2. Direct Access
Branch Cache
Bitlocker | Bitlocker To Go
Applocker
’’Windows 7 gir våre brukere muligheten til å jobbe hjemme og på reise med samme
funksjonalitet som fra kontoret på en brukervennlig og kostnads-effektiv måte’’
Ole-Robert Ertnes, It Direktør, Peterson Linerboard, Moss
3. Success: How to get there
• Dedicated resources
– continuity
• Hire knowledge/experience if needed
• Get suitable tools
– Pre-requisites
• Map infrastructure pre-reqs
• Plan for new user needs
– New way of work, flexibility
– Give them new possibilities
• Application Lifecycle
– Compatibility
– Plan, test, evaluate
5. SA Benefits Packaged Services:
Desktop Deployment
Planning Services
SharePoint Deployment
Planning Services
Exchange Deployment
Planning Services
Business Value Planning
Services
Microsoft Confidential
6. Application Compatibility
Similar Compatibility:
Most software that runs on Windows Vista will run on Windows 7.
Exceptions will be low level code (AV, Firewall, Imaging, etc).
Hardware that runs Windows Vista well will run Windows 7 well.
Few Changes: Focus on quality and reliability improvements
Deep Changes: New models for security, drivers,
deployment, and networking
7. Application Compatibility Toolkit
Toolset made to help our customers
deploy successfully
Inventory tools
Test tools
Fix tools
(Partners trained in Norway)
8. Top issues
• User Account Control (UAC)
• Windows Resource Protection (WRP)
• Internet Explorer 8 (Protected Mode )
• Windows Vista 64-bit
• Windows Filtering Platform
• Operating System Version Change
• Deprecations/GINA/Session 0 (High
Impact/Low Frequency)
• Removal of applications
9. Solving app.compat issues
New version works
ACT Fix possible
Virtualize app
Virtualize OS+app
Presentation virtualization
10. MAP: Windows 7 and Windows Vista
Proposals
Hardware
and Device
Compatibility
Assessment
Detailed Report
Page 11 http://www.microsoft.com/MAP
12. Other tools worth mentioning
• USMT
– User state Migration toolkit
• MDT 2010
– Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• MAP
– Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
• Norwegian white-papers
– How to educate users
– How to solve app.compat
– //Blogs.technet.com/kristian
13. Potentially smart things…
• Chose users wisely when piloting
• Start app.compat process early
• Make sure the new solution brings new
value to the users
– Must be experienced easily
– Low hanging…fix them!
• Don’t wait for XP extended support to
stop…
• Tighten security while providing features
users want (in a managed way instead)
– Yes, requires some planning..
• Layered image strategy