Brad Sams (First Ring Daily with Paul Thurrott, Enterprise Dish, Petri Dish) along with new co-host, and SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki kick off 2019 with the latest episode of Petri.com’s Enterprise Dish. Aaron shares his background from the farm in rural Minnesota to riding the Microsoft Vista train. With experience in web development and coding, […]
read more »We’ve covered it throughout the year and we’re continuing to cover Windows 10, specifically the major releases, because they continue to be a headache for IT. Microsoft’s latest fiasco, Windows 10, is making us think we may need to take matters into our own hands as these twice-yearly upgrades don’t seem to be getting any […]
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 »There are a ton of details to consider when building your Windows 10 reference VM and if they’re overlooked, you could find yourself spending many painful hours troubleshooting issues you could have easily avoided. Did you know you should never do an in-place upgrade on your reference VM? Or, that you can install Office365 on […]
read more »It’s no secret that there’s confusion around how to manage Windows 10 Updates: Are in-place upgrades acceptable in a business environment? How much testing should we do before pushing updates? Should we be using WSUS? How long can I postpone an update and what are the implications of waiting? The one thing we can all […]
read more »As cloud apps gain popularity, it’s no surprise that our team is receiving more and more questions about how and when to include them in your master image. One of the most common questions we receive is, “Can I include Office 365 Pro Plus in my master image?” In this quick video, Jeff shares a […]
read more »Microsoft’s volume licensing for Windows 10 is clear as mud. And if you don’t fully understand it you could find your company out of compliance. Jeff is here to break down exactly what is needed when reimaging Windows 10 machines and shares some “gotchas” so you don’t have to sweat it. HELPFUL RESOURCES HOW […]
read more »We recently teamed up with the good people over at Thurrott.com to host a webcast covering everything you need to know about managing the new Windows 10 update schedule. We wanted to get down to the details about what Microsoft’s new Windows as a Service model really means and how it impacts the way you […]
read more »The release of Windows 8.1 in September of last year may have sounded like a minor version update, but it wasn’t. This release included changes to the UI designed to improve user experience with some performance improvements as well. Both of these updates sound good since many users have been confused with how to use […]
read more »We are pleased to announce that as of 4/9/2014, SmartDeploy Enterprise version 1.1.2010 is available for download. Most notably, this upgrade includes support for Windows 8.1. We recommend that all supported customers and trial users upgrade to the latest version.
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