Alternatives
This document outlines the recommendations of the IT department. As with any project, there are alternatives to the project proposed in this document. The IT department has put considerable thought into the alternatives before proposing this solution. The following shortlist outlines the advantages of disadvantages of each alternative.
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Keep Current Deployment Schedule and Model in Place
Only Update Workstations Running Windows 2000 to Windows XP SP2
Keep Current Deployment Schedule and Model in Place
In this scenario (Table 6), Woodgrove does not change its current operation. Computers are refreshed according to either hardware purchasing or leasing cycles, and multiple operating systems stay in production.
Table 6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Keeping the Current Model
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Only Update Workstations Running Windows 2000 to Windows XP SP2
As in the previous scenario, Woodgrove does not change a large percentage of its current operation (Table 7). Workstations are refreshed according to hardware refresh cycles, and multiple operating systems stay in production. However, an effort would be made to replace the older hardware and workstations with new equipment, operating systems, and software.
Table 7. Advantages and Disadvantages of Updating Older Versions of Windows
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It is possible to list more scenarios, but these are the main viable options. This solution will get the company on a single standard desktop, but administrators will still need to manage multiple images for varied hardware types and languages.
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