Windows 7 for Small & Medium Business
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Windows 7 for Small & Medium Business Microsoft Australia Windows 7 Testimonials Discussion Panel The business reality is tougher than ever! ―We’re All Facing an Economic ‘Reset’ …Businesses are responding by emphasizing efficiency as companies look to trim anything that isn’t strategic or doesn’t contribute to the bottom line.” — S. Ballmer (C.E.O. Microsoft) What is the right spending level on IT? How do you justify new IT investments? The pressures on I.T. has intensified. Security & PC Management “Consumerization” of IT Mobile & Distributed Workforce Gartner research head Peter Sondergaard: 2009 to usher in the ago of “digital natives” Introducing Windows 7….. Similar Compatibility: Most software that runs on Windows Vista will run on Windows 7. Exceptions will be low level code (AV, Firewall, Imaging, etc). Hardware that runs Windows Vista well will run Windows 7 well. Few Changes: Focus on quality and reliability improvements Deep Changes: New models for security, drivers, deployment, and networking. Benefits of changes include: Less malware on PC, fewer vulnerabilities, componentization & servicing, less 6 execution in kernel-mode Windows 7 – The Best Operating System for Business What Business Customers Told Us Voice of Customers Windows 7 Professional “Time is money. I just can’t have Performance and Reliability, a slow or unreliable computer.” Networking, Troubleshooting Works The Way You Want “Just because I bought a new Applications and devices computer doesn’t mean I want to compatibility buy a new printer or new software” “Productivity is key. I don’t have time Ease of Use / Productivity to learn a new OS.” Get More Done “How can I be productive on my Mobility, Longer battery life laptop?” “I need to protect critical information Security, Data Protection, Safeguard – customer info, financial data.” Backup Your Work Works The Way You Want Startup, Resume, Shutdown Reduced crashes and slowdown Continuity with Windows Vista Windows XP mode Action Center Problem Step Recorder Domain Join and Group Policy Control HomeGroup Windows XP Mode Set up Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start menu “All my applications Windows XP Mode and devices should just Business Continuity: run work with my PC.” many older Windows XP productivity applications on Windows 7 Open Windows XP Mode and install the application like you would Cost Management: Extend normally do on Windows XP Compatibility with a broad the life of your current range of Line of Business Windows XP applications Applications, including older Ease of Use: launch your Windows XP applications older applications from the Windows 7 desktop Pin and launch the Windows XP application from the Windows 7 Start menu or from the taskbar Action Center Action Center Small Businesses do not have internal IT resources to troubleshoot PCs and Action Center notifies users support user when items need attention They want to use their IT partner’s time for value- One central place to view, added services, not basic diagnose and solve PC support services problems Users troubleshooting PCs Fewer interruptions from by themselves makes it system prompts, difficult and time consuming to solve issues, notifications, and warnings and results in lost Consolidated view of Open Action Center to view productivity maintenance tasks messages and take required actions depending on severity Problem Step Recorder Click “Start Record” to capture what Problem Steps Recorder is happening on your PC while you are experiencing issues Problem Steps Recorder creates a Despite Windows 7 rich zip file (including text built in troubleshooting and screen shots) capabilities, there will be Save time by automatically which you can save instances when help from recording the steps you are on your PC an IT professional is taking on your computer unavoidable while experiencing the issue Speed up problem resolution Describing PC problems to by providing a full and an IT professional or trying Clicking Send will to reproduce it can be accurate description of the issue to your IT Professional create an e-mail difficult, and can result in with the last loss of productivity recorded file HomeGroup HomeGroup PCs must be running Windows 7 to participate in a HomeGroup Small Business with less Small Businesses that don’t PCs can only belong to one than 10 PCs often do not have a server can take HomeGroup at a time have a server, which makes advantage of HomeGroup to IMPORTANT sharing a printer complex easily share documents and and collaboration difficult HomeGroup is first and foremost a printers with colleagues consumer feature of Windows 7, and Setting up a no-server across multiple PCs does not provide some of the (peer-to-peer) network can Protect your HomeGroup