Dell Automated Deployment Dell Automated Deployment successfully meets the challenges that Dell customers face.
By Jerry Honeycutt Published December 2007
Abstract Desktop deployment is disruptive and costly. Dell's solution-Dell Automated Deployment-addresses the deployment challenges that Dell customers face, making the PC deployment process far easier and more cost-effective than previously possible.
Contents
About Jerry Honeycutt 2
Overview 3
Customer Challenges 4
Dell Design Principals 6
Solution Features 8 Data Sources ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Disk Imaging ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Application Loading ................................................................................................................................. 9 User State Migration ................................................................................................................................ 9 Remote Monitoring .................................................................................................................................. 9 Solution Customization .......................................................................................................................... 10 Solution Simplicity ................................................................................................................................. 10
Tool Features 11 Module Library ....................................................................................................................................... 11 OneTouch Interview .............................................................................................................................. 12 Content Synchronization ....................................................................................................................... 12 Runtime Monitoring ............................................................................................................................... 14 Exception Management ......................................................................................................................... 15
Optimization Model 17
Engagement Framework 19
Summary 20
About Jerry Honeycutt Jerry Honeycutt empowers IT professionals and technology enthusiasts to deploy, manage, and ® ®use popular technologies, including the Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office product families. He frequently publishes technical articles, books, and white papers. He occasionally speaks at public events, and he provides consulting services to businesses around the world. Jerry owns and operates Deployment Forum at http://www.deploymentforum.com/.
As a best-selling author, Jerry has written more than 30 books. His most recent include Windows Vista Resource Kit (Microsoft Press, 2007), Microsoft Windows Desktop Deployment Resource Kit (Microsoft Press, 2004), Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Microsoft Press, 2003), and Microsoft Windows XP Registry Guide (Microsoft Press, 2002). Most of his books are sold internationally and are available in multiple languages.
Jerry frequently writes content for a variety of Microsoft product groups and technical centers on Microsoft's Web site. For example, Jerry has written hundreds of articles and white papers on topics ranging from desktop deployment to Windows Vista. He also writes content for a variety of other technology partners and customers.
In 2000 through 2002, Jerry toured cities throughout the world to teach IT professionals how to deploy the business desktop. These seminars started with best practices for deploying Windows 2000 and Office 2000 and evolved into hands-on workshops where participants deployed Windows XP and Office XP in a lab environment. From 2004 to 2007, Jerry was the content lead for Microsoft's Business Desktop Deployment Solution Accelerator, which is now called Microsoft Deployment.
Jerry often visits corporate campuses to brief companies' IT professionals about desktop deployment and management practices. Additionally, he has a long history of applying his skills to providing technical le... [download for more]
