This case study provides an inside look at how Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) deployed Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) into the Microsoft global environment. This document describes Microsoft IT's high-level processes for deploying SP1 and the best practices they learned as a result. Microsoft IT minimized the cost of the deployment by planning carefully, creating a ramped rollout schedule, and using an installation sequencer to deploy a standardized software package. IT architects can use this case study to help plan their SP1 deployments.

To view this document, see the Microsoft IT SP1 Deployment Case Study.