Migrate to Windows 10

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.

Migrate to Windows 10 Research & Tools

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why migrating to Windows 10 is necessary, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.

Migrate to Windows 10 – Executive Brief

1. Launch the Windows 10 migration

Assess the impact of a Windows 10 migration and start gathering requirements.

2. Organize user groups into rings and plan initial deployment

Map user groups onto the Windows Update branches and create a pilot ring that represents the most common user group.

3. Deploy Windows 10

Explore Windows 10 deployment scenarios and address people issues that will arise among end users and within IT.

About Info-Tech

Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest-growing information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals.

We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

What Is a Blueprint?

A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

Table of Contents

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Guided Implementation 1: Launch the migration

Call 1: Explore Windows 10 for your organization.
Call 2: Review your current state.
Call 3: Review your future state and cost/benefit analysis.

Guided Implementation 2: Prepare for deployment

Call 1: Map user groups into Windows-as-a-Service.
Call 2: Create a test strategy.
Call 3: Review your test and plan your pilot.
Call 4: Review the pilot results.

Guided Implementation 3: Deploy Windows 10

Call 1: Scope out deployment strategies and training requirements.
Call 2: Review Windows 10 deployment plan.
Call 3: Review IT training plan and end-user assistance plan.

Authors

Ken Weston

Michael Battista

John Sloan

Contributors

Onuora Amobi, CEO, The Windows News Network
Hanan Luftiyya, Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Western University, Canada
Hutton Henry, Director, Beyond Migration
Stephen Lewis, Manager: Administrative Computing Team, Senior Computing Consultant, Lehigh University
4 anonymous contributors