[Webinar] Out With The Old And Deploy

DEATH OF XPOut With the Old and Deploy

Ben Webster | Regional Account Manager

Kevin Sullivan | Director of Sales Engineering

Agenda

• Introduction

• Why are we here?

• What do we do?

• Next Steps?

Specops Software

• Founded in 1998

• Global Presence

• Over 3000 Global Customers in Over 50 Countries

: INTRODUCTION

Specops means Simplicity and

Innovation

Specops is about Creativity, Cooperation

and Transparency

Specops always stays Two Steps Ahead

Specops is the onlychoice

Specops

Specops Philosophy

: INTRODUCTION

Specops Core Focus Areas

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• Application Deployment

• Self-Service Portal

• Inventory

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• Password Reset

• Password Sync

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• Active Directory Janitor

: INTRODUCTION

Why are we here?

• XP Support End April 8th, 2014

– End of Technical Support

– No more security updates

– No more bug fixes

• Not just a Microsoft issue

– All Software Vendors (ISVs) will be motivated to stop supporting XP apps

– Consulting costs will increase when supporting XP because they can

• Windows IT Pro articles

– http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/how-deal-windows-xp-separation-anxiety

– http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/three-similarities-between-zombie-apocalypse-and-death-windows-xp

– http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/microsoft-migrating-windows-xp-windows-7-wrong-choice

http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/how-deal-windows-xp-separation-anxiety














http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/three-similarities-between-zombie-apocalypse-and-death-windows-xp




















http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/microsoft-migrating-windows-xp-windows-7-wrong-choice

















Things to consider

• UEFI

• App compat

• Modern Apps

• Training

• Windows 7 or Windows 8.1

How Does Specops Help?

• SSP

• SD overview/pitch

• SD/OS

• SD/App

• SD/EP

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Fully supported

Full proof of concept

www.specopssoft.com

Specops Proven Simplicity

: SOFTWARE

Questions or feedback?

Ben Webster

[email protected]

Kevin Sullivan

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