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Adopting new technologies. A guide for a better life.
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2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Adopting new technologies
A guide for a happy life
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
David Nudelman
Microsoft MVP since 2010
STEP Member
Lord Nudelman of Glencoe
ITPro.es
TheDesktopTeam.com
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Life influences
• How stupid things affect your life
• Vista
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Case – Windows XP
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Back to the future - 2001
• 911 Attacks
• Wikipedia is launched
• iPod is released
• Mac OS X released
• HP and Compaq merge
• Cc the cat, the first cloned pet, was born
• Less than 1% of UK households had DSL connection
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Monsters, Inc.
• Shrek
• A Beautiful Mind
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Windows xp
• Reasons to stayIt works!
No budget for the migration
I don’t like Windows 8
• Reasons to migrateHardware compatibility
Performance on the same hardware
Support
“Includes” XP - XP mode and SA
More control
Embrace the Consumerization of IT
“Finally, perhaps the best reason to start moving to Windows 7/8 is to give your users some love. ” Don Jones
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Exit strategy
Get me out of here, now!
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
WHAT IS A PROJECT?
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Why projects fail
• Hakuna Matata
Discovery
Strategy
Pilot
Implementation
Suport
• YOLO
Just do it! Good luck
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Why is it hard to deploy new technologies?
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Discovery
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Strategy
• Technology review
• Match technologies with business cases
• Plan and scope
• Application delivery
• Packaging
• OS delivery
• Security
• Benchmarks
• Make the most of your licence agreement
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
PIlot
• Process
• Technology
• Get people involved
• Train the staff
• Engage friendly users
• Identify evangelists
• Record results
• Initial staff training
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Mind the gap
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
implementation
• Leverage technology
• KPI
• Booking resources
• Booking migration appointments
• Dealing with exceptions
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Support and BAU
• Support staff fully trained
• BAU for new infrastructure
• Contingency staff
• End user training
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Success!
• Early planning
• Realistic timescales
• Application discovery
• Manage expectations
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Success!
• Early planning
• Realistic timescales
• Application discovery
• Manage expectations
• Report success
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Success!
• Early planning
• Realistic timescales
• Application discovery
• Manage expectations
• Report success
• Praise friendly users
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
#FAIl
• Leave applications for when it is too late
• Rely on users to obtain recovery data
• Underestimate resource commitment
• Poor project management
• Forget the reason for the project “Happy users”
• Lack of infrastructure preparation
2014 - MVP Open Day 2014 - Barcelona – David Nudelman
Questions?