Microsoft quarterly profits have gone up by 60%, well all due to Windows 7. Microsoft’s Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein also did mention - “Exceptional demand for Windows 7 led to the positive top-line growth for the company” … So what do I want to say, well when there is so much of Windows 7 being sold, every Microsoft Partner has been busy for last year with activities like:

• Windows 7 – Deployment Strategies
• Migrations from Legacy OS to Windows 7
• Infrastructure Assessment and Application Compatibility Tests

As with all other MS Partners, even my current organization has had number of in-house training sessions, PoCs, Migration & Deployment Projects in and around above topics. As the Windows 7 adoptions are increasing, organizations are looking for key resources to deploy it. Here are a few resources for you to refer if you are involved in Windows 7 for the Enterprise in any way:

• Choosing a Windows 7 Deployment Strategy
  Looking to start you deployment of Windows 7? Not sure where to start or the resources available? Read this concise article on the recommended deployment strategies and the tools that support them.
• Analyzing you environment with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
  Do you want to know what is running in organization so you can plan a Windows 7 deployment? The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit is a free solution accelerator that can inventory you infrastructure.
• Prepare your Applications for Windows 7
  A key consideration when moving to Windows 7 is whether your applications will run successfully. Download the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) to access the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7
• Five Steps to Windows 7 Application Readiness
  Trying to decide if the applications you use in your organization will run on Windows 7? Follow these 5 steps to determine application Readiness.
• Application Management and Preparing for a Windows 7 Deployments
  Read this concise article that will walk you through the variety of approaches to addressing compatibility issues and the tools available to help you.
• Commonly-used application shims here.
  Watch this video and see how to apply commonly-used shims to legacy application to enable them to work on Windows 7.
• Understanding Application Compatibility
  Why might your application not work on Windows 7? There are a few reasons such as enhanced security or retired components. This article walks you through the areas that might affect your applications.

Folks get on with it……

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