Vista Migration eBook, Chapter 2, Now Available

If you're tasked with some aspect of Vista migration (and who isn't?) you should know that Chapter 2 of the Altiris-sponsored eBook has just been released. This chapter address topics like "Actual Migration Tasks", "An Extended View of Migrations", and "Creating a "Migration Project Plan".

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You can download Chapter 2 here.

Chapter 2: Excerpt

So you've decided to migrate to Windows Vista. Good for you! Your goal now is to design the very best migration possible and to ensure that the network remains stable during and after the migration has been performed. Successful migration projects rely on a proper structure. For this reason, this chapter will focus on how the migration project itself will be organized. To do this, we will begin by looking at the actual tasks required to perform a migration on a PC in order to help you understand what a tangible migration process involves.

But, because you know what to do to migrate one PC doesn't mean that the migration of dozens, hundreds or even thousands of PCs will just work. Migration projects are massive undertakings that require the coordination of hundreds of tasks—tasks that must be correctly orchestrated to be delivered on time, under budget and with a very high level of quality. To meet these requirements, you need a change management strategy, one that will help you blueprint each step of the process and ensure that everything works as planned.

Finally, you need to launch the migration project. Armed with the structured change management strategy, you can begin to lay out the steps you need to undertake to complete this project. That's why we close the chapter with a look at the actual project plan for the migration and the process you need to put it in place.

Chapter 2: Table of Contents

• Actual Migration Tasks
  • Hardware and Software Readiness Assessment
  • Personality Capture
  • Creating and Deploying Base Images
  • Application Packaging
  • Software Installation
  • Personality Restoration
  • Migration Status Reporting
• An Extended View of Migrations
  • Using the QUOTE© System
  • Question Phase — Problem Statement
  • Understanding Phase — Exploring the Impacts of Migration
  • Organization Phase — Preparing for the Migration
  • Transfer Phase — Performing the Pilot Project, then moving on to Deployment
  • Evaluation Phase — Moving on to Production
• Creating a Migration Project Plan
  • Project Planning Considerations
  • Required Teams and Roles

Download Chapter 2 here.