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Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization: Simplifying Large-Scale Windows OS Migrations

Overview This white paper discusses how Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization enables organizations to streamline and accelerate enterprise-scale Windows XP and Vista migrations, eliminating key pain points and lowering the barriers of time, cost and effort involved. The paper highlights the challenges inherent in these OS migrations, including significant time and cost requirements, and business interruption and end-user downtime. It then demonstrates how SoftGrid's virtualization, centralization and on-demand capabilities enable IT to overcome these issues, ensure business continuity and build the foundation for a flexible, responsive IT environment. Finally, real-world examples showcase how global organizations have leveraged SoftGrid for major OS migrations.

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Publisher
Microsoft
File Format
PDF
Date Published
Apr 1, 2007
Format
White Papers
Topics
Virtualization, Upgrades and Migration, High Performance Computing

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