Managing the Migration to Windows Vista and Office 2007 - Together

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Managing the Migration to®
Windows Vista
and Office 2007 - Together
®IT managers are aware of the benefits of migrating to Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007, but many are apprehensive about the challenges raised by the migration process. Though their concern is understandable, it's not a good reason to delay implementation - especially when Dell is there to help.
etter security and data protec- individual rollouts can dramatically information when both Windows Vista tion. Enhanced collaborative increase the workload and business and Office 2007 are installed. Bfeatures. Improved, integrated disruption. A separate approach requires Whether your migration to Windows search capabilities. These are just a few the IT department to perform each Vista and Office 2007 is simultaneous of the reasons why a growing number of of the following tasks twice: desktop or sequential, it is a large effort. That's organizations are migrating to Windows inventories, scheduling, defining the where Dell Services can help. Dell can Vista and Office 2007. Other key benefits deployment method, file distribution help simplify an admittedly complex of the OS include an integrated anti- and troubleshooting. It can also increase migration, resulting in a faster, more malware solution, a phishing filter for the complexity of application compat- cost-effective deployment that brings Internet Explorer® and data protection ibility testing and packaging. This not value to the IT department, the end-user through Windows® BitLockerT Drive only wastes IT staff time, it also affects community and the bottom line. Encryption (available on Windows Vista users who lose access to their computers Enterprise and Ultimate). two separate times. That's a lot of lost Assess, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT Despite these benefits, some organi- productivity. AND MANAGEzations are holding back. Many of them Rolling out both Windows Vista Dell Services provides customers with are concerned about the challenges of and Office 2007 simultaneously makes guidance and assistance in four key the migration process. Others are taking more sense from both a business and areas: assess, design, implement and a measured approach, deploying Win- an IT perspective. This process saves manage. dows Vista and Office 2007 at different time on repetitive system assessments intervals. and software evaluation tasks, as well as 1. Assessment services include as-on duplicative migration, deployment, sessing Windows Vista readiness, Doubling Up Saves Time distribution and installation tasks. client deployments and image and Work It can also improve productivity by management. Dell's Windows Vista Though a number of organizations taking advantage of synergetic security Readiness Assessment can include are migrating to Windows Vista and features and leveraging enhanced built- an Office 2007 file-compatibility Office 2007 separately, there is a more in search capabilities. For example, it is assessment. Most customers under-optimal solution, since managing two often easier to find Office files and other stand that application compatibility
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testing is critical to a successful delivering and installing systems. Why Dell?Windows Vista rollout. But many do The purpose is to provide customers Why should you choose Dell Services to not realize that Office file compat- with a complete hardware/software be your partner in this migration? Here ibility can also be critical. Changes package quickly, accurately and are a few examples that illustrate Dell's as seemingly simple as the change cost-effectively. This can reduce understanding of and commitment to from *.doc to *.docx can break links labor costs, enhance testing and this marketplace:throughout files and the corporate training and speed the deployment intranet. The goal at this stage is to of Windows Vista and Office 2007. . Custom-integrated more than 5.5 determine the scope of the effort million units in its global factories needed to implement Windows 4. Management services help you . Installed more than 3 million client Vista and Office 2007 and to reduce manage the client infrastructure systems annually the cost of the hardware and soft- from an operational perspe... [download for more]