The Business Case for Windows 7
Posted by Puneet Mangal on 19 September 2011 | 0 Comments
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Considering that Windows XP is 9 years old (which is somewhat archaic in software and Operating System world!) and Microsoft stopped mainstream support and development on XP in 2009 the adoption for Windows 7 is gaining momentum in corporates around the world. Does your organization have a strategy for implementing Windows 7 in your environment and realizing the benefits that it can bring?
For the savvy organization Windows 7 can unlock the following benefits:
- Faster Performance and More Reliable – 64bit would be my preference considering that this is where the application world is moving. Also I have only had to restart my Windows 7 machine once in the last 6 weeks for a critical patch!
- More Productive and Intuitive Interface with better more context sensitive menus so users can use more of the features.
- For the travelling exec Windows 7 has a longer battery life and makes it easy to connect wirelessly when in hotels and cafes to gain Internet access.
- Full Application Compatibility with XP so unless you have really old 16 bit apps you rest assured that all your apps will work. Microsoft even provide tools to migrate your data and favourites etc to Windows 7.
- More manageable with Windows 2008 server – allows for IT Administrators more options for management and application deployment with a Windows 7 fleet thereby making supporting users easier and effective. In fact considering that Microsoft are no longer providing mainstream support for XP, there are risks with NOT moving to Windows 7.
So if you aren’t already trialling or using Windows 7 in your organization, I would suggest that you grab a test machine and begin testing so that you can start realizing the benefits it promises.