Enterprise deployment of Windows 8 applications

Since last year (2012) Microsoft launched a new generation of operating system Windows 8, the industry, whether consumers or corporate customers are closely watching Windows 8. We saw the birth of Windows 8, which opened up a new era of operating systems, and in a sense it pointed to the future direction of development. Today we will focus on the features of Windows 8 and the value of enterprise-class applications (commercial). Bitnet reporter interviewed Bao Jiafeng, director of commercial market for Microsoft China Windows, and he has a wonderful interpretation of Windows 8 features and commercial value.

Upgrading Windows 8 is imminent

Compared to Windows XP, Windows 8 has made a lot of innovations. Bao Jiafeng pointed out that Windows XP is still in use by users, and Windows XP already has 10 historical operating systems, Microsoft plans to stop Windows XP support services in April 2014.

From the current situation, consumers and corporate customers are constantly updating their devices, including software and hardware, and all the update speeds are increasing. So why install the old operating system? & ldquo; Like buying a new car and missing an old one." The introduction of Windows 8 can bring different experiences and office capabilities to consumers or customers. This is because:

First, Windows 8 is a new direction for Microsoft, and Windows 8 can be used better on touch-screen tablets.

Second, from a customer perspective, Windows 8 and Windows 7 are now more than 90% compatible; from an enterprise customer perspective, it is 95% to 99% compatible. Applications can be used on Windows 7, as well as on Windows 8. Now customers use Windows XP, the most important thing is to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 or Windows 8. “We don’t have to buy a new car, buy new hardware, and put an old 10-year " engine & rsquo;”.

The commercial value of Windows 8

It is understood that Windows 8 is divided into Windows 8, Windows 8 Professional, Windows 8 Enterprise Edition and other versions, then what features of the enterprise version of Windows 8 What value can it bring to corporate customers? For this, Bao Jiafeng believes that this problem should be viewed from several angles.

First, hardware

Now mobile phones, tablets, and PCs can work. If you put these three different devices into one device, you will be able to bring them to customers. Convenience, I believe many customers are willing to use. Windows 8 is a commercial tablet. Now Windows 8 tablets can be used commercially, and customers can use one device to do all the work.

Second, security

Third, management

Corporate customers are also thinking about how to conduct mobile management if the mobile office is implemented. How to ensure the security of PCs, databases, etc., all of these issues need to be considered, and Windows 8 is very manageable.

Using Windows 8 can improve office productivity, and also improve the security and management of the enterprise. The function of Windows is helping the enterprise to develop more.

Enterprise deployment of Windows 8

For Windows 8 features and commercial value, how should enterprise customers deploy Windows 8? How to safely upgrade Windows 8 from Windows XP Therefore, Bao Jiafeng gave the reporter's answer.

Bao Jiafeng pointed out that many partners of Microsoft have started to support their software for Windows 7 or Windows 8. It takes some time from the perspective of enterprises. When deploying Windows 8, enterprise customers first To do is compatibility testing;

Second, for customers, migration is a "headache" problem, there are many software does not support Windows 7 or Windows 8, when enterprise users have done compatibility After testing, you will find that the compatibility can reach more than 90%, and the remaining 10% will find that only 1 or 2 applications will be used every day. In these 1 or 2 applications, whether it is internal development or other companies. Development is easier, and Microsoft will provide support. For corporate customers, Microsoft will work with partners to solve problems with corporate customers, sometimes it can take only 30 minutes to resolve.

Second, in terms of deployment, Microsoft has a lot of technical support to help enterprise users to do better support. For example, the function of virtualization, some software may not be compatible, we can virtualize software applications, so they have no conflicts, making migration and deployment very simple.

Third, Services

When enterprise users deploy Windows 8, Microsoft will also provide a series of training materials to customers, and there will be a variety of ways to let enterprises Use the new operating system.

During the deployment of Windows 8, many customers complain that they don't need a touch screen and complain that they don't need Windows 8 systems. "If you want to buy these devices in the next three to twelve months, you can migrate your office environment first." Going to Windows 7, and Windows 7 migration to Windows 8 is very simple, they are very compatible & rdquo;.

Summary

Windows 8 is a revolutionary change for Microsoft. Its importance is to connect the entertainment of the family and personal life with the office. A device and an operating system are managed to better reduce costs and improve efficiency. From an IT perspective, Windows 8 is gradually gaining the attention of enterprise CIOs with its high security and manageability.