The Future of the Desktop

Stephen Edwards, Nick HodgeMicrosoft Australia

Standardized

Rationalized

Basic

IO Improves IT EfficiencyAccomplish More with the Same Resources

PCs managed per IT FTE

100

200

300

400

700

0

Organization

500

600

Avg PC’s per/IT FTEIT Labor/PC

Source: IDC data analyzed by Microsoft 2006

20%

60%20%

76$1,320

172$580

442$230

Standardized RationalizedBasic$1,320/PC $230/PC

Limited PC Security• PC firewall• Auto patching

PC Security $130/PC Savings

Comprehensive PC Security• Anti Spyware• Enforced security compliancewith Network Access Control

Minimal PC Security• Anti-virus• Manual patching• No enforced sec. compliance

Standardization• Defined PC lifecycle• Limited policy based PC mgt• Many software configs

Stds Compliance• Defined PC life cycle, stds enforcement• Full policy based PC mgt• Minimal hw, sw configs

None• No PC life cycle strategy• No policy based PC mgt• Many hw, sw config

Standardized desktops $110/PC Centrally managed PC config $190/PC

Limited sys mgmt• Single sys mgt tool• Software packaging• Software distribution

No system-wide mgmt• Poor sys mgt tool coverage• Duplicate mgmt tools• Manual sw, patch deploymt

Comprehensive sys mgt• Hw, sw inventories• Hw, sw reporting• Auto/targeted sw dist.

Single system management tool $110/PC Automated software distribution $120/PC

Multiple Directories• Many auth. directories• No dir synchronization• Manual user provisioning

Single directory for Auth• One authentication dir.

Automated provisioning• Single Sign-on• Auto password reset• Auto user provisioning

Comprehensive directory solution $120/PC Automated user provisioning $50/PC

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/io (Desktop, AD, & SMS), IDC, 2006

Infrastructure OptimizationIndustry Best Practices Drives Down Costs

$580/PC

Universal Communications: phone in desktop

Office Live Workspace: Office Integration

TextGlow: OpenXML + Silverlight

Live Mesh: files synchronised in the Mesh

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