How Companies Plan to Make the Move to Windows 10
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How Companies Plan to Make the Move to Windows 10
A new survey finds that more than four in 10 respondents plan to migrate to Windows 10 within a year of its release on July 29. -
Current Windows Deployments
A full 84% are running Windows 7 while 57% report they are running Windows 8. Only 11% said they are still running Windows XP. -
Making the Windows 10 Migration
43% said it will take them a year or more, but 24% said it will take them less than six months. Another 28% plan to migrate in six months to a year. -
Biggest Barrier to Windows 10 Migration
Over half (57%) cited application compatibility, followed by time (41%) and retraining staff (35%). -
Method of Windows 10 Migration
In-place migrations are favored by 40% while 36% said they plan to have to lightly touch their machines to save images. About a third (35%) will buy new machines while another 24% will rely on automated upgrade tools. -
Windows 10 Deployment Tool Preference
A full 62% will rely on Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager software while 37% cited a preference for Microsoft Deployment Toolkits. Only 16% will use third-party software. -
Upgrade Plans for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Service Pack
In all, 40% said they plan to upgrade to the next service pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager in the next six months. About a third (30%) are not planning to use it at all. -
Upgrade Plans for Next Release of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
More than half (56%) plan to upgrade within a year of the next release of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. Another 18% said it would take them a year or more. -
Impact of the Cloud on Windows 10 Migrations
Almost four in 10 (39%) said the cloud would actually make it harder while 54% said it would have no impact. Only 7% said the cloud would make it easier. -
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For the most part, the channel has looked forward to Windows operating system upgrades in anticipation of the demand for IT services they usually generate, but in recent years, that upgrade process has been fairly protracted. Although there is unlikely to be a wholesale migration to Windows 10 in the enterprise, a new survey of 186 IT professionals conducted at the recent Microsoft Ignite conference by Adaptiva, a provider of tools that enhance Microsoft management software, finds that more than four in 10 respondents plan to migrate to Windows 10 within a year of its release on July 29. The biggest barrier to making that migration, as always, looks to be existing application compatibility. Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager software appears to be the odds-on favorite tool that will be used to make those migrations, and only about a third said they plan to buy new PCs to make the migration. Although that may not have all the makings of a true Windows 10 phenomenon, it does suggest that there's enough enthusiasm for Windows 10 out there to drive a fair amount of new business opportunities across the channel.
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