Introduction

The Windows Optimized Desktop Scenario Selection Tool is designed to help you iden scenario match, based on user and business requirements, for each user segment with organization. The tool uses five desktop usage scenarios defined by Microsoft: Office W Worker, Task Worker, Contract/Offshore Worker, and workers who Access from Home the tool recognizes variations of the Office and Mobile Worker scenarios.) Each scenar the user requirements and work patterns of a broad category of information workers organization.

For each scenario, Microsoft offers guidance on how to provide a desktop environmen optimized to meet the needs of both IT and end users by defining a set of Microsoft te fulfill the unique requirements of that scenario. By translating a list of requirements to desktop scenario, this tool helps you choose which set of underlying technologies are your organization. To read more about the Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, see www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/enterprise/default.mspx.

Scenario Descriptions

Office Worker These users are connected to the corporate network, and expect experience that can handle the broad range of tasks for which they are responsibl applications such as Microsoft Office and various line-of-business (LOB) applicatio Web and project management tools. These users include analysts, architects, rese doctors.

Mobile Worker These types of users are highly mobile and frequently work outs corporate network. They use a variety of applications that usually run locally on th require a rich computing experience. They need to be able to access applications a These users include sales people and account executives.

Task Worker These users perform a narrow set of tasks and use systems that are the corporate network. Task workers usually do not have a dedicated desktop com they leverage a pool of designated computers to access one or a few applications. include call-center analysts, warehouse workers, and retail employees.

Contract Worker These users are vendor or contract staff who perform a broad that might require administrative access to the operating system or a rich, full clie use applications such as software development suites, testing tools, and project m

Task Worker These users perform a narrow set of tasks and use systems that are the corporate network. Task workers usually do not have a dedicated desktop com they leverage a pool of designated computers to access one or a few applications. include call-center analysts, warehouse workers, and retail employees.

Contract Worker These users are vendor or contract staff who perform a broad that might require administrative access to the operating system or a rich, full clie use applications such as software development suites, testing tools, and project m tools. These users include contract software development (onshore or offshore) a staff. IT requirements to store data and applications centrally and off the local com met.

Access From Home This usage scenario is for employees who need to work from h they cannot get to the office, and need access to their personalized computer work including applications and data. The IT department needs to ensure that corporate protected and that the computing environment remains well controlled.

Scenario Variations

For each of the scenarios described above, there may be one or more variants that mig meet the needs of the organization. There is no requirement for a one-size-fits-all solut organizations can choose to implement more than one virtualization solution to best m their users. The Scenario Selection tool will show which specific conditions lead to scen and will display multiple options in the results.

Understanding How the Tool Works

The tool is organized around questions about two sets of requirements: User Requirements Business Requirements

Your answers to these questions result in points added to or subtracted from one or scenarios (depending on how well the scenario meets a requirement).

Note To get the best results from the tool, you may need to consult different experts who are familiar with busines

As you make selections, the tool calculates the points and indicates best fit scenarios bars in the graph. You may end up with multiple equally applicable scenarios (two or equal height) for the targeted user population. This may indicate that you need to ta user population.

Dealing with Multiple User Groups

In larger enterprises it is highly likely that a particular requirement is true for one sub

As you make selections, the tool calculates the points and indicates best fit scenarios bars in the graph. You may end up with multiple equally applicable scenarios (two or equal height) for the targeted user population. This may indicate that you need to ta user population.

Dealing with Multiple User Groups

In larger enterprises it is highly likely that a particular requirement is true for one sub employees and not true for another. In these cases, you may want to run the tool for considering one group at a time. (For example, you may determine that the sales forc the Mobile Worker scenario whereas the offshore engineering team conforms to the Contract/Offshore Workers scenario.)

How Scoring Works

The tool calculates the absolute number of points for each scenario. It also calculates the percentage of points for each scenario, which reveals (on th relative distribution of scenarios within the user population considered. The formula used for calculating the percentage of points for each scenario is as Total points for the scenario * 100 Total points for all scenarios

The Calculation Model

The Calculation Model tab of the tool shows the points that are assigned to a scenar enter responses to the questions on the Scenario Selection tab. The points displayed Calculation Model tab are counted only when you select either a Yes or No answer t Note The Calculation Model tab is hidden by default. To reveal it, right-click any of and then click Unhide.

