I had a customer pose a technical challenge to me personally: use a non-domain joined Windows 8 tablet for work and entertainment. It seemed so simple. How hard could this possibly be? Everyone’s results would be different, but my experience was surprising. And I think it is instructive about the potential for Windows 8 migration […]
read more »It is a time of great transition in IT and while 2013 won’t bring great change, I predict this will be a year of computing models that mature into the mainstream with only a few surprises. Here are three “best bets” you can bank on for 2013. Forget the Private Cloud – it’s all going […]
read more »Microsoft showed its muscle in the tech industry this past week with the much hyped Windows 8 launch. With the appeal to consumers, unit sales are expected to be in the millions. Consumers will buy these beautiful new devices from Microsoft, but we are increasingly certain that business adoption will be slow to jump to […]
read more »We recently hosted a webcast discussing some best practices and changes IT departments can implement to help simplify and streamline deployment projects. As technology has evolved, so has Windows deployment. Whether you’re involved with new employee onboarding, PC break-fix or Windows migration projects, organizations should examine the existing procedures that are in place to be […]
read more »Windows 7 If organizations are ready to deploy Windows 7 now, they should continue with their migration plans. You shouldn’t put your project on hold and wait because if you are among those who deploy Windows 8 early, it is very likely you will make modifications to Windows 8 to operate and look like Windows […]
read more »Initially, I was of the opinion that organizations still running Windows XP wouldn’t or at least shouldn’t, skip Windows 7 and go directly to Windows 8. But as time has elapsed and migration numbers have not moved significantly I’m beginning to think that many organizations simply won’t have the option to buy Windows 7 by […]
read more »Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had some interesting discussions around the possible effects Windows 8 will have on IT departments. One common theme discussed is the idea that consumers will accelerate ITs need to support Windows 8. So what does this mean for an organization’s migration needs? I think this goes beyond deployment […]
read more »Gartner recently released a report saying that 42% of computers globally will run Windows 7 by the end of 2011. That is a considerable expectation shift from past reports that indicated great masses migrating in 2009 and then again 2010. While any claim of less than 50% is more reasonable than past claims, there are […]
read more »Everyone loves a good Ah-ha! moment – especially in IT. For the University of Georgia (UGA), theirs came in 2009 as they were involved in significant upgrades across the school’s user base. Making campus-wide system upgrades can create significant challenges for the IT staff at any education institution. The ever-growing number of computers in school […]
read more »Reports of Windows 8 early release to partners this week got me thinking about all of the goings on with Windows presently. We’re as eager as anyone to get our hands on a new OS. It sounds like there might be a “preview” at WPC in July, which I would interpret as a demo, with beta to follow […]
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