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MSP, LLC Migration Proposal
MSP, LLC is an industry leading graphics company that needs to upgrade its hardware and software to maintain its edge amongst other companies similar to itself. If MSP wants to continue to attract high-level employees we must provide them with high-level equipment. In order to do that we must upgrade the operating systems that we currently run and the hardware that we will use along with it. MSP currently uses Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7. To be able to migrate to Windows 8 we must discard part of our current inventory of desktops and laptops. Below is a proposal that will show what Windows 8 and new hardware can present to this company. This
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This will allow company user's the ability to move across our company and still have access to their files on any computer they may log into. The use of SkyDrive by our employee's will also help alleviate the use of standard hard drive storage and the cost to purchase and maintain them. Many will question the overall cost of this type of upgrade and migration. However, the facts below will justify the cost. The older machines running Windows XP will have to be upgraded to a newer operating system. By April 2014, technical support and security updates for Windows XP will cease to exist from Microsoft (Dysart, 2014). This means that the majority of MSP's computers may and will become vulnerable to spyware, malicious software, and harmful viruses which can damage and steal our proprietary information and data. These types of security risks can be easily avoided by moving our computer's to the newer operating system. A pilot and main migration will be used to facilitate the upgrade for all of the computers within the company. Two weekends over a span of 4 weeks will be needed to facilitate a migration of this size. Especially moving users that are not accustomed to the Windows 8 platform and drastic visual difference to Windows XP and Windows 7. A small number of users will be selected to participate in the initial migration. This pilot migration will allow for testing and evaluation of the new
Twenty systems will initially be imaged for Linux and configured to run on the existing network environment. A testing group will be compiled from departments across the organization to determine how the operating system meets user needs in various departments. After a ten day testing period, any problems identified can be resolved as required to support a seamless transition. The phased migration can then be completed 50 systems at a time, cycling the Linux systems in and the XP systems out. As the XP systems are collected, Linux will be installed on them to continue with the phased concept. Diagram B displays how the systems will be tested, configured and distributed. Additional factors need to be taken into consideration for this project
Since the whole PC platform is so varied, I can only give an opinion and insight onto a small part of it. To do this, I will detail my own system in order to explain how the platform can be customised. Some of the parts were bought over 4 years ago, so prices have varied a lot.
Introduction: In this assignment, I will explain the role of hardware and software components within a computer system. Furthermore, I will explain how they relate to digital graphics.I will also recommend suitable components for Cambridge Industrial Design. (P1)
Microsoft’s policy enables competition between PC producers resulting in lower prices. This also causes stratification of the PCs resulting in low-end, average, and luxury versions.
To convert to a new system there are four methods that need to be applied; (1) Pilot-implement the entire system on a limited portion of the business, (2) Phased-install it in phases across the corporation or organization, (3) Parallel- the new system runs in parallel with the old system until the new one is tested and in full operational, (4) Plunge (direct)-the old system is shut down one day and the new system is turned on the next day (“What is System Development?” 2012). these four methods will help in converting to a new system from the old system.
While most of the information that has been reviewed so far has some impact from a security point of view their still is the ability to grow the system. Windows 2003 is a network operating system that can grow with the company. Since the request to upgrade only the San Jose, CA location this will not limit the company to this location. Over time the company has the ability to integrate or update other locations to Windows 2003. This meaning that network administration can be centrally located to one or two locations, the first location would be used for the administration and the second location for back up and recovery.
Microsoft enjoys so much power in the market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems that if it wished to exercise this power solely in terms of price, it could charge a price for Windows substantially above that which could be charged in a competitive market. Moreover, it could do so for a
1. Your company is discussing plans to migrate desktop and laptop users to Linux. One
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customers lack a commercially viable alternative to Windows” (“Microsoft: Court’s Findings of Fact”). The barrier of entry would “prevent an aspiring entrant into the relevant market from drawing a significant number of customers away from a
RavenTech, LLC will migrate all clients systems currently running the Microsoft Windows XP Operating System (OS) to a Linux-based OS. The migration will occur in discrete, well-defined, stages to allow for testing, validation and rollback as required. Users will experience the minimum amount of productivity interruption required to complete the migration. The overall migration plan consists of 7 steps: 1) Procedure Preparation, 2) Domain Modification, 3) User Data Migration, 4) Network Modifications, 5) Hardware Upgrades, 6) Linux OS Install & Migration and 7) XP OS Removal & Clean-up Tasks (Table 1).
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