advanced networking features recommended for businesses be a difficult task, which with a password and prevent often requires service from specific files or folders from For Small and Medium businesses, an IT partner Microsoft recommends Windows being shared Small Business Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 Foundation Get More Done Windows Desktop Search Jump Lists Taskbar Thumbnails UI (Snap, Peek, Shake) Libraries IE 8 Accelerators Longer battery life Location-aware Printing Mobility Center with Presentation Settings Remote Desktop Host Offline Files Location Aware Printing Location Aware Printing Open the Manage Default Printers dialog box within Devices and Printers (control panel) Mobile users want a seamless work Set a default printer for each environment wherever saved network location work takes them Windows 7 Professional then With Windows XP and detects to which network Vista, users could only set you are currently connected one default printer, and automatically sends your resulting in extra manual documents to the right Enable Location Aware Printing steps to print when printer within the dialog box and then set a changing location default printer for each network location Windows Mobility Center Click on each feature icon to change your mobility settings Windows Mobility Center Windows Mobility Center Easily turn Presentation puts the most frequently Settings On or Off Easily access all the used mobile PC settings in a controls needed to adapt single location the mobile PC to a new Presentation settings work environment (included in Mobility Open Presentation Settings and Avoid unwanted PC Center) allows users to set the behavior of their PC customize the PC behavior (screen saver, behavior for notifications…) when specifically for when they presentation mode giving presentations are giving presentations Safeguard Your Work Strong security features Streamlined User Account Control Windows Defender IE8 Domain Highlight and SmartScreen Filter Restore Previous Versions Advanced Backup Encrypting File System Advanced Backup Specify a network location if you Advanced Backup choose to save to a network Backup is made easier versus Windows Vista (configuration Configure personal and system file backup reduced from 7 to 3 clicks) using Backup and Restore Back up all your personal files, and if you choose your system files Use Advanced Backup to Protect business data from program your whole PC back Hardware failure up to a network location Safeguard information from Group policy administration of loss, theft, or accidental backup erasure Restore files that were Backup both personal and accidently deleted or modified system files for multiple with Shadow Copy Windows 7 Pro Easily restore files to computers retains a copy of previous versions each version that was saved Windows 7 Enterprise Edition & Windows Server 2008 Better Together Advanced Features Overview: Ensure Security and Productivity for your End Users • Enhanced Security • AppLocker • BitLocker™ and BitLocker to Go ™ • Access Information Anywhere • BranchCache ™ • Direct Access ™ 22 OS Standardization: Deployment Investments for Windows Vista to Carry Forward Application and device compatibility core tenets are unchanged between Windows Vista and Windows 7 System image management tools and processes are consistent for both operating systems Deployment tools developed for Windows Vista will carry forward to Windows 7 with incremental updates Post-deployment desktop management leverages the same tools and processes for both operating systems 23 Windows 7 Hardware Requirements Why Microsoft Volume Licensing? • Volume Licensing programs provide customers with solutions – the ability to choose the software they need and the flexibility in acquiring it These programs offer supplementary benefits that OEM and FPP licenses do not provide, such as: • Downgrade rights • Cross-language rights • Re-imaging rights • Portable use rights 25 Windows is Licensed Per Device One license per device Full Windows license available only through OEM and retail box (not Volume Licensing) Windows licenses through Volume Licensing are upgrades only OEM Windows licenses do not have transfer rights: • Adding Software Assurance provides Volume Licensing rights except transfer rights • Software Assurance can be transferred to replacement PC, not OEM Windows 26 Microsoft Licensing Programs Individual Small and Med Business Enterprise Customers Enterprise Customers 0 – 5 PCs 5 – 250 PCs 250+ PCs 250+ PCs Enterprise FPP Open Business Select License Agreement Enterprise Subscription OEM Open Value Select Plus Agreement Open Value Application Platform Company-wide Agreement Open Value Subscription Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) WGA Get Genuine Kit (GGK) Get Genuine Solution (GGS) Get Genuine Windows Agreement