Windows 7 Migration

 

 

Very rapid development of the network is simply amazing fast, take the computer for 2 years between, you can eliminate a lot of models, such as mobile phones is endless. Systems throughout the company to training With the development of children but also replacement. 

Microsoft officially released Windows 7 has been a year, its performance and stability is winning more and more recognized companies: According to statistics, Windows 7 has already exceeded the amount authorized hundred million sets; a large number of companies are upgrading the original Windows XP system for the Windows 7 system, and end in 2010 to cover all of the client. 

 

 

According to technology research and consulting firm Global analysis, the following factors are driving the deployment of Windows 7 into the period: 

 

For most companies, to upgrade to Windows 7 is inevitable. Compared to other versions of Vista, Windows 7 a substantial increase in performance, including the Vista, which do not have the features. Forrester expects 90% of enterprises will migrate to Windows 7. 

Be the end of 2012 to stop using Windows XP ---- Although Microsoft will support Windows XP, the time delay to April 2014, but the independent software vendors to support the time to stop earlier. After the end of 2012, companies continue to use Windows XP, it will be possible to bring potential risks to the enterprise. 

Enterprises in the deployment of new client operating system before, usually takes 12-18 months to do a lot of preparatory work can only lead to delay the start of the subsequent costs. 

Many important IT business users typically six months to one year after product launch formal deployment. After nearly a year of many business users testing, are now clearly come to consider migrating to the time Windows 7 

 Detailed planning and testing should not be underestimated 

 

System migration is a very complicated project, especially for those large enterprises. Thousands of computers for large-scale migration needs careful deployment and plans. 

 

Windows 7 migration requires detailed planning. Unfortunately, many corporate IT departments are often not done enough in this regard. According to Gartner company, Windows 7 testing requires at least 3 months, consists of three phases: the first phase of testing in the specific user group in Windows 7, to ensure that all applications are functioning properly; the second phase of the deployment process mainly to improve Finally, is to provide training and technical support. 

 

However, many enterprises are only a few weeks before deployment began testing. According to statistics, the majority of enterprises will migrate to Windows application software testing and underestimate the problem solving time required. Gartner pointed out that "to shorten the test cycle will greatly increase the risk of the deployment process will also cause compatibility issues." This migration will affect the user's use, so the success of migration greatly reduced. 

 

Therefore, whether planning to carry out the next few months to upgrade, or in the next few years, the relevant planning should be in advance. IT departments should consider all the desktop management can improve the efficiency of new technologies such as desktop virtualization. Gartner, considered, especially for those companies mainly use Windows XP, even if do not intend to upgrade all desktop systems, it is time to plan a Windows 7 migration issues. 

 

If all companies eventually had to go through a period of "Migration of the Road", migration planning and testing sooner rather than later. 

 

How to deal with program compatibility 

 

Windows 7 system deployment is the biggest obstacle to application compatibility, which is also customary to defer many enterprises one of the main Windows migration plan. But for Windows 7 migration, the compatibility is not a big problem. 

 

After 1 year of compatibility updates, the current Windows 7 have ensured that the majority of application software compatible; even in the time of release, Windows 7 compatibility also beyond Vista. In addition, Microsoft's virtualization technology ---- Windows Virtual PC, MED-V and the associated Windows XP mode, allowing users to run Windows 7 desktop virtual XP, XP-specific software to solve some compatibility problems. 

 

Dell had spent hundreds of hours testing Windows 7 migration. From the assessment of your IT environment to the deployment and end user training services, platform migration to Windows 7 at each stage, Dell can help. 

 

With Dell's automated deployment services, enterprise applications do not have to worry about compatibility issues. Dell can conduct a comprehensive inventory and assessment of enterprise applications, the careful testing, all applications will be packaged for distribution, so businesses can immediately all applications run smoothly. 

 

Dell Automated Deployment Services can help businesses easily migrate and save a lot of money and time, to ensure consistency of PC to reduce the cost of future problems.