Plan for fast and efficient deployment of Windows Vista: Find out how to make the most of this new technology at QA-IQ's free summit
Is your organisation planning to upgrade to Windows Vista and Office 2007? Do you want to find out more before you begin your deployment? Experts from QA-IQ and Microsoft will be explaining the best way to plan your deployment at a free summit this September. Taking place at Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, on Wednesday 12th September, the free community event gives technical managers and senior IT professionals the chance to understand how to plan and prepare for upgrading to Windows Vista and Office 2007.
"With previous versions of Windows, deployment could be complex and time-consuming," explains QA-IQ Principal Technologist Dave Britt, "However, Windows Vista has significantly simplified Business Desktop Deployment, which offers companies a valuable tool for upgrading without the complex processes required in the past. By planning this process in advance companies can ensure they are gaining maximum value from the new operating system, with minimal impact on productivity.
"Vista brings a number of significant improvements for organisations, with enhanced desktop optimisation, improved security and compliance and greater support for mobile working amongst the most important. By understanding these features and having the right skills in place at the beginning of the process, organisations can ensure that their deployment runs smoothly and quickly delivers business requirements."
Keynote speaker at the event will be Garry Corcoran, Infrastructure Optimisation Lead for Microsoft UK's Enterprise and Partner Group. He explains; "This deployment summit is invaluable for businesses to help answer the questions that are raised and decisions that need to be made before any upgrade: When do I move operating systems? How difficult will it be? Will the business really benefit from this? How much disruption will this create?
"The summit will help you understand the people, the process and technologies required to make your deployment successful. Even if you have decided that you will not be moving for a further 18 months, this summit will help you prioritise what you could be doing now to build confidence in the business that any upgrade will be closely controlled."
The summit will include:
• A business-level overview of desktop deployment challenges and its effect on organisations
• Understanding the technical challenges of deployment
• A technical walk through of BDD 2007 and how to use BDD to create & deploy a 'Master' or 'Gold' Windows Vista build
• Preparing to deploy Office 2007
• A technical demonstration of Office 2007 deployment
To book your place at the event visit www.qa-iq.com/events, email events@qa-iq.com or call 0870 90 600 90. See QA-IQ's full range of Microsoft training, including skills for IT Pros, IT administrators and end-users at www.qa-iq.com/microsoft.