
Full Service OS Migration Services
A reliable, up-to-date computing infrastructure can provide new ways to define value and recognize return on investment (ROI). Legato Systems OS Migration Services will help you migrate from legacy operating environments to the latest Microsoft operation systems for your workstations and servers, thus streamlining your IT management, increasing user productivity and enhancing platform security. Our expert resources include OS specialists that are masters in performing migrations in any Microsoft operating environment while providing an unmatched set of tools that mitigate the risk of end impact and project overruns. These System Architects and technicians bring an immeasurable depth of knowledge and experience in planning, designing and implementing efficient, cost-effective OS migrations. Additionally, Legato’s OS migration services are available after business hours and weekends to provide professional, high-quality migrations to minimizing disruptions to your operations. We will also provide ongoing post-deployment end-user support and documentation to ensure that your internal customers are delighted. With the help of our OS Migration Services your organization will be enabled to:
Simplified systems administration by eliminating the need to maintain multiple operating systems.
Improve user satisfaction and service levels through improved reliability and uptime.
Reduce support costs by standardizing, and consolidating.
Highly-repeatable migrations even in complex, heterogeneous environments.
OS Migration Collaborative Services
In today’s business environment many organizations have the intellectual talent and staffing to implement an operating system (OS) migration but lack the experience to develop the infrastructure and methodologies to execute on the project. Additionally, the vast majority of the prepackaged OS deployment solutions provides you with a list of unrealistic prerequisites and requires your environment to adapt to their solution. Legato understands that any effective deployment solution or methodology will need to adapt your needs and your environment. Our collaboration services allow you to manage the implementation and design while Legato provides our solutions and experience in Fortune 500 enterprise environments. With a proven framework and deep expertise our best of breed solutions will provide you with a correctly architected deployment solution to meet the needs of you environment. Whether you use our deployment solutions or competing product we can help guide you thru a flawless execution of a solution designed for you. While there are any number of studies that support the position we present using complex formula that would be impossible to easily compare against any real enterprise environment please take a moment to review the rough cost comparison below to see for yourself.
Rough Time Comparison:
Build from manual software installs:
| Backup user profile data. |
30 minutes |
| OS: Windows XP. |
60 minutes |
| Windows Service Packs. |
60 minutes |
| Microsoft Office Suite. |
30 minutes |
| Additional Windows security updates. |
20 minutes |
| Creation of computer account in Active Directory. |
10 minutes |
| Rename and add computer to corporate domain. |
10 minutes |
| Base software load: Antivirus, WinZip, Acrobat reader, IM, Win DVD, etc. |
30 minutes |
| Office Service Packs and updates. |
20 minutes |
| User specific application installs. |
30 minutes |
| User specific hardware: PDA, printer, scanner, etc. |
30 minutes |
| Restore User profile data. |
30 minutes |
| Total time. |
6 Hours |
| User intervention by technical personnel needed during entire process. |
6 Hours |
| Estimated cost in labor (@ $60 per hour) |
$360.00 Per Rebuild |
Build from a base image (Ghost, Drive Image, etc...):
| Backup user profile data. |
30 minutes |
| OS: Windows XP with Base software load. |
30 minutes |
| Windows updates. |
20 minutes |
| Creation of computer account in Active Directory. |
10 minutes |
| Rename and add computer to corporate domain. |
10 minutes |
| User specific application installs. |
30 minutes |
| User specific hardware: PDA, printer, scanner, etc. |
30 minutes |
| Restore User profile data. |
30 minutes |
| Total time. |
3.5 Hours |
| Actual man hours required (80% of total). |
2.8 Hours |
| Estimated cost in labor (@ $60 per hour). |
$210.00 Per Rebuild |
Light Touch Build Solutions Proposed by Legato:
| Fully automated user profile data backup. |
5 minutes |
| OS: Windows XP with Base software load. |
15 minutes |
| Rename and add computer to corporate domain. |
1 minute |
| Fully scripted installation of all user specific applications and Windows updates. |
10 minutes |
| User specific hardware: PDA, printer, scanner, etc. |
1 minute |
| Fully automated user profile data restore. |
5 minutes |
| Total time. |
37 Minutes |
| Actual man hours required. |
10 minutes |
| Estimated cost in labor (@ $60 per hour). |
$10.00 Per Rebuild |
Zero Touch Build Solutions Proposed by Legato:
| Fully automated user profile data backup. |
5 minutes |
| OS: Windows XP with Base software load. |
15 minutes |
| Rename and add computer to corporate domain. |
1 minute |
| Fully scripted installation of all user specific applications and Windows updates |
10 minutes |
| User specific hardware: PDA, printer, scanner, etc. |
1 minute |
| Fully automated user profile data restore. |
5 minutes |
| Total time. |
37 Minutes |
| Actual man hours required. |
2 minutes |
| Estimated cost in labor (@ $60 per hour). |
$1.00 Per Rebuild |
*** Please note that all time estimates approximate and are merely presented for cost avoidance comparisons.***
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