Exchange Server 2010 Archives

Say Farewell to the old SQL, Windows, and Exchange Servers

You’ve probably heard about SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2010 hitting end of life. A lot of our clients are asking us what End-of-Support really means for them and their business? The answer requires an understanding of Microsoft’s product lifecycle. All Microsoft products have a 10-year lifecycle. The first five years is called mainstream support and that’s where you are going to get things such as new features, security updates, and non-security updates. The second five years is called extended support where you are going to receive security updates and non-security updates. During this time there is no additional product feature functionality added to the product. Important End-of-Support dates you need to be aware of: July 9th, 2019 – SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 January 14th, 2020 – Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Exchange Server 2010 We ...

Top 3 Reasons to Recycle Your E-Waste This Earth Day

To celebrate Earth Day and welcome spring to Michigan, Red Level brought our clients, business partners, and community together to recycle their outdated technology at our annual Spring Cleaning events in Grand Rapids and Novi. The events encourage our communities to act on protecting the earth through proper recycling and helps them to retire outdated technology that leaves their organizations vulnerable. This year we were able to recycle 5,260 pounds (2.58 tons) of old servers, laptops, scanners, printers, and PCs at our Spring Cleaning events. When it comes time to clean out your tech storage bins don’t just toss your old technology equipment. Recycle it. Recycling outdated technology benefits your business in three major ways: Efficiency Devices that are over five years old have passed their prime; performing 2.5 times slower with 3 times less battery life when compared to a newer device. Not only is the device itself is ...