Windows Vista Migration – Project Management

Windows Vista migration is the largest single IT project many organizations will undertake in 2008. To effectively manage such a large project, IT managers need to know exactly what they have on their network so they can plan and prepare before the migration commences.

Centennial Software’s IT audit solutions make it easy to build an accurate and dynamic inventory of the entire corporate network, discovering all installed software and auditing hardware configurations across all major platforms.

With Centennial Software, migrations can be done with the:

  • Least cost – minimize cost of unnecessary purchases
  • Lowest disruption – spot potential issues before they affect productivity

With 70% of IT projects running over time or over budget, Centennial Software’s ability to give you complete visibility of the IT estate is essential to ensure Vista migration is a success.

Preparing for Windows Vista

Microsoft advises any organization upgrading to Windows Vista to first create a full network inventory, understanding what hardware already exists on the IT estate.

With Centennial Discovery, organizations can not only create full audit of the network, but also compare the configuration of each PC against Microsoft’s specified requirements for supporting Windows Vista.

Centennial Discovery makes it easy to see how many machines need to be upgraded or replaced in order to support a department or company-wide roll out of the new operating system. By understanding the full extent of the changes required on the network before the migration commences, organizations can avoid costly surprises and ensure that the project is brought in on-time and on-budget.

Tracking progress

A full network audit isn’t just essential before the project. Centennial Discovery’s dynamic network inventory keeps managers informed about the progress of the Vista migration.

The Discovery.Visual module even allows managers to map progress and see at-a-glance where PCs have been successfully upgraded.

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