Optimising Desktop DeploymentWindows Vista & 2007 Office SystemJeff Alexander | Technology Advisor | Microsoft Australia

Optimising Desktop DeploymentWindows Vista & 2007 Office SystemJeff Alexander | Technology Advisor | Microsoft Australia

How can we deploy our applications with the operating system?

How can we automate user requests to refresh their computers?

How can we ensure desktop consistency throughout our organization?

How can we help ensure that our computers stay compliant with our desktop standards?

How can we save existing user profile information when we upgrade?

How can we help increase the productivity of our desktop staff?

What Customers Tell Us…What Customers Tell Us…

Proactively enable business requests and IT management requirements for

CollaborationMobility Other team productivity requests

Eliminate information overload and improve:Speed of decision making and executionEfficiency of communication and collaborationQuality of customer/partner relationships

Minimize the cost of patching and security response

Protection of corporate data and policy enforcementReduce the cost of engineering, deploying and managing corporate PCs company-wide

Operational Operational Agility Agility

Cost and Cost and ComplexityComplexity

Key Desktop GoalsWhat customers say…Key Desktop GoalsWhat customers say…

Increase Operational Agility

GrowthCustomer serviceRegulatory complianceDevice managementVarying skill setsMobility

Reduce Costs and Complexity

Improve Security

PC maintenanceServer sprawlLegacy platformsDeployment and maintenanceIdentity managementSoftware updates

Malicious attacks, viruses, spam, etc.Evolving threatsPatch management, VPNSecure access

Automation Helps Save CostAutomation Helps Save Cost

ManualManual

Light Light TouchTouch

Zero Zero TouchTouch

Windows Vista can cost less to deploy than the Microsoft Windows® XP operating system via light-touch and zero-touch

deployment approaches

How Do You Get There?Infrastructure Optimization ModelHow Do You Get There?Infrastructure Optimization Model

BasicBasic StandardizeStandardizedd

RationalizeRationalizedd

DynamicDynamic

Cost Center

Uncoordinated, manual

infrastructure

More Efficient Cost Center

Managed IT infrastructure

with limited automation

Managed and consolidated IT infrastructurewith maximum

automation

Fully automated

management, dynamic resource

usage, business-

linked service level

agreements Business Enabler

Strategic Asset

Windows Vista Deployment GoalsWindows Vista Deployment Goals

Better application compatibility

Faster and more reliable deployment

Significantly reduced number of images

Better servicing of imagesIntegrated suite of toolsComprehensive best practices

Costs of Engineering, Deployment, and Operate• Planning complexity for new deployment projects• Proliferation of OS Images impacts operating efficiency • Application compatibility testing and packaging is time

consuming and costly • Weak inventory of HW/SW/MSI scripts• Deployment complexity• End User Education

Perceived User ROI• “Does the upgrade offer enough employee productivity

improvement to justify the costs?”

Getting Current on the DesktopDeployment Blockers

Getting Current on the DesktopDeployment Blockers

ModularizationWorldwide Deployment with MUI File-based image formatsNondestructive imagingXML-based unattend filesWindows PE technologyApplication compatibility and migrationScript-based installations

Windows VistaDeployment Design InnovationsWindows VistaDeployment Design Innovations

ImplementationImplementation

Deployment toolsWindows Automated Installation Kit Image Based Installs using ImageXUnattended installs using Windows Deployment ServicesSMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack with updateBDD Lite Touch and Zero Touch Installations

BDD Windows VistaBDD Windows VistaFocus AreasFocus AreasBDD Windows VistaBDD Windows VistaFocus AreasFocus Areas

Simplification Separation of guidance and methodology from tools and reference material Scripts and tools for Lite Touch and Zero Touch Installations Complete Lite Touch Installation rewrite

Windows Vista deployment tools Windows System Image Manager, ImageX, WinPE 2.0, Windows

Deployment Services (WDS), USMT 3.0, SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack update, ACT 5.0

Guidance for new Windows Vista capabilitiesUser Account Control, Microsoft BitLocker™ Drive Encryption,

Multilingual User Interface (MUI), and many more

Delivers “in-box” OS provisioning solution Leverages new deployment technology Coexistence with RIS

Delivers customizable platform components Remote boot capability for WinPE Plug-in model for Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) Client–server communication protocol

Unifies on single image format Continues to deploy RIS images from WDS servers

Windows Deployment ServicesWindows Deployment Services

SMS 2003 OSD UpdateSMS 2003 OSD Update

Support for Windows Vista deployments Starting with Windows Vista Beta 2 Deploy Windows Vista RTM Requires SMS 2003 SP2 for Windows Vista client support

