Migrating to Windows 7 is one of the most important decisions you'll make for your business. Understanding the ins and outs of a successful Windows 7 deployment will help you and your IT department save time, save money, and most importantly, improve your overall business productivity. With the cost of deploying Windows 7 from Windows XP being upwards of $1,035 per licensed user (Source: Gartner), you just can't afford to make mistakes. So you're left with two options: One: take time away from your business or your IT maintenance to read up on five, ten, maybe 20 white papers to get all the information you need, and try to map out a plan yourself. Two: hire an expensive consultant to fully evaluate your business, the pros and cons of Windows 7 deployment, and whether or not your current infrastructure can handle the upgrade. If you aren't a part of a huge corporation, chances are good that you just don't have a lot of time and money to spare for the information gathering process... which means that you have to find another option in order to make Windows 7 work for you. Thankfully, there is a better way to get the information that you need in order to plan your Windows 7 deployment. We've created a comprehensive guide that analyzes the pros and cons of Windows 7, including the new features that you can expect if you are migrating from Vista or XP. It's absolutely the best option for small businesses and IT professionals who are looking to deploy Windows 7, especially when compared to the alternatives. You won't waste time looking for information, and you won't need to spend thousands of dollars on an expensive consultant in order to get REAL answers for your company's Windows 7 deployment.
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Onuora Amobi is a Microsoft MVP, Web Entrepreneur and seasoned Enterprise IT professional. He is the founder and CEO of Nnigma Inc., an online marketing firm headquartered in Pasadena, California.
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I co-own a small business, but our business is unique. We are a virtual business, on the internet, and each of the owner partners and staff all work out of our homes from PCs or laptops. The business has been lucrative enough to pay for each of us to have PCs and laptops and smartphones, plus our software and software upgrades. Some of us were running Windows Vista, others Windows XP. Not that it mattered until we had to have our small business software customized and the software developer said he was going to write it for Windows 7 because it made no sense for him to write it compatible for Windows Vista or Windows XP. So we were forced, fairly quickly, to upgrade XP, upgrade Vista, etc.
We saw a company online that held online seminars on how to do a Windows 7 implementation, but the cost was high and the seminar was either costed out per individual or there was a corporate rate that was even higher (because more individuals were covered under that rate). Where was the pricing sympathy for the small business owners looking to upgrade to Windows 7? Then we found a Windows 7 Deployment Guide (it cost several hundred dollars) that was highly technical, realistically for an IT type, not for business people with no IT expertise. We didn't want to give in and spend the money on the high-priced online seminar. We needed to find a guide that would walk us through the process. This wasn't something where we could risk failure. We were spending thousands on software that was going to run on the Windows 7 OS. Luckily, one of my partners found this book here on Amazon, bought it, upgraded and then each of us upgraded from Windows XP or Vista using the book as our guide. We accomplished what we needed to accomplish without a major headache or hassle. This book saved us so much money versus the high-priced online seminar.
We saw a company online that held online seminars on how to do a Windows 7 implementation, but the cost was high and the seminar was either costed out per individual or there was a corporate rate that was even higher (because more individuals were covered under that rate). Where was the pricing sympathy for the small business owners looking to upgrade to Windows 7? Then we found a Windows 7 Deployment Guide (it cost several hundred dollars) that was highly technical, realistically for an IT type, not for business people with no IT expertise. We didn't want to give in and spend the money on the high-priced online seminar. We needed to find a guide that would walk us through the process. This wasn't something where we could risk failure. We were spending thousands on software that was going to run on the Windows 7 OS. Luckily, one of my partners found this book here on Amazon, bought it, upgraded and then each of us upgraded from Windows XP or Vista using the book as our guide. We accomplished what we needed to accomplish without a major headache or hassle. This book saved us so much money versus the high-priced online seminar.
I work as a business manager of a medical practice collective. Health care records are now primarily maintained on computers. We have an IT budget, but not an IT person on staff. And we no longer use IT consultants since we found from past experiences, that they charged a lot of money (as in thousands of dollars) for services that didn't seem to merit that level of expense compared to the value of what we received. On further reflection, we even felt that we could have implemented some of these past projects with a little ingenuity ourselves! So... it was time for me, as the business manager, to get our computers out of their stone age operating systems and upgrade to Windows 7. When I counted the number of PCs and laptops that would need a Windows 7 install, I felt like I couldn't do it by myself! This level of Windows 7 implementation was beyond me, or so I thought. I googled "upgrade from Windows XP" "Windows 7 Migration" "Windows 7 Deployment" then finally "Windows 7 Small Business Guide" and voila, this book came up on the search. Thank google for getting me to the guide I needed to get every PC and laptop upgraded. OK I had to put in a lot of work after hours, but c'est la vie. The guide is super easy to read and grasp and I'm not a computer nerd by any means. I majored in Business. So if you are in my situation or if you are a business owner, this is the guide to get, it's not cryptic or written in tech speak. If I was able to upgrade XP to Windows 7 without spending thousands on IT consultants, then you can too.
The company I work for is a small business and does not employ an IT professional and in this economy, where we are just getting by, the company doesn't really have the budget to hire a consulting firm for IT related issues. Whenever we have had to make IT purchases, whether it is equipment or software, we act as a team, do research and then take it on ourselves. We knew that our office computers were behind the times with their operating systems, running Windows Vista or even Windows XP and that it was time to upgrade to Windows 7. We went online and found some white papers. We felt like we overspent on those, because they were way too technical. We needed something easy to read to get the gist of this Windows 7 upgrade and implement it.
As a small business we need computers as the infrastructure to communicate, sell our products, provide order fulfillment, process payments and make things happen. We didn't think we'd find our Windows 7 implementation solution in a book on Amazon under $50. If we had only found this book before spending what we did on the white papers that we might as well have crumpled up (had they really been paper) and thrown away. A Windows 7 install seemed overwhelming and expensive, but we knew it was a must leap for us and an investment that we needed to make. We needed a guide that would show us step by step what we needed to do and this Windows 7 Deployment Guide for Business Owners fit our needs. Recommended exponentially beyond 5 stars!
As a small business we need computers as the infrastructure to communicate, sell our products, provide order fulfillment, process payments and make things happen. We didn't think we'd find our Windows 7 implementation solution in a book on Amazon under $50. If we had only found this book before spending what we did on the white papers that we might as well have crumpled up (had they really been paper) and thrown away. A Windows 7 install seemed overwhelming and expensive, but we knew it was a must leap for us and an investment that we needed to make. We needed a guide that would show us step by step what we needed to do and this Windows 7 Deployment Guide for Business Owners fit our needs. Recommended exponentially beyond 5 stars!
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Ultimate Guide and not written like rocket science
I work as an online moderator for a small video gaming company and I see a lot of chat and forum buzz about Windows 7 and "should I upgrade my computer to Windows 7" etc. Read more
Published 4 days ago by John Vincent
Best Guide for Windows 7 Small Business Deployment
I work as an IT consultant and primarily telecommute or have to day travel to client locations in southern California. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Dani A.
A comprehensive guide:
I liked this book. It answered many of my questions regarding Windows 7 deployment. The authors discuss the ins and outs of Windows 7 deployment in detail. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Peter Ehlr.
This book is very helpful and informative.
"The Windows 7 Small Business Deployment Guide" is easy to understand and provides clear guidance on deployment process to business owners and IT professionals. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Michael Nelson
Very useful
This is a great guide; it's easy to read, with good solid guidelines. It's also not too technical yet very authoritative. I'd highly recommend to any business professional or I. Read more
Published 11 days ago by E.R Orchard
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