- Windows-as-a-Service means that updates and ongoing management have become more complicated.
- Organizations are chained to previous versions of Windows due to legacy applications and web applications that only work in older versions of Internet Explorer.
- The costs of migrating operating systems are daunting and there is confusion about new features, making a business case difficult.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Windows 10 is not just another upgrade; it is leading to transformative change. Big changes for Microsoft mean big changes for you.
- Plan the migration immediately. Rapid consumer adoption, BYOD, and new hardware make an immediate plan a necessity; waiting for Windows 7’s end of life will not cut it.
- Take it one step at a time: define rings of users and let these categories guide migration methods and timing.
Impact and Result
- Create a migration plan that incorporates your end users’ and organization’s unique pain points.
- Start your pilot as soon as possible by representing the most common user groups.
- Choose a deployment strategy that is best suited for your organization.
Member Testimonials
After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
Renown Health
Guided Implementation
8/10
N/A
2
Fred and Sandi provided some good guidance to the team on our Win10 upgrades and provided resources to review. Thanks.
The Abramson Center for Jewish Life
Guided Implementation
8/10
$1,273
2
I believe that Ken validated some of our assumptions and gave us some industry information that assisted us in our implementation.
Care New England Health System
Guided Implementation
10/10
$3,820
5
The ability to discuss the strategy document was valuable (Positive) no negative
Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Guided Implementation
9/10
$30,000
23
It was affirmative that we are heading in the direction to be successful. While the team may be over confident Mark was able to direct the team to... Read More
Alectra Utilities
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Workshop: Migrate to Windows 10
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Assess Your Current State and Define Your Future State
The Purpose
Understand how Windows 10 will impact the organization.
Key Benefits Achieved
Deployment strategy tailored to your end users’ pain points and the organization’s goals.
Activities
Outputs
Establish core stakeholders and contributors, and their concerns.
- Business case for Windows 10
Identify current organizational goals.
Obtain feedback on end users’ current pain points.
Perform a user group analysis.
Perform a cost/benefit analysis.
Choose an edition.
- Chosen edition of Windows 10
Choose a start date for your Windows 10 migration.
- Start date for migration
Identify your milestones and success metrics.
- Milestones and success metrics
Module 2: Prepare for Deployment
The Purpose
Create a strategy for testing, piloting, and deploying Windows 10.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Prioritized testing and piloting for key groups of end users.
- Deployment strategy that reflects the unique needs and concerns of each user group.
Activities
Outputs
Map user groups to rings.
- Plan for Windows-as-a-Service
Set up your Windows 10 test ring.
- Strategy for testing
Generate tasks associated with testing and add them to your migration roadmap.
Set up and generate tasks associated with piloting.
- Strategy for piloting
Determine the deployment type that best suits each user group.
- Deployment strategy
Configure your images and/or provisioning packages.
Deploy to standard, stable, and mobile rings.
Module 3: Address People Issues
The Purpose
Incorporate training into your migration roadmap.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Kick-started your Windows 10 knowledgebase.
- Developed a training and assistance plan that reflects your end users’ needs.
Activities
Outputs
Develop an IT and pilot ring training plan.
- IT and pilot user training plan
Expand your knowledgebase.
- Initial set of knowledgebase articles
Develop an end-user transition support plan.
- Training or assistance plan for end users
Finalize your migration roadmap.
- Finalized migration roadmap