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David Jackson
Microsoft Licensing Specialist
CDW Corporation
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Making it efficient, saving money.
• Purchasing software through full packaged product or
OEM may be inefficient
• Volume licensing saves time and money
• Consolidating individual licenses increases efficiency
• Be able to image and ghost
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Long-term and volume licensing strategies
are more efficient.
Easier for IT staff to manage.
• Greater flexibility in software deployment
• Track actual use of software to guide future purchasing decisions
• Better service with Software Assurance
• Access to certain Microsoft products, such as Forefront, Live
Meeting, VECD and other subscription products available only
through volume licenses
• Online access to Microsoft products and services
• Centralizes license inventory
• Opportunities to aggregate purchases for greater discounts
• Transferability for current software licenses
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Software Assurance
• Provides upgrades and updates through the licensing term
• eLearning, Home Use Program, Training Vouchers, TechNet
and more
• Automatically included in Open Value plans
• Optional with Open Business and Select License plans
• Initially must be purchased with license
– Software Assurance is available only at renewal
– Available separately for most OEM within 90 days of purchase
• Microsoft maintenance plans
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• 65% of users are currently testing Windows 7, primarily on a limited number of
PCs in a production environment
• 35% of users plan to upgrade within 90 days of the release; 30% have no plans to
upgrade at all
• On average, users expect 30% of machines to be migrated within 6 months, 40%
by 12 months, 55% by 18 months and 65% by 24 months
• Top 3 reasons for upgrading – improved security, increased speed & better user-
interface
• Main reason for NOT upgrading – don’t see the benefits
• Most users will migrate by upgrading existing machines (as opposed to replacing
old machines with new machines with Win 7 pre-loaded)
• To upgrade existing machine, users will primarily buy a new license or through
Software Assurance
• Biggest things that users are doing to get ready for the upgrade are test
compatibility and upgrade memory
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• Users can install and run • Eliminate unwanted/unknown
unapproved applications applications in your network
• Even standard users can install
some types of software
• Enforce application standardization
within your organization
• Unauthorized applications may:
• Introduce malware • Easily create and manage flexible
• Increase helpdesk calls
rules using Group Policy
• Reduce user productivity
• Undermine compliance efforts
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Windows 7 Made Easy (Part 1)
• http://www.microsoft.com/windows/window
s-7/features/videos.aspx
• http://www.microsoft.com/windows/window
s-7/features/videos.aspx?vindex=12
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