Today at Microsoft
Ignite 2016, VMware, Inc., a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business
mobility, announced a new solution for customers to assess and implement their
Windows 10 migrations. VMware’s SysTrack Desktop Assessment Service for Windows
10 is a free, cloud-hosted service by Lakeside Software Inc., and is the first
step customers need to begin their migration process from legacy Windows
systems to the modern, enterprise mobility management (EMM)-friendly Windows
10. Details on a customer’s existing environment are identified and
quantitatively analyzed to accelerate the move to Windows. This enables
customers to take advantage of VMware’s cloud-first Windows Management and Security
model for a simpler, cost-effective and more secure Windows environment
“VMware’s End-User
Computing portfolio makes us uniquely positioned to take a holistic view of an
organization’s Windows environment and determine the perfect fit for existing
devices in a Windows 10 world,” said Blake Brannon, vice president of Product Marketing,
End-User Computing, VMware. “The SysTrack Desktop Assessment Service is a
step-by-step process that gathers in-depth information for organizations to
understand system performance and application usage patterns to give a clear
picture on which physical devices can upgrade to Windows 10 and which can
migrate to Windows 10 through a virtual desktop. Guidance on the optimal
computing environment helps organizations lower the cost of delivering and
managing Windows environments going forward.”
Windows 10 is poised to
have a significant impact on organizations’ EUC strategies, creating a more
secure, cost effective and unified computing environment with a better end user
experience. As organizations embrace this new OS, they can use VMware AirWatch to manage the OS platform in a cloud-centric model that is more agile and
robust than traditional configuration management tools. As organizations set on
this Windows 10 migration path, VMware is committed to help them smoothly
transition to the new OS.
The VMware SysTrack
Desktop Assessment Service is a free, cloud-based service designed to examine
end-user behavior, device inventory and configurations (PCs, laptops, tablets
and smartphones), software, web and network usage patterns. These insights
empower IT administrators to gain a comprehensive understanding of their
end-user environment as they evaluate Windows 10 migrations. The service
provides not only an easier path to migrate to Windows 10, but it also offers
customers necessary insights to move forward with a centralized management
solution that lowers cost, increases security and compliance, and delivers a
peak user experience across customers’ Windows deployments.
Features in the service
include:
· Cloud-hosted assessment to identify desktop
candidates that are best fit for in-place migration to Windows 10
· Detailed metrics and reporting around system
mobility, device performance and application usage to more accurately tailor
policies and management models towards EMM, VDI, DaaS or thin clients
· Examine hardware and device configurations,
application issues and user behavior to ensure a stronger management and
security posture after migration to Windows 10
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