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Migrating to New TechnologiesNew York City Technology Forum

October 15, 2009

James Wedeking – Solutions Director jameswedekings!herion"com

mailto:[email protected]




#genda

Introductions

Overview of Windows 7 features

Migration Steps Avaiabe !oos and "esources

#uestions

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$ntroduction to S!herion

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I! vaueadded staffing, direct$ire and te+porarrecruit+ent and I! Soutions

Wor3 wit$ over 25 *it of -. Agencies -.* !ec$noog oru+ Anc$or Sponsor for 7 ears

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$n addition to sta((ing and recruiting) S!herion

!ro*ides a wide *ariety o( $T Solutions

Technology +roject and Solution Ser*ices

—!ec$noog Support Services (Support IT)

—epo+ent Services 6 (Deploy IT)

—/+bedded !ec$noog /ngineering (Engineer IT) $T Consulting and &utsourcing

—Infrastructure Manage+ent Services (Design & Manage IT)

—I! Strateg (Navigate IT)

—Appication Manage+ent (Program IT)

—Outsourcing (Let someone else do IT)

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W$ND&WS , F-#T'%-S

W$ woud ou +ove to Windows 7%



Works The Way You

Want

Get More Done Safeguard Your

Work

Fundamentals

Faster and morereliable

CompatibilityWindows XP Mode*

NetworkingHomeGroup

Domain Join andGroup Policy Control

TroubleshootingAction CenterProblem Stepsecorder

ase of !se and

"rodu#ti$ity

Windows Des!topSearc"#n"anced $as!barSnap% Pee!% S"a!e&ibraries'#( Accelerators

Mobility&ocation)Aware PrintinMobility Center wit"Presentation Settinsemote Des!top Host+,ine Files

Se#urity

Streamlined -AC'#( Malware andP"is"in Protection%SmartScreen FilterWindows De.ender

%a#kupAd/anced 0ac!up

estore Pre/ious File1ersions/ncrpting ie Sste+

Windows , +ro(essional o((ers enhancements o*er

!re*ious *ersions



Make nd !sers

"rodu#ti$e&nywhere

'mpro$e

Se#urity andControl

Streamline

"CManagement

Windows , -nter!rise .uilds on +ro(essional

Dire#t &##ess%ran#hCa#heFederatedSear#hNa$igation

'( WebStandards

%it)o#ker%it)o#ker ToGo&pp)o#kerSe#urity

de$elopmentlife#y#le'( 'n"ri$ateFiltering

"owerShellWindowsTroubleshooting "latformDeployment

Tools*D'nhan#ements'( Group"oli#ies

Fundamentals"erforman#e + ,eliability + Compatibility



/ranchCache can hel! organi0ations .etter

manage network .andwidth

Wor3ing in concert wit$ Windows Server 200 "2,)ranc$*ac$e wi save networ3 bandwidt$ and aowusers to be +ore productive

One user wi downoad a networ3 deivered fie8e(g( oweroint presentation:

Subse;uent user access to t$ese sa+e fies wi bepued fro+ t$e oca cac$e 8oca server or cient

+ac$ines:, ei+inating downoad ti+es Access rig$ts to t$e fie are controed b Active

irector and referenced t$roug$out t$e process

!ransparent to user



Direct#ccess !ro*ides users trans!arent access to internal network

resources whene*er they are connected to the $nternet

+ro*ides users trans!arent access to internal network

resources whene*er they are connected to the $nternet

-na.les $T !ro(essionals to manage remote com!uters

outside o( the o((ice

-

-

-sta.lishes a .i1directional connection that ena.lesthe client com!uter to remain current with com!any

!olicies and to recei*e so(tware u!dates

-

Does not re2uire a 3+N connection-

Su!!orts multi(actor authentication methods

Con(igura.le to restrict which ser*ers) users) and

indi*idual a!!lications are accessi.le

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/it4ocker o((ers some *ery com!elling

(unctionality

)it<oc3er drive encrption functionait in Windows 7 deivers ani+proved e=perience for I! professionas and end users, incuding

— !$e abiit to rig$tcic3 on a drive to enabe )it<oc3er protection

— Auto+atic creation of t$e re;uired $idden boot partition

— I+proved 3e +anage+ent Windows 7 aso introduces )it<oc3er !o >o

— rovides data protection for re+ovabe storage devices suc$ as?S) fas$ drives

— )it<oc3er !o >o gives I! professionas better contro over $ow

re+ovabe storage devices can be used— or e=a+pe, I! rofessionas can re;uire data protection for

writing to an re+ovabe storage device w$ie aowingunprotected storage devices to be used in a readon +ode(



#!!4ocker !ro*ides organi0ations with a way to

.etter manage a!!lications

App<oc3er enforces appication contros

A fe=ibe, eas to ad+inister +ec$anis+ t$at aowsI! professionas to specif w$at is aowed to run in

t$e des3top infrastructure >ives users t$e abiit to run appications,

instaation progra+s and scripts t$at t$e re;uire tobe productive

I! professionas can enforce appicationstandardi@ation wit$in t$eir organi@ation w$ieproviding i+proved securit, as we as operationaand co+piance benefits



+ro.lem Ste!s %ecorder allows end users and hel! desk

resources to gra!hically dis!lay !ro.lems and resolutions

into an 5TM4 (ile

/nabes users to record t$eir interactions wit$ an appicationand provide a detaied screenbscreen view wit$acco+paning infor+ation

