Is it just the Apps in Metro store are you talking about the store itself and the OS?
--- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:20 AM, Katherine Moss <katherine.m...@gordon.edu>wrote: > 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 <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....**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** >
