Microsoft drives Vista adoption with price cuts
In an obvious move to promote adoption of Windows Vista, Microsoft has announced price cuts on the operating system to coincide with the release of the first service pack.
With 2008 expected to see more organizations (as opposed to home users) adopting Vista, software and network managers face the challenge of upgrading the IT estate with minimal disruption and unexpected expenditure. In this type of exercise, the role of both IT Asset Management and Software Asset Management is vital, helping the business understand exactly what is already on the network and what needs to be done to successfully complete the upgrade.
With upwards of 70% of IT projects running over time and/or over budget, getting a Vista migration wrong could be a costly and painful mistake.
For more information on upgrading to Vista, Centennial has prepared some simple advice, available here.