Support for x64 client operating systems Deploy Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Upgrade from 32-bit to x64 Uses USMT 2.6.1

Windows Vista Deployment

DemoDemoDemoDemo

2003 2004 2005 2006

ADS 1.09/03

SMS 200310/03

SMS 2003SP1 10/04

ADS 1.19/05

SMS 2003SP2

OSD FP11/04

VSMT10/04

SCCM2007

CurrentlyShipping

Unified Enterprise

OS Deployment

WDS forWS2003

SMS v4 OS Deployment builds on Longhorn tools

PXEtechnology

2007

RIS inWS2003

Customerupdates

= OS Deployment Product

WDS inLH Server

OSD FPLH update

Transferscenarios

Deployment ToolsRoadmapDeployment ToolsRoadmap

2007 Microsoft Office Client Deployment: An Introduction to New Tools & TechniquesJohn Hodgson | Technology Specialist | Microsoft Australia

2007 Microsoft Office Client Deployment: An Introduction to New Tools & TechniquesJohn Hodgson | Technology Specialist | Microsoft Australia

2006+: To Vista & 2007 Office

2000: To Win2k and Office 2k

The Evolution of Desktop MigrationThe Evolution of Desktop Migration

x

Compatibility issuesMigration from MS-DOS and 16-bit WindowsFile-format changes between Office versionsLimited ability to standardize and share best practices

Manual Processes

2004: To WinXP & Office 2003

Semi-Automated Processes

Cost: ~ $500/PC

Compatibility tools introduced

BDD gives customer best practices and guidance to manage deployment projects

Customers are able to deploy desktops as light touch and zero touch for the first time

Security tradeoffs and migration of Office macros to VBA drive complexity

Cost: < $250/PC

Automated & Standardized

Advanced application and file compatibility testing with online database. File format compatibility solutions reduce risk

Improved BDD delivers new level of guidance with fully automated deployment process for both OS and Office

Products engineered with clear understanding of enterprise deployment requirements

Cost: < $100/PC*

* Based on Windows XP/ Office 2003 experience

How 2007 Microsoft Office Is Making Deployment EasierHow 2007 Microsoft Office Is Making Deployment Easier

The 2007 release of Microsoft Office incorporates the largest investment in deployment & management capabilities in the product’s history

New Tools• Office Migration Planning Manager• File Conversion Tool• New Setup Architecture

– Local Install Source• New Office Customization Tool• Greater Group Policy support• New Multilingual Architecture

Comprehensive Guidance• Business Desktop Deployment Solution Accelerator• Office Resource Kit

What’s Changed?

Source: http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/9df1c7d2-30a9-47bb-a3b2-5166b394fbf51033.mspx?mfr=true

Microsoft Office Customisation ToolOffice Migration Planning ManagerFile Conversion Tool

Demo

Deployment OverviewSummaryDeployment OverviewSummary

Innovations and investments in Windows Vista and Office 2007 System

Imaging, modularization, performance.. Comprehensive suite of tools that address the complete deployment lifecycle Best practices and deployment guidance

These will enable Windows Vista to Reduce the number of images Better service images – offline, etc. Increase speed and reliability of installation Retain application compatibility

Additional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesVisit Microsoft.comVisit Microsoft.com

Microsoft Windows Server System™ integrated server softwareMicrosoft Windows Server System™ integrated server softwarehttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem

SMS 2003 SMS 2003 http://www.microsoft.com/SMS

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx

SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU)SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU)http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/2003/tools/msupdates.mspx

BDD BDD http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/default.mspx

Leverage the Identity and Access Management SeriesLeverage the Identity and Access Management Series http://www.microsoft.com/idm

Attend a free chat or webcastAttend a free chat or webcasthttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/default.asp

Participate in related newsgroupsParticipate in related newsgroupshttp://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx

Visit the Directory Services community siteVisit the Directory Services community sitehttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/directoryservices http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/directoryservices

Locate local user groupsLocate local user groupshttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/usergroups/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/communities/usergroups/default.mspx

Key TakeawaysKey Takeaways

Simplified deployments for Windows Vista and 2007 Office system• Business Desktop Deployment is THE best practice methodology for

desktop deployment• Solve application and document compatibility• Reduce deployment time, costs and complexity

Your next stepsYour next steps

Test Windows Vista and 2007 Office system for your organizationhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/default.mspx Download the free Business Desktop Deployment 2007 solution to get all

the deployment tools

http://microsoft.com/desktopdeployment Learn more about Windows Vista, Exchange 2007 or the 2007 Office

system at http://microsoft.com/businesslaunch2007

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