Optimising Desktop Deployment Windows Vista & 2007 Office System Jeff 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…

Proactively enable business requests and IT management requirements for Collaboration Mobility Other team productivity requests Eliminate information overload and improve: Speed of decision making and execution Efficiency of communication and collaboration Quality of customer/partner relationships Minimize the cost of patching and security response Protection of corporate data and policy enforcement Reduce the cost of engineering, deploying and managing corporate PCs company-wide Operational Agility Cost and Complexity Security

Customer Challenges Top issues we heard from customers Cost, complexity, and time needed to deploy desktops Cost, complexity, and time needed to deploy desktops Lack of infrastructure and tools to enable smooth deployment Lack of infrastructure and tools to enable smooth deployment Lack of automation, best practices and implementation guidelines Lack of automation, best practices and implementation guidelines

Key Desktop Goals What customers say… Increase Operational Agility Growth Customer service Regulatory compliance Device management Varying skill sets Mobility Reduce Costs and Complexity Improve Security PC maintenance Server sprawl Legacy platforms Deployment and maintenance Identity management Software updates Malicious attacks, viruses, spam, etc. Evolving threats Patch management, VPN Secure access

Automation Helps Save Cost Manual Light Touch Zero Touch 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 Model BasicStandardizedRationalizedDynamic Cost Center Uncoordinated, manual infrastructure More Efficient Cost Center Managed IT infrastructure with limited automation Managed and consolidated IT infrastructure with maximum automation Fully automated management, dynamic resource usage, business- linked service level agreements Business Enabler Strategic Asset

Windows Vista Deployment Goals Better application compatibility Faster and more reliable deployment Significantly reduced number of images Better servicing of images Integrated suite of tools Comprehensive 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 Desktop Deployment Blockers

Costs of Engineering, Deployment, and Operate Planning complexity for new deployment projects Planning complexity for new deployment projects Proliferation of OS Images impacts operating efficiency Proliferation of OS Images impacts operating efficiency Application compatibility testing and packaging Application compatibility testing and packaging Weak inventory of HW/SW/MSI scripts Weak inventory of HW/SW/MSI scripts Deployment complexity: Migrating user data, deploying images, custom configuration Deployment complexity: Migrating user data, deploying images, custom configuration Perceived User ROI “Does the upgrade offer enough employee productivity improvement to justify the costs?” “Does the upgrade offer enough employee productivity improvement to justify the costs?”

Modularization Worldwide Deployment with MUI File-based image formats Nondestructive imaging XML-based unattend files Windows PE technology Application compatibility and migration Script-based installations Windows Vista Deployment Design Innovations

Implementation Deployment tools Windows Automated Installation Kit Image Based Installs using ImageX Unattended installs using Windows Deployment Services SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack with update BDD Lite Touch and Zero Touch Installations

BDD Windows Vista Focus 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 capabilities User 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 Services

SMS 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 DemoDemo

ADS 1.0 9/03 ADS 1.0 9/03 SMS /03 SMS /03 SMS 2003 SP1 10/04 SMS 2003 SP1 10/04 ADS 1.1 9/05 ADS 1.1 9/05 SMS 2003 SP2 SMS 2003 SP2 OSD FP 11/04 OSD FP 11/04 VSMT 10/04 VSMT 10/04 SCCM2007 Currently Shipping Unified Enterprise OS Deployment WDS for WS2003 WDS for WS2003 SMS v4 OS Deployment builds on Longhorn tools PXE technology 2007 RIS in WS2003 RIS in WS2003 Customer updates = OS Deployment Product = OS Deployment Product WDS in LH Server WDS in LH Server OSD FP LH update OSD FP LH update Transfer scenarios Deployment Tools Roadmap

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

2006+: To Vista & 2007 Office 2000: To Win2k and Office 2k The Evolution of Desktop Migration x Compatibility issues Migration from MS-DOS and 16-bit Windows File-format changes between Office versions Limited 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 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:

Microsoft Office Customisation Tool Office Migration Planning Manager File Conversion Tool Demo

Deployment Overview Summary 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 Resources Visit Microsoft.com Microsoft Windows Server System™ integrated server software SMS Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) BDD Leverage the Identity and Access Management Series Attend a free chat or webcast Participate in related newsgroups Visit the Directory Services community site Locate local user groups

Key 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

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