Onuora Amobi
Onuora Amobi is the founder and CEO of Nnigma, a leading online marketing firm headquartered in Pasadena, California. A Microsoft MVP with close to two decades of IT experience, he is also the co-author of the Windows 7 Deployment Guide for small businesses and IT Professionals(http://www.windows7deploymentguide.com).
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300 million copies of Windows 7 sold
Microsoft has sold 300 million copies of Windows 7 to date, officials said on January 27, the day the company is reporting its Q2 FY11 earnings. That’s up from the 240 million figure we last heard in October 2010. Microsoft execs also said that Windows 7 is now on 20 percent of all Internet-connected PCs. [...]
Windows 7 Migration Project Management – Part 7 – Carry out a comprehensive Information Systems audit
Before you start deploying software, it’s a good idea to know what you currently have. The Windows 7 migration project team is responsible for either performing comprehensive audits or otherwise organizing the implementation of these audits. The audits that need to be performed are: License Audits: What relevant software licenses do we have now? When will [...]
Windows 7 Migration Project Management – Part 6 – Identify migration tools to be used for the project
Microsoft has made available a host of tools to assist organizations with the planning and deployment phases of the migration process. These tools support Lite‐Touch and Zero‐Touch deployment processes and help you support the Planning, Building, and Deploying phases of your migration project. Planning Phase Tools These include: Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit Microsoft’s [...]
Hmmm…how well is Windows 7 really doing?
Interesting story from Engadget. In light of my last story, this is interesting… Microsoft’s Windows division has been on something of a roll recently, but a deeper look into the company’s financials seems to indicate that the reported numbers might look better than reality. Information Week has done some deep digging into Microsoft’s recent SEC [...]
Who exactly is using Windows 7 in the Enterprise?
So I am on this mission to help determine exactly what the adoption rate for Windows 7 has been in the enterprise. How did this begin you ask? Well, I was talking about the benefits of Windows 7 with a close friend of mine and he basically wasnt impressed. We had a long strategic discussion [...]
Letter to the Editor – 50 Remote shared areas that are mounted on a NAS
So I had sent out an email asking for your Windows 7 deployment questions and I received quite a few responses. I will be posting them here over time. Remember, the idea here is you guys should use the comments box below to answer the question if you know how… The question is from Steve [...]
Symantec release some Windows 7 migration statistics
Symantec has just released the results of their Windows 7 migration survey. While you can see the full deck below, here are some key stats: Apparently, 23 percent of the firms were migrating to Windows 7 from Windows Vista, just three years after that product’s launch. IT managers see migrations as an opportunity to replace [...]
Join our Windows 7 Deployment Google Group
I recently set up a Windows 7 Deployment Google Group for us to be able to have more in depth offline discussions about Windows 7 and the deployment process. Head over to the group and sign up for a membership. The address is below: Windows 7 Deployment Google Group
Has anyone used DirectAccess before? – What was your experience?
Microsoft define DirectAccess this way: DirectAccess, introduced in the Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating systems, allows remote users to securely access enterprise shares, web sites, and applications without connecting to a virtual private network (VPN). DirectAccess establishes bi-directional connectivity with a user’s enterprise network every time a user’s DirectAccess-enabled portable computer connects [...]
Has anyone used BranchCache before? – What was your experience?
So it’s user feedback time. Part of the reason for this blog is for us as a community to try and share our experiences as Windows 7 users/implementers. To that end, I am starting a series of user feedback posts asking for your common experiences with Windows 7 deployment tools. The first tool i wanted [...]
Windows 7 Migration Tools -Prowess SmartMigrate
Taken from their Press Release (NOT AN ENDORSEMENT) Prowess, today announced the release of SmartMigrate – a free, wizard-based solution that reduces the cost and complexity of migration from Windows XP to Windows 7. Currently in beta but available for trial use, SmartMigrate offers simplicity and compatibility for users to maintain productivity by preserving existing [...]
Question: for an enterprise or business, what is the most useful feature of Windows 7?
There are so many new and interesting features in this operating system. There things like Branchecache, DirectAccess, enhanced security etc On this site, we talk about deploying Windows 7 a lot but I love to get feedback from you about the perceived effectiveness of the operating system. Comment below and tell me about the features [...]
11 tools for Windows 7 Migrations – Part 11 – Zinstall XP7
Product name: Zinstall XP7 Manufacturer: Zinstall Price: $89 per computer Key features: As the name implies, Zinstall XP7 transfers programs, settings and files from Windows XP to Windows 7. The product allows usage of applications that are incompatible with Windows 7 and ensures that that no corrupt system files such as DLLs, registry entries or [...]
11 tools for Windows 7 Migrations – Part 10 – Viewfinity User Migration
Product name: Viewfinity User Migration Manufacturer: Viewfinity Price: $10 to $25 per desktop Key features: Viewfinity User Migration is wizard-based software that works with Microsoft’s User State Migration Tool “and adds out-of-the-box automation for multiple-user migration, all from a centralized status and monitoring console,” allowing automatic movement of settings and user data without the need [...]
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