Windows 10 To Windows 11: BAU Or Project?
On November 30th, 2021 Microsoft outlined its recommendations on how enterprises should move to Windows 11. In the document, the software giant states that "Windows 10 and Windows 11 are designed to ...
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How to accelerate Windows 11 migration rollouts
I recently wrote about the basics of planning a successful enterprise desktop migration to Windows 11 and while a lot of IT managers found that helpful in a theoretical sense, they found it hard to ...
Barry Angell
In-place, wipe & load, or hardware refresh: how Windows 11 hardware requirements will determine your migration strategy
Ever since the announcement of Windows 11, there is a lot of talk about the new hardware requirements Microsoft's new operating system needs. Right off the bat, a lot of IT professionals balked at ...
Neil Wheeler
Windows 11 Project Plan Template: What It Is & How To Use It
After helping thousands of IT professionals with our Windows 10 Project Plan Template, we have now launched the Windows 11 version of this valuable resource. If you haven't already downloaded it, you ...
Barry Angell
The basics of planning your enterprise desktop migration to Windows 11
With much drumroll, excitement, and to the surprise of many (you might remember the Windows 10 war cry "the last Windows ever"), Microsoft announced on June 24th, 2021 the launch of its brand-new ...
Barry Angell
Your Windows 11 Migration Will Be Different From Moving To Windows 10
Many of us still remember the initial migration to Windows 10 as somewhat painful (although nowhere as disastrous as the move to Windows 7). As usual, it was sold as an easy-peasy migration, but many ...
Barry Angell
The application packaging & testing process explained step by step
Application packaging and testing processes have in the past seemed mysterious, often siloed off from the rest of the IT organization. But now that the end-to-end process is becoming increasingly ...
Barry Angell
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Enterprises Make As Part Of Their Hardware Refresh Management
Did you know that according to a Security Signals report for March 2021, more than 80% of enterprises said they have experienced at least one firmware attack in the past two years, but only 29% of ...
Barry Angell
Which Version Of Windows Should You Upgrade To If You Are Stuck On 1809?
Last week we explored why so many enterprises are stuck on a particular Windows 10 version, 1809 to be exact. This situation is causing millions of enterprise users to run on an unsupported operating ...
Barry Angell
Why Enterprises Got Stuck On Windows 10 1809 & How To Get Unstuck
In a recent vendor briefing with Gartner about how to best manage the Windows Servicing process, the Gartner analysts mentioned that they are currently getting a lot of questions from enterprises are ...
Barry Angell
3 Tips On How To Sell Application Packaging & Testing Automation Internally
On June 30th, 2021, Julia Bell, David Higginbotham, and I hosted a webinar entitled "How To Build Your Business Case For Automating Your App Packaging & Testing." If you haven't had a chance to ...
Barry Angell
Building the business case for application packaging and testing automation
Enterprise IT organizations are under enormous pressure to do more with less. Mounting transformation project workloads brought on by organizations moving to business-as-usual IT (e.g., Windows OS ...