Recommended Next Steps

The Windows Optimized Desktop Scenario Selection Tool is intended to be a starting po optimized desktop solution. It will guide you toward one or more scenarios that addres organizations requirements. The tool is based on a set of generalized assumptions whi not fit your specific requirements.

The following matrix maps the Windows Optimized Desktop scenarios to specific Micro and technologies as described in the Windows Optimized Desktop Scenario Assessmen document.

optimized desktop solution. It will guide you toward one or more scenarios that addres organizations requirements. The tool is based on a set of generalized assumptions whi not fit your specific requirements.

The following matrix maps the Windows Optimized Desktop scenarios to specific Micro and technologies as described in the Windows Optimized Desktop Scenario Assessmen document.

Therefore, recommended next steps (before provisioning an optimized desktop scenario) i detailed business study (such as TCO and ROI) involving domain experts such as architects business planners.

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Quick Instructions for Using the Tool

The tool has four worksheets, identified by tabs: Introduction Instructions Scenario Selection Calculation Model

Only the Scenario Selection tab requires user input.

To use the tool

1. On the Scenario Selection tab, input answers to the questions. In the yellow User Inputs section, in the Relevance column, use the drop-down list to an Yes (the solution must meet this requirement), No (the solution does not need to meet t requirement), or N/A (the requirement does not apply to the target environment). 2. Review the results in the bar chart to identify which scenarios are the best fit for the requirements you indicated in your answers to the questions. These bar chart results are updated with each new input (or change). 3. If the bar chart shows two or more bars of equal height for the targeted user population indicates multiple equally applicable scenarios. You may want subdivide the population i narrower target groups and rerun the tool on the narrower groups. 4. Record the scenario matches for each target group for analysis.

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Selecting the Most Appropriate Windows Optimized Desktop Scenario
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Office Worker

User Requirements
Describe the users in your organization. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Business Requirements
Describe the business requirements for the users in your organization. 9 10 11 12

Solution Prerequisites
Describe the current state of your environment. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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Selecting the Most Appropriate Windows Optimized Desktop Scenario

Office Worker

Mobile Worker

Task Worker

Contract Worker

Access from Home

User Requirements

escribe the users in your organization. Do they need rich, locally executing applications that require significant performance and capacity from disk, memory, and graphics on the desktop client computer? Do they need to roam within the workplace from different computers to access their data and applications? Do they work in a branch office and need to access multiple corporate Web sites, Web portals, or corporate filesshares? Do they work outside the office for a significant amount of time (for example, to visit customers, or travel) and require access to their applications and data? Do they perform a single job function that is highly repetitive, require a single LOB application, and not require personalized desktop settings? Are they vendor staff who work either at your local job site or remotely? Does the organization require that no confidential information be stored on any contractor-owned computer? If they are unable to get to their workplace, do they need to be able to use their home computer to access the important applications, data, and settings that their office or business computer provides?

Business Requirements

escribe the business requirements for the users in your organization. Do they need to travel abroad and use sensitive business data, but security policies prevent them from doing so? Does your organization have regulatory compliance requirements or policies that require applications to be run from a central server and data to be stored centrally? Does your organization have regulatory compliance requirements or policies that require applications and data to remain on a server, but the applications require a client operating system? Does your organization have regulatory compliance requirements or policies that require applications to be run from a central server and data to be stored centrally, and the users require administrative permissions to perform their work?

Solution Prerequisites

escribe the current state of your environment. Do you have consistent and reliable Active Directory Domain Services? Do you have a network that is reliable for network-intensive applications? Does your network have at least 10Mb/s access to the desktops in the corporation? Do your mobile and desktop computers have 20-25 GB of free disk space? Do your mobile and desktop computers have at least 2 GB of RAM? Are you a Microsoft Software Assurance subscriber? Are you subscribed to the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack?

Scenario View Office Worker Mobile Worker Task Worker Contract Worker Access from Home

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Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Suggested Scenario/s: None Potential Scenario Variation: None

User Inputs

Points Assigned to Each Scenario Based on User Input Responses Office WorkerVDI Mobile Worker Mobile Worker-RDS Mobile Worker-VDI

Relevance

Office Worker

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Unanswered Unanswered Unanswered Unanswered

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0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Unanswered Unanswered Unanswered Unanswered Unanswered Unanswered Unanswered Total Points 0 0 0 0 0

sed on User Input Responses Contract Worker Access from Home

Task Worker

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

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