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Support for Windows XP ends on April 8, 2014. If you want your organization to avoid higher support costs, loss of user productivity and possibility of lost data, migrate to a newer platform now. Does it sound like a huge undertaking? It doesn't have to be! In this free webinar titled Out With The Old And Deploy, we will show you how easy it is to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 and beyond.
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DEATH OF XPOut With the Old and Deploy
Ben Webster | Regional Account Manager
Kevin Sullivan | Director of Sales Engineering
Agenda
• Introduction
• Why are we here?
• What do we do?
• Next Steps?
Specops Software
• Founded in 1998
• Global Presence
• Over 3000 Global Customers in Over 50 Countries
: INTRODUCTION
Specops means Simplicity and
Innovation
Specops is about Creativity, Cooperation
and Transparency
Specops always stays Two Steps Ahead
Specops is the onlychoice
Specops
Specops Philosophy
: INTRODUCTION
Specops Core Focus Areas
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t • Operating System Deployment
• Application Deployment
• Self-Service Portal
• Inventory
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t • Password Policy
• Password Reset
• Password Sync
Uti
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s • GPUpdateProfessional
• Active Directory Janitor
: INTRODUCTION
Why are we here?
• XP Support End April 8th, 2014
– End of Technical Support
– No more security updates
– No more bug fixes
• Not just a Microsoft issue
– All Software Vendors (ISVs) will be motivated to stop supporting XP apps
– Consulting costs will increase when supporting XP because they can
• Windows IT Pro articles
– http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/how-deal-windows-xp-separation-anxiety
– http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/three-similarities-between-zombie-apocalypse-and-death-windows-xp
– http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/microsoft-migrating-windows-xp-windows-7-wrong-choice
Things to consider
• UEFI
• App compat
• Modern Apps
• Training
• Windows 7 or Windows 8.1
How Does Specops Help?
• SSP
• SD overview/pitch
• SD/OS
• SD/App
• SD/EP
Demo
Cu
sto
miz
ed
Tri
al Custom Trial key
Fully supported
Full proof of concept
www.specopssoft.com
Specops Proven Simplicity
: SOFTWARE
Questions or feedback?
Ben Webster
Kevin Sullivan