This document discusses the end of support for Windows XP in April 2014 and provides recommendations for organizations that have not yet upgraded from Windows XP. It notes that 33-50% of enterprise organizations still rely on Windows XP. Upgrading is recommended over paying expensive support fees after the deadline. However, many organizations are reluctant to upgrade due to application incompatibilities and user disruption. The document recommends using tools like RES Workspace Designer and Citrix AppDNA to discover applications and compatibility issues. It also suggests using virtualization technologies like Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop to deliver applications remotely and minimize user disruption when transitioning from Windows XP.

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Will You Make the Windows XP Deadline in Time?
Risks, Costs and Solutions for Windows XP End of Life and Beyond
10X IT Productivity Webinar Series, Ep. 1
Penny Gralewski
Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Citrix
Sean Donahue
Sr. Director Alliances at RES Software

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Today’s Topics
• What is End of Life?
• Risks / Costs
• Steps to the Demise of Windows XP
• Wrangle your Apps
• Separate your Users
• Windows 8.1?? Windows 9??
• Empower your Users
#10xIT

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When? What? Where?
When?
April 8, 2014
What?
No more service packs (SP)
No more hot fixes
No more support
Where?
33% - 50% of Enterprise Organization

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Upgrade? Or Roll the Dice?
To Upgrade? Or Not?
Malware
Virus
Soft Targets
Paid Extended
$upport
Rolling 3-Year
$upport
Cost$ Double in
Year 2

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Why Don’t Companies Upgrade?
• Application Libraries
• Too many applications amassed over 10 years
• Incompatibilities with Windows 7 / 8
• Incompatibilities with Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10
• Incompatibilities with App-V 4.x / 5
• User Disruption
• 10 years of user familiarity
• Loss of productivity
• Increased help desk burden
• The neighbor effect

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So, how do you
approach this
paradigm?

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Smooth migrations with the right tools
Empower
Discover
Design
Deploy
Build
RES Workspace Designer
RES Workspace Manager
SCCM
App-V
Citrix AppDNA
The IT Store
RES Automation Manager
SCCM
XenApp / XenDesktop
Citrix AppDNA
RES BDA

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Step 1 – Identify Scoping

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Choose the both path or mix physical & virtual

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How to solve the real app compat problems

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What’s the time, cost, risk?

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Step 1 – Discover  Scoping

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Physical or Virtual
Operating System Application
Physical Install Physical Install
Server-based Computing Hosted Session-based
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure XenApp
Windows on a Stick App-V Streaming
Image Management Package Management

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The Growing Impact on IT
Is managing
IT getting
too complex
and costly?
Traditional Apps &
PC Lifecycle
Management Systems
Task Workers
& Desktop PCs
Virtualized &
Streamed Apps
Knowledge Workers
& Laptops
Virtual &
Remote Desktops
Mobile Workers
& Tablet PCs
Cloud-Based Apps &
Mobile Device
Management
Remote/Home Office
Workers & smart phones
App Delivery &
Management
User Workstyles &
Devices

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User Disruption
This
doesn’t
work…
Help me!
This is
so slow!!
I hate
this new
desktop!
I used to
have…
I can’t
find…
Where is
my ….?

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Make the user agnostic
Windows XP
• Applications
• Data
• Printers
• Settings
Windows 7 SBC
Citrix XenDesktop
Windows 7
Windows 9

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Is it Just about Happy Users?
• Consistency is key to happy users
• Faster access is also key
• IT needs compliance and control
• Nirvana is providing the right IT services to the right
users in the right situation

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Location and Device Awareness
Examples:
• Network location
• OS type
• Application version
• USB storage
• Hardware spec

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Enterprise Class Management
• Single management console
• Lightweight architecture
• Just a few clicks away

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Step 6: High Five
Place Hand Here

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Delivering Customer, Partner Success
Read the best case study ever
http://www.ressoftware.com/resources/case-studies

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Don’t hesitate to reach out to us:
Sean Donahue
Sr. Director Alliances
SeanDo@ressoftware.com
@SeanDo40
Penny Gralewski
Sr. Product Marketing Mgr.
Penny.Gralewski@Citrix.com
@AppDNA
www.citrix.com/appdna
Questions? Comments? Concerns?
Thank you for attending!
Stay tuned for the next episode of the
IT Productivity Webinar Series
http://www3.ressoftware.com/10xIT2.html
Try Citrix AppDNA
http://try.citrix.com/AppDNATrial
Read the best case study ever
http://www.ressoftware.com/resources/case-
studies
Watch the whiteboard of XP EoL
http://www.youtube.com/user/RESSoftware

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