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I will be using this thread as my scratchpad for a conference call with Microsoft in 80 minutes so will be updating it very often during the call.
Michael Burke...
- development update
- enterprise
- enterprise ctp
no sku information today, announcement later
brad general windows management:
-update timeline
-why vista is great for business
-what is coming with ent ctp.
today enterprise ctp is announced, new deployment and imaging technology
FEATURE COMPLETE
another ctp, culmination of beta2 process. release second half 2006 - no date yet (regardless of speculation)
ces2006 - consumer product? no. business focused release too.
4 areas
- reduced deployment costs
- more secure
- connecting people to information
- increasing mobile/remote producivitiy
- deployment and general cost reduced. image management cost reduced - less images. Easier to install updates, less reboots. Contributes to help deskto costs therefore reducec.
- Big reason to install vista. Big investments in dynamic security protection. User account control, have standard users work more producticely - high percentrage of users run as admins - this will be reduced
- Corp data protection, bitlocker, group policy - easier for people to be confident that data is protected.
When anyone starts using vista theywill notice ui is muich more intuitive for using and finding data on their machine, also true for looking for user options. networking, printers -- much easier. Users more productive and costs go down.
Sidebar - gadgets that end users can visualise so they stay more connected with their information i.e. current server uptime. really stay connected with the information they require.
- Mobility, virtual workforces. Largest area of growth in hardware. More and more laptops.
how fast laptop will turn on and off -- much faster, better with vista.
Also new powermanagent technology - mobility centre (control all settings) distable im, powermanagement etc.
easier to connect securely - access TS based apps without a vpn.
Transitions across networks to mobile/connected. Roaming profiles will allow users to backup data and keep connected to server -- only my docs currently. additional roaming profiles, data backed up.
Enterprise CTP - 4 challenges enterprise face with new versions.
- Application compatibility. Impact new OS might have.
- Cost/complexity of deployment.
- Increased cost of automated tools that exist.
- General lack of understanding of industry best practices.
- Significant invesment, Vista compatibility toolkit. Different than past versions. sp2 one came 6-9 months later. Vista will come with next milestone. New user migration tool, key piece of helping to migrate data (serious source of pain)
- Most organisations spend 100,000 per image they need to mange, different operating systems, form factors, languages etc. Hardware platforms single biggest factor. New image format allows hardware and language neutraility. This is the biggest areas of impact. New tools - automated installation kit, seperate set of tools already in technet.
- Deplyoment guidance/practices. built on the xp Business desktop deplyment acceleration guide.
To test enterprise sitations (ie user account control) - what does a user now need to do ? Will improve understanding of vista in their production enviroment. MS most excited that they are giving customers a more feature complete version earlier than ever before.
BETANEWS: How does Enterpise fit it - is this the feb ctp or is it diferent? Will it be out for other tests? Beta 2 confusion?
MS: This is the feb CTP. called enterprise ctp to get different each call to action. No restricted access, will be available to all areas that recieve the current CTPs. Beta 2 process will end with next CTP.
CNET: No formal release candidate?
MS: after consumer ctp which will end beta 2 process. then... more ctps!
COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS: Feature complete or more feature complete, or more features coming?
ME: We are feature complete, earlier releases of windows would not be, all work from now on is polishing etc. Consumer features are all in.
COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS: Master image?
MS: Key change is that hardware indep, language indep. Saves time and really drives down costs.
Related Threads:
Windows Vista Build 5270 (Dec CTP)
Windows Vista Build 5259 (Nov TAP CTP)
Windows Vista Build 5231 (Oct CTP)
Windows Vista Build 5219 (PDC CTP)
Windows Vista Build 5112 (Beta 1)
The Official PDC '05 Thread
Michael Burke...
- development update
- enterprise
- enterprise ctp
no sku information today, announcement later
brad general windows management:
-update timeline
-why vista is great for business
-what is coming with ent ctp.
today enterprise ctp is announced, new deployment and imaging technology
FEATURE COMPLETE
another ctp, culmination of beta2 process. release second half 2006 - no date yet (regardless of speculation)
ces2006 - consumer product? no. business focused release too.
4 areas
- reduced deployment costs
- more secure
- connecting people to information
- increasing mobile/remote producivitiy
- deployment and general cost reduced. image management cost reduced - less images. Easier to install updates, less reboots. Contributes to help deskto costs therefore reducec.
- Big reason to install vista. Big investments in dynamic security protection. User account control, have standard users work more producticely - high percentrage of users run as admins - this will be reduced
- Corp data protection, bitlocker, group policy - easier for people to be confident that data is protected.
When anyone starts using vista theywill notice ui is muich more intuitive for using and finding data on their machine, also true for looking for user options. networking, printers -- much easier. Users more productive and costs go down.
Sidebar - gadgets that end users can visualise so they stay more connected with their information i.e. current server uptime. really stay connected with the information they require.
- Mobility, virtual workforces. Largest area of growth in hardware. More and more laptops.
how fast laptop will turn on and off -- much faster, better with vista.
Also new powermanagent technology - mobility centre (control all settings) distable im, powermanagement etc.
easier to connect securely - access TS based apps without a vpn.
Transitions across networks to mobile/connected. Roaming profiles will allow users to backup data and keep connected to server -- only my docs currently. additional roaming profiles, data backed up.
Enterprise CTP - 4 challenges enterprise face with new versions.
- Application compatibility. Impact new OS might have.
- Cost/complexity of deployment.
- Increased cost of automated tools that exist.
- General lack of understanding of industry best practices.
- Significant invesment, Vista compatibility toolkit. Different than past versions. sp2 one came 6-9 months later. Vista will come with next milestone. New user migration tool, key piece of helping to migrate data (serious source of pain)
- Most organisations spend 100,000 per image they need to mange, different operating systems, form factors, languages etc. Hardware platforms single biggest factor. New image format allows hardware and language neutraility. This is the biggest areas of impact. New tools - automated installation kit, seperate set of tools already in technet.
- Deplyoment guidance/practices. built on the xp Business desktop deplyment acceleration guide.
To test enterprise sitations (ie user account control) - what does a user now need to do ? Will improve understanding of vista in their production enviroment. MS most excited that they are giving customers a more feature complete version earlier than ever before.
BETANEWS: How does Enterpise fit it - is this the feb ctp or is it diferent? Will it be out for other tests? Beta 2 confusion?
MS: This is the feb CTP. called enterprise ctp to get different each call to action. No restricted access, will be available to all areas that recieve the current CTPs. Beta 2 process will end with next CTP.
CNET: No formal release candidate?
MS: after consumer ctp which will end beta 2 process. then... more ctps!
COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS: Feature complete or more feature complete, or more features coming?
ME: We are feature complete, earlier releases of windows would not be, all work from now on is polishing etc. Consumer features are all in.
COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS: Master image?
MS: Key change is that hardware indep, language indep. Saves time and really drives down costs.
Related Threads:
Windows Vista Build 5270 (Dec CTP)
Windows Vista Build 5259 (Nov TAP CTP)
Windows Vista Build 5231 (Oct CTP)
Windows Vista Build 5219 (PDC CTP)
Windows Vista Build 5112 (Beta 1)
The Official PDC '05 Thread
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