HP rolls out a range of Enterprise Services for Windows 10
Businesses usually like to wait a while before rolling out a new operating system to allow any initial snags to be ironed out.
Of course systems providers have to be ready to support them when they do make the move and HP has announced the availability of a full suite of Windows 10 services designed to help enterprises control costs and smooth out the move to the new operating system.
The new Windows 10 services include HP Test Drive Services for Windows 10 which lets enterprises test the new operating system with a control group of users to evaluate the new user experience, capabilities and potential incompatibilities in advance of any wholesale migration.
HP Transformation Services for Windows 10 offers a suite of services to assess, design, implement, deploy and support Windows 10 as part of a digital workplace transformation. The service helps build and integrate supporting infrastructure, transform client and web applications for the new environment, build operating system images, and then manage the rollout.
HP Roadmap Service for Windows 10 is a workshop-based advisory service which will deliver a roadmap for an organization's Windows 10 implementation. This will focus on productivity, security and manageability improvements, as well as how Windows 10 can fit into a broader workplace transformation opportunity.
Finally the HP WebApp Accelerator Service for Internet Explorer 11 is an implementation and migration service to ensure that critical web applications built for legacy versions of Internet Explorer will continue to work effectively in the latest browsers and operating systems.
"HP's unique relationship with Microsoft allows us to offer Windows 10 in a controlled manner integrated into the client's world -- giving both IT and the user the chance to experience the new operating system," says Eric Harmon, Senior Vice President, Global Practices and Transformation at HP Enterprise Services. "IT and developers get to validate the application portfolio in advance -- lowering the cost and risk of a large scale migration, and the user sees innovation and a more personal computing experience".
Most of these services are available now, HP Transformation Services for Windows 10 will be out on October 1st. More detail is available on the HP website. HP also has additional products to help small- and medium-sized businesses, deploy Windows 10 across their organization.