Updated November 5, 2020: This blog post was published years ago, but people are still finding and reading it, so we’ll keep it here. Although Norton Ghost is now gone, the main idea holds true for the other disk-cloning systems that replace it—namely, these cloning solutions may be just what you need for backup, but […]
read more »Before choosing an imaging and deployment solution, you might want to take a peek under the hood. File-based imaging and sector-based imaging both have their uses. Understanding the differences can help you use the tools most efficiently.
read more »Reimaging computers is a crucial task for IT departments as this process maintains a secure, productive, and updated online environment. Without the right software to reimage computers, IT teams can spend countless hours perfecting their computer imaging strategy to avoid potential security failures and extended user downtime. If a complication arises, it can consume additional […]
read more »Windows 7 end-of-life in January 2020 is quickly approaching. This means there will be no more updates, including patches against the latest security threats, available for systems running on Windows 7. For enterprises who have not migrated to newer versions of Windows, it’s crunch time to begin a Windows 10 migration plan in order to […]
read more »Today we announced the introduction of hybrid VDI using Box and Dropbox deployment. There were two parts to this announcement and both sets of capabilities were customer driven. Let’s tackle these two capabilities separately. Hybrid VDI is essentially VDI-like layered, single-image management combined with local execution of the image on the endpoint. Hybrid VDI provides the […]
read more »One of the most exciting and engaging parts of each of our live webcasts is the Q&A time at the end of each event. Our audience constantly brings great technical questions and we’re always left wishing we had more time to get through them all. Good news! We’ve come up with a way to discuss […]
read more »Let’s continue our unified endpoint management (UEM) discussion from these earlier posts, in which you may have found me being critical of UEM solutions or even understating their capabilities, so here’s one of our experiences that has influenced our decision to not explore UEM solutions. We are a Microsoft partner and one of the wonderful […]
read more »A hot trend in enterprise device management these days is around unified endpoint management or UEM: The concept that IT teams should be able to manage EVERY endpoint (desktops, phones, tablets, etc.) from a single, all-encompassing management tool or console. It sounds awesome: “What? I can just have one tool and do everything with it?” […]
read more »A couple weeks ago, we sponsored a virtual tradeshow with IT Pro Today (formerly Windows IT Pro) where 1,000 techs signed up to attend the show all about “Preparing for Windows 7 End of Life.” Windows 7? Really? Since Windows 10 has been out for a couple years, I tend to find myself thinking that […]
read more »One of our favorite things is to hear how SmartDeploy has helped our customer do their jobs better. Every time that we can save someone from their painful PC imaging process or give them back the IT time and energy they need for more strategic projects, we feel that we have accomplished our goal. Nigel […]
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