Chris Jackson Principal Consultant Microsoft Corporation 12/7/2018 12:22 PM WCL204 Removing the Shackles of Legacy Software: Best Practices for Enabling Platform Agility in the Enterprise Chris Jackson Principal Consultant Microsoft Corporation © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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Best Lifecycle for the Enterprise

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the world is too complex for certainty

scientific method

platform transitions structured testing organic testing application governance platform exploitation

cost failure x probability failure > cost testing

dividing applications and documents structured “any downtime is immediately harmful” “my pager will go off within 5 minutes” “i‘ll get called before congress if…” organic “you must take care of it…” “…but i can wait 30 minutes for a fix” “nobody will lose their job if…”

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structured testing

discovery and testing of critical apps workshops make everyone more effective discovery only discover critical apps the last time you do this! industrialized testing accelerate and increase cooperation users/developers ensure a friction-free experience workshops discovery rationalization industrialized testing troubleshooting & developer support uat coordination

now it’s time to start deploying… helpdesk bandwidth? go faster! 20% 33% Q1 1.0 user satisfaction organic support 50% Q2

organic testing

support for pilot users resolve application issues quickly buy skills that continue to be useful rent skills that are upgrade specific analyze and learn fix systematic errors exploit unknown opportunities troubleshooting remediation developer guidance recommendations

application governance

manage software assets better application quality certification application license management application portfolio management

platform exploitation

train and prototype learn build metro html5 office develop skills and best practices lighthouse project windows ie

 used a tool

i believe i can do this

the mathematics of app compat

Tips Compatibility Metadata Management Process Stay with Defaults X-UA-Compatible App Manifests Management Process Promote to managed Certify new platforms Stay with Defaults Configurability Managability Create Management Process Use Compatibility Metadata Stay With Defaults

embrace emotions allow for trial and error be agile

change built to last

? questions appcompatguy@microsoft.com http://www.appcompatguy.com

Track Resources Resources for Developers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps Windows 8 is ready for Business http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/windows-8/default.aspx Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack: www.microsoft.com/MDOP Microsoft Desktop Virtualization: www.microsoft.com/dv

Track Resources Track Resources Springboard Series: www.microsoft.com/springboard Explore > Plan > Deliver > Operate > Support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 MDOP Desktop Virtualization Windows Intune Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10

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