Introduction to Windows 8

Window 8 Introduction

• Newest member of the Windows family

• Microsoft reimagined Windows 8 to reflect:• The way people work and play• The device they want to use• The explosion of social media

• Operating system improve on fundamentals• Speed• Reliability• Security

• Works with existing infrastructure but also offers new ways to deploy and manage users’ desktop environments.

Why Windows 8?

• More personal computing devices

• Digital generation entering the work place raises expectations

• New generation with significantly different beliefs about tools they should be able to use at work.

• Consumerization of It• Example 1: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program• Example 2: Use of social networking at work – for work.• Benefits: Unleashes people’s productivity, passion, innovation, and

competitive edge.

Microsoft Strategy for Overcoming Challenges

• Provide the experiences and devices that users love and expect.

• Deliver enterprise-grade solutions that you can use to manage and secure them

Experiences and Devices

• Choice between convenience and productivity

• Delivers a touch-first experience along with full support for mouse and keyboard

• Convenience and mobility of a tablet combined with the power and familiarity of a full PC

• Move effortlessly between work and personal activities

Enterprise-grade solutions

• Windows 8 also offers enterprise-grade solutions:• Enhanced end-to-end security

• Improves the security and reliability of the system • Management and virtualization advancements

• Features that help you manage client PCs• Example: Windows To Go

What’s new for Windows 8?

• Focuses on users’ lives

• Perfect for a range of devices

• Smooth and intuitive

• Instant access to information

• Spend less time looking and more time doing

End-to-end security

• The following list describes new and enhanced security features in Windows 8:• Trusted boot• Measured boot On Trusted Platform Module (TPM)• BitLocker Drive Encryption• AppLocker• Windows SmartScreen• Claim-based access control

Manageability and virtualization

• The following list describes some of the new manageability and virtualization features in Windows 8:• Client Hyper-V• Windows PowerShell• Testing, deployment, and migration• Refresh and Reset your PC• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Hardware recommendations

• Provides a terrific experience on the same hardware that runs Windows 7

• PCs seem to work even better after upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8

• Additionally, some Windows 8 feature require other hardware components

Hardware innovation

• Broad in Windows 8

• The following are a few key areas where Microsoft has worked extensively with its partners:• Touch

• Response times• Sensitivity and precision• Flush bezel

• Long battery life• Thinner, lighter, faster• Sensors and security• New form factors

Windows 8 editions

• Windows 8• Basic for home users

• Windows 8 Pro• Small to medium sized businesses

• Windows 8 Enterprise• Large businesses

• Windows RT Devices• Long battery lives and new form factors

Summary

• Microsoft is delivering on its commitment to deliver experiences and devices that user want, along with enterprise-grade solutions that provide end-to-end security, management, and security.