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Organizations everywhere have either made the jump to Windows 7 or are planning to do so. As discussed in our 2010 Windows 7 Migration Survey Report, there are common characteristics and practices among companies who were successful in their upgrade, offering others the opportunity to avoid the same bumps in the road.

If you’re preparing to migrate your company’s system over to Windows 7 – or even just considering it – chances are you’re going to want to talk to some people who have been there and done that.

Believe it or not, we’re approaching the one-year anniversary of the release of Windows 7.  Those who have moved to the new operating system rave about its sleekness, speed, simplicity and other improvements over previous systems.  But according to Symantec’s State of the Enterprise Security survey, just 9 percent of enterprises had actually made the switch as of February<

Getting dumped is never fun, but let’s face it, being the one who ends the relationship can be just as difficult. It’s hard to walk away from something you’ve invested time in—not to mention money.

WRATH: Not taking the right steps to avoid the wrath of your CIO if the migration doesn’t go well

GREED: Failing to run a test or pilot to test the migration

SLOTH: Being lazy with your migration, not preparing your applications or capturing the right setting and personalities of your endpoints

Gluttony: Migrating more than you need to by not cleaning things up first

LUST:  Lusting after the latest version before figuring out what makes sense for your organization