Data#3's Windows 7 Deployment

Agenda

Agenda
Why ?
Why Did We Deploy ?
Our Approach & Outcomes
Project Results & ROI
7 Lessons Learnt
How you can leverage our experience

Our Speakers
Scott GoslingMicrosoft Services Practice Manager
Shaun DuncanNational Technology SpecialistSystems Management

Scott Gosling
Microsoft Services Practice Manager

Why are you here?

Why are you here?
Application compatibility / drivers
Deployment tools and processes
User experience and uptake
The challenges we faced
Business value
Timeframes
Budget / 64-bit / Security

End User Benefits

Productivity

Speed
Hardware circa 2005

Power Consumption

Support

IT Team Benefits

Productivity

Security

Enhanced Group Policy

Application Compatibility

Why did we deploy?

Why Did We Deploy?
Validate our approach on ourselves before you
Showcase our capability
Enhance our desktop maturity (and systems management)
Get a consistent desktop for support
Reduce downtime and address some common issues

Our approach

Our Approach
Exactly the same as if we were deploying in your organisation
Project plans
Design documents
Test plans
Deployment plans
Engaged a Project Manager and Lead

Our outcomes

Our Outcomes
Two images – 64 & 32 bit
DSL & Application Tiers implemented
More reliable
Faster experience
Power Management
Easier to support (remotely!)
Happy users

Our Outcomes
“A project of this scope always presents concerns. But the planning put into place by Professional Services, along with the communication, training and project management has resulted in one of the most successful and trouble-free operating system upgrades I’ve ever seen.”
-- Kim PartridgeNational Manager – Organisational Systems Data#3

Infrastructure Optimization
Standardized
Rationalized
Dynamic
Basic
Managed IT
infrastructure with limited automation
Managed and
consolidated IT
infrastructure with maximum automation
Fully automated
management,
dynamic resource
usage, business
linked SLAs
Uncoordinated, manual
infrastructure
Data#3
Dynamic IT
More Efficient Cost Center
Strategic Asset
Cost Center
Business Enabler

ROI = 346%over 3 yearsNet Present Value Savings = $1.118mPayback period = 9 months

Costs
Shaun + Part time PM
120k – 150k
3 month exercise
+ operational support for deployment

Licensing?

Licensing
If you have SA on the Windows OS, you can upgrade now:
EA
Select
School
Campus
Open Value
Open

what did we learn?
The project is complete, users are happy, so............
What did we learn?

lessons Learnt
Communications & Planning
Training
Applications & drivers
Server infrastructure
User application settings & data
Security
Deployment

1.1 Communications
Clear & regular
Critical to project success
Deployment manager
Measure satisfaction

1.2 Planning
Thorough discovery
Capture before & after costs
Have a solid handle on your environment
Hardware
Software (more apps than you think!)
People
Business objectives

2. Training
Exploit new functionality
Upgrade Office
Structure
Heavy (limited numbers)
Brief
Self paced
Capture prior & plan
Just in time

Shaun Duncan
National Technology Specialist Systems Management

The Schedule

3. Compatibility
Will our applications work?
Will our devices be compatible?

3.1 Rationalisation

3.2 App Compat Approach
Start
Smoke test (Launch and test)
Schedule meeting with user
Customer acceptance testing
Ready to deploy
Install application
Remediation
End

3.3 Tools Available to Remediate Apps
Terminal Server / Citrix
Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5
Windows XP Mode
Rip and Replace

Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5
Compatibility evaluators
ACT community
ACT database
Application Compatibility Manager
Developer and tester tools

Windows XP Mode

Rip and Replace

3.4 Definitive Software Library (DSL)
Use DFS
Agree on a Naming Convention
If its not in the DSL – its not supported!

3.5 Driver Support
IBM ThinkPad T41
IBM ThinkPad T42
IBM ThinkPad T43
LenovoThinkPad T60
Lenovo ThinkPad T61
Lenovo ThinkPad Z61p
HP Compaq 6910p
HP Compaq 8710p
HP Compaq DC 7700
HP Compaq DC 7800
HP Compaq DC 7900
IBM ThinkCenter (A5x)
HP Workstation XW 4600
HP Workstation XW 4800
MSI Wind
Asus eee PC
HP Compaq 2510p
HP EliteBook 6930p
HP EliteBook 2730p
HP EliteBook 2530p
HP EliteBook 8730w
HP MiniNote 5101
Lenovo S10 Netbook
HP Compaq Evo D530
and more...

3.6 64-Bit Considerations
>= 3.5GB

4. Server Infrastructure
SCCM 2007 SP2
PKI
Activation (KMS)
Active Directory

SCCM 2007 SP2

5. Personality Migration
Clearly state what will be migrated
USMT 4.0 and SCCM 2007
Windows Easy Transfer
NAS Workstation backup

USMT 4.0 and SCCM 2007
SCCM 2007 State Migration Point
/HardLink Option – FAST!
~1 hour
~5 hours

Windows Easy Transfer
When
all
else
fails

NAS
If you are really worried

6. Security
End Point Security
UAC
BitLocker
AppLocker

7. Deployment
Create the Image
Scenarios
Bare Metal
Refresh
Offline Deployment

7.1 Creating the Image

Prepare For Deployment

Deployment Task Sequence

Call to Action

lessons Learnt
Communications & Planning
Training
Applications & drivers
Server infrastructure
User application settings & data
Security
Deployment

Why Data#3
Demonstratedtrack record:
Our internal deployment
World Transplant Games
Comprehensive set of offerings to provide successful outcomes

Offerings

Business Case Objectives
Core IO Assessment - Projected ROI
Desktop Current State Assessment
Prelim Application Compatibility
Licensing Model Review

Software Asset Management
Application Compatibility & Rationalisation
Application Framework (DSL, Tiers)
Application Packaging Deployment (SCCM)

System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM 2007 SP2)
Design & Configure, Remediate
Architecture (Central, Branch)
Dependencies (PKI, KMS, AD)

Windows 7 Image & Group Policy
Security (Endpoint, UAC, Bitlocker)
Build Processes & Task Sequences
Hardware Models (Drivers)
Deployment (Bare, Refresh, Offline)

More information?
Talk to us now
Contact your Data#3 Account Manager
Visit www.win7deployment.com
Email win7@data3.com.au

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Data#3's Windows 7 Deployment

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