!$is sa+e functionait can be used b t$e ep es3 to s$ow a

user $ow to resove a probe+ !$is tec$noog provides +an benefits

—"educes ep es3 ti+e troubes$ooting

— Increases end user satisfaction

—

?ser productivit can be restored faster

Problem Steps ecorder23ip



Trigger Start ser*ices im!ro*es !er(ormance

instead o( wasting resources

!$e service s$oud berunning on if it $asso+et$ing to do—

-etwor3reated servicewit$out connectivit

—?S)reated service wit$out?S) devices

—ie transfer service wit$

firewa port cosed !riggerstart services are

started w$en needed—"esponsibe for stopping

w$en ide or done



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Security messages are more customi0a.le to

reduce annoying !ermission re2uests

?ser Account *ontro 8?A*: was introduced inWindows Bista

In Windows 7, t$e nu+ber of operating sste+

appications and tas3s t$at re;uire eevation isreduced

Standard users can do +ore t$an before and wi seefewer eevation pro+pts



1C

'ser #ccess Control noti(ication is now

customi0a.le



M$6%#T$&N ST-+S

W$ere to begin%

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Migration should (ollow standard !roject

management !ractices

$ase 1 6 iscover—"eview w$ere ou are and w$ere ouDre going

$ase 2 6 esign—)uid our i+age, appication, and depo+ent processes

$ase & 6 !est—/nsure appication and $ardware co+patibiit and vaidate

depo+ent procedures

$ase 4 6 epo—<oo3 for auto+ation options to 3eep costs down—!rain our users and our support resources

$ase 5 6 roEect cosure—Opti+i@e environ+ent and docu+ent standard operating

procedures



The (irst ste! in !lanning is (inding out where you

are and where you7re going

$ase 1 6 iscover—Inventor our $ardware environ+ent

—Inventor our appications

—"esearc$ w$ere users 3eep t$eir data

—"eview our i+ages and i+age processes tounderstand variabes

—"eview Windows 7 features and decide on version

—"esearc$ additiona toos 8S**M, AI!, etc(:

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When you design your migration) look .eyond the

!roject to o!timi0e steady state e((iciency

$ase 2 6 esign—efine w$at $ardware ouD need to run Windows 7

—Standardi@e business appications and versions

—

efine $ow data wi be $anded—*reate Windows I+ages

—eveop depo+ent processes to auto+ate as +uc$ aspossibe

—eveop initia depo+ent sc$edue

—esign an +anage+ent toos ouD be using—ecide on t$e eve of training and +ost appropriate

+ediu+

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Finding a !ro.lem during testing *s" (inding a

!ro.lem in !roduction is in(initely less e8!ensi*e

$ase & 6 !est—Appication co+patibiit

—ardware sufficienc

—

epo+ent processes—Baidate $ep des3 3nowedge

—-etwor3 bandwidt$

—eveop aternate soutions as necessar

—!raining curricuu+F+ediu+ effectiveness

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#!!lication Com!ati.ility is greatly enhanced in

Windows ,

Windows +a3es ever effortG

!$ousands of appications $ave Hco+patibiit s$i+s appiedb t$e sste+

/ven +ore appications are t$oroug$ tested

Windows 7 8&2bit: can sti run 1Cbit MSOS progra+s

—A+ost 25 ears aterG

Most appications wor3 Eust fine on new Windows versions

—So+e donDt, so ouD need to find t$ese and co+e up wit$

soutions HWindows J Mode eases +igration significant

—Birtua instance of Microsoft Windows J to aow Jdependent appications a KsafeD pace to run wit$inWindows 7



#utomating de!loyment kee!s costs down and reduces

human error (actor

$ase 4 6 epo—<oo3 to use auto+ated toos

—)uid a SI-></ i+age wit$ Operating Sste+ on

and aer appications on top—Standardi@e depo+ent processes and toos for

use beond t$e proEect

—Meaningfu and ti+e co++unications to our

end users wi i+prove proEect success—edicate our staff or outsource



T&&4S #ND %-S&'%C-S

!o do t$e Eob rig$t, ou need t$e rig$t too



Many tools are a*aila.le to automate

de!loyment1related tasks

Inventor L Assess+ent—Microsoft Assess+ent and anning !oo3it 8free:

—Appication *o+patibiit !oo3it 8free:

—

Sste+ *enter *onfiguration Manager and Sste+ *enter/ssentias

—Asset Inventor Service

Auto+ated Instaation !oo3it 8AI:—Windows Sste+ I+age Manager

—epo+ent I+age Servicing and Manage+ent—Windows reinstaation /nviron+ent

—?ser State Migration !oo

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#dditional resources are a*aila.le to

hel! you with your migration

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F$N#4 T5&'65TS

A ;uic3 recap on t$ings we discussed



Final thoughts as you start on your !ath to

Windows ,

Windows 7 $as +an benefits 6 review w$ic$ ones +a3esense for our organi@ation and w$at it rea ta3esi+pe+ent t$e+

o carefu inventor and testing before Eu+ping in

)uid a depo+ent +et$odoog t$at is reusabe in steadstate

?se t$e toos and resources t$at +a3e sense

*o++unicate to our end users and give t$e+ t$e rig$teve of training

edicate our staff to eit$er t$e proEect or datodasupport 6 not bot$



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