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.

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

Testimonial

1425 Horsham Snf Operations LLC

Guided Implementation

8/10

$1,360

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

$4,080

The ability to discuss the strategy document was valuable (Positive) no negative

Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Guided Implementation

9/10

$30,000

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

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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