’s support response states.

Get to know Azure Notebooks

It will probably be very difficult to find a software and application company that does not use Microsoft Azure services. They are widely recognized as essential tools that facilitate the software development process, especially from the operational side of the problem.

That’s why many companies are looking for reliable and experienced developers with Azure knowledge that they can use in their work.

Modern business applications combine many areas of development. They are familiar and easy to understand. But that all changes when you start adding new technologies and approaches, creating distributed, scalable computing platforms that leverage big data and machine learning.

This is where Azure Notebooks comes in handy, giving you a place to learn analytics using familiar languages in a playground where you can test code and visualizations, share results with colleagues, and add descriptive text around your code, as well as results for presentations to management and your team.

Sources:

https://revistabyte.es/ciberseguridad/microsoft-vulnerabilidades-en-azure/

https://azure.microsoft.com/es-mx/blog/new-azure-vmware-solution-updates-and-global-expansion-drives-customer-success/

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