Preparation

Simplify your Microsoft Windows 7 migration planning. Save time and money through proper preparation.
Microsoft Windows 7 is the highest quality Windows release to date, offering many new and enhanced features. By upgrading to Windows 7, your organization will rapidly achieve increases in productivity that translate into both cost savings and revenue growth. But migrating to Windows 7 can impose challenges on any organization, especially in planning, managing and automating the deployment. This is where real experience counts. By working with our consultants you can quickly build a cohesive strategy to deploy your new Operating System, knowing that you have ensured the compatibility of all your mission critical hardware, desktop applications and data. Preparation is the key to any successful delivery of Windows 7, so once assessment is complete we will work closely with you to develop a paper-based design - testing and validating that design in a lab for all necessary desktop and laptop models. Work now saves time later so this phase also includes the development, review and testing of your deployment plan, including operational planning to ensure staff are prepared for day-to-day migration, provisioning and break-fix tasks. We will also help your teams develop a Windows 7 image and all necessary drivers, prepare user migration templates and demonstrate the various zero-touch deployment options available. We will also create a technical documentation library, so you have a full record of all technical configurations for your future reference.

Working with a partner that has knowledge and experience in this type of roll-out is a must. The project was delivered on time and to budget, which was a great success considering the scale of work being done. Steve Butler, Tesco

SOLUTION

Our Preparation includes:

Development of a paper-based solution design, including infrastructure configuration Creation of your unique Windows 7 image and role specific builds Operational planning to cover migration, provisioning and break-fix Full lab validation of design, builds and zero-touch migration and deployment processes Design of end-to-end deployment plan, including review and testing Development of complete technical documentation library

Get Started
A 1E-facilitated five day assessment workshop session is the best way to get started with your Windows 7 deployment. Contact your 1E representative today to schedule your first step.

Paper-based Design - understand the tools involved

A paper-based solution design, including infrastructure configuration for Microsoft System Center 2007 Configuration Manager and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 and specialized 1E tools like Nomad Enterprise and WakeUp, your data migration configuration and application compatibility approach.

Operational Planning - prepare your business

With the help of our experienced consultants you will develop an in-depth operational plan to cover migration, provisioning and break-fix, ensuring staff are in place and prepared for day-to-day tasks as they arise during the pilot and deployment phases.

Deployment Plan - finalise the plan

Once testing and validation is complete, we will complete the end-to-end deployment plan, including reviewing and testing processes and assumptions. Our consultants will then meet with your project team to formally handover the plan ready for your pilot deployment.

Windows 7 Image - create an image that will work first time

To accommodate hardware, location and role specific configurations our experienced consultants will help you develop your unique Windows 7 image and builds for all necessary laptop and desktop hardware.

Lab Build - validate the design and the process

Our consultants will work with your project team to complete a full lab build and validation of the design, image builds and zero-touch migration and deployment processes. This validation will ensure that our approach for deployment has been rigorously tested before the pilot phase begins.

Technical Documentation - build a knowledge base

As part of the deployment planning phase, we will also create and handover a technical document library, so you have a complete record of all technical configurations for your future reference.

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