So, did anyone try what I suggested? Run a screen reader against a metro application? So that you know I’m not kidding you?
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 12:49 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Surface RT or Surface Pro? AV clients aren’t a blocker for most enterprise client migrations. Usually the blocker is the huge cost involved, due to the large number of people involved in getting the release out - Need to go and gather requirements from many business units - Need to go and find out all the differences (e.g. new security settings/defaults) between the old platform and the new one, and then get the security group (and regulators etc.) to sign off on the new proposed standard - Need to do sociability testing of all the base infrastructure (including end-point protection, but also VPN clients, monitoring tools, deployment tools, asset tracking tools, provisioning tools, procurement tools) - Need to do sociability testing of business apps (e.g. a big bank will have hundreds of apps) - Need to create the necessary builds, scripts etc. and update deployment infrastructure to cater for the new platform. - Need to validate which hardware models the new build will actually work on, and work to retire the rest - Need to work out how to migrate existing user data during the upgrade process - Need to get all the necessary support in place (e.g. floor walkers), plus user guides / self-help training etc, negotiate roll out schedules with business units blah blah For really big orgs, with hundreds of thousands of seats, you never really finish one upgrade before you’re already planning the next one. The end-point protection client is probably the least of the issues. Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com<mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Scott Barnes Sent: Wednesday, 17 April 2013 6:05 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Surface RT or Surface Pro? The reality is most Enterprises that have moved to Windows 7 aren't likely to rush out again on Windows 8, they'll probably want the dust to settle and lot of time the stalling point for migration between Operating Systems isn't just SOE red-tape its often because Virus scanners themselves haven't gotten their act together to produce a solid build for the latest edition (i'm looking at you Symantec) ..... oh yes despite their being a built-in Virus scanner in Windows 8....
