Transcript Windows Vista Overview for IT Professionals

The Microsoft
Technical Roadshow
2006
Clear, Confident, Connected
James O’Neill
IT Pro Evangelist
[email protected]
http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone
Windows Vista:
Delivering Business Value
Security and
Compliance
Empowered
Professional
Enabling Virtual
Workforce
Minimize security
threats and simplify
regulatory
compliance
Enable faster, more
informed business
decisions
More secure
collaboration with
customers, partners
and peers
Confident
Clear
Connected
Infrastructure
Optimization
Leverage
organizational
knowledge
Mobile, remote,
& disconnected
employees are more
productive
Lower cost of
deployment, support
and operations
Confident
What do we want confidence in ?
Depends who you ask
IT Pros
- Stability, ease of operation and deployment
Knowledge Workers
- Applications run properly
Consumers
Devices work and photos safe
Fast, Consistent Performance
Consistent On-Off Experience
Faster start-up and power off
More reliable sleep and resume
Improved Responsiveness
More responsive to everyday tasks
Takes advantage of new technology
Performance Tuning
Self-tuning for improved performance
Built-in performance diagnostics
Windows Vista Reliability
Work without Disruption
Recover with Ease
Fewer hangs, crashes & reboots
Fast, Safe Recovery –
Even If System Will Not Boot
Built-in Diagnostics
help avoid failures / reduce impact
Automated Resolution
User data protection
Instrumentation & Analysis
Tools For IT Pros
•Improve User and IT Productivity
•Reduce Support Costs
Work more Securely
Foundational
Protection
Integrated
Control
Data
Protection
Give users just the rights they need
•User Account Protection
Reduce downtime from malware
•IE Protected Mode
•Service Hardening
•Anti-malware
Control peer-to-peer and messaging apps
•Outbound firewall filtering
Visibility to resource access
•Enhanced auditing
•Event forwarding
Control PC access to network
•Network Access Protection
•Enhanced IPSEC console
Visibility to security state
•Integrated security scanner
Protect intellectual property
•BitLocker Drive Encryption
•EFS smartcard support
•Control over device
installation
Simplify Deployment
Windows Imaging
Modularization
File based format –
hardware independent
Non-destructive upgrades
Multiple images per file
– less space & complexity
Single instanced and
compressed
Add/remove
components, drivers,
patches, languages
Language independence
Image customization
Single worldwide image
Offline image servicing
Fewer images
Easier operations - lower costs
Update
Management
System
Administration
Monitoring &
Troubleshooting
Less Time Consuming
Fewer patches
Smaller patches
Common scanning tool
Patch images directly
Greater Control
More events, WMI
providers, perf. Counters
& Group Policy settings
WRP protects system
settings, files & folders
Better Reliability =
Fewer Incidents
Self-Help for Users
Built-in diagnostics
Link to company help
Simplify Tasks
Better event handling
Better task scheduling
More secure 1:many
remote administration
Quicker to fix
Remote assistance with
NAT transversal,
diagnostic tools &
session logging
Less Disruptive
Fewer reboots
Auto-update everything
Improvements in Group Policy
Category
Extending
Coverage
Ease
of
Use
Reliable and
Efficient
Application
Key Features and Enhancements
• 1200 extra settings for new features (and key old ones)
•GPMC integrated into Windows
•Search/Sort/Filter
•Templates
•More secure, stable infrastructure
•Ability to sense reconnection to network for GP processing
•Support for Multiple Local GPOs
•Support for editing settings in Multilingual Environments
Expanded Policy settings
Power
Management
Globalization
Troubleshooting
& Diagnostics
TabletPC
Printing
AntiSpyware
Terminal
Services
iSCSI
Internet Explorer
Windows Error
Reporting
Remote
Assistance
User Account
Protection
USB Device
Installation
Shell
IPSEC &
Windows Firewall
Power Management
Group Policy control
over Power Settings
allow businesses to
control energy costs
Go Green with Vista
Group policy enforces Sleep settings
Wake to run scheduled tasks
PC draws 125 Watts or 5 watts when sleeping
On 50 hours a week instead of 24x7 saves
0.12 KW x 6160 hours = 740 KWh per year
740 KWh = 1/3 Tonne of CO2 per PC per year
Clear
DEMO
TIME
Connected
Less Time Managing Technology,
More Time Working Together
Traditional file sharing is fast and easy
Discoverable: task Explorers
Easy: Share folders or files, control read/write
access, work offline
Face-to-face interactions are more effective
Show work on nearby PCs - no projector required
Send files – without email, IM or USB keys required
Sessions work anywhere & with anyone:
will even set-uo ad hoc wireless networks
Innovative Networking
10x Better File Transfer Times
Enable new collaboration scenarios
User-Centric
Networking
End-to-End
Security
•Self-tuning TCP/IP Stack
•Ad-Hoc Networking
•Network Presentation
•Windows Shared View
Experience a seamless, reliable network
•Network Diagnostics Framework
•Network Profiles
•Reduced Reboots
•Network Center
Control access to resources
•Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security
•Network Access Protection
•Routing Compartments
More Secure Wireless Networking By Default
•Stronger security
supported by WPA 2
•Secure by default
•Restrict network connections
•Clearly mark unsecure networks
Easier deployment of secure networks
•Wireless settings via Group
Policy or scripting
More scalable infrastructure
•Built-in IPv6 support
•Quality of Service
Easier
Administration
Remote Employees Stay
More Informed and Productive
Mobile pain points reduced
Better battery life
Better “Sleep” and hibernate mode
Network improvements
Simpler management of networks – flags public / private
Built-in diagnostics and troubleshooting
Better admin control of wireless network behaviour
Remote assistance now N.A.T aware
New “All in one” Sync engine.
Windows Vista Synchronization
Windows Vista features more efficient synchronization algorithms
and unifies sync management for all connected devices and data sources
Windows Sideshow
Prototype ASUS Laptop
Upcoming Calendar Items and
Contacts are accessible via the
exterior display even when the
laptop is hibernating or shut.
An external, auxiliary
display on the exterior
of a new laptop.
A joystick or touchpad
would allow the user to
navigate and drill into
meeting items.
Thank You
My email - [email protected]
My blog - http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone