Enterprise IT infrastructures are increasingly complex to deploy and manage. In this webcast, we introduce you to the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance, an add-on subscription for customers with Software Assurance coverage for their Windows desktops. We explore the innovative tools and technologies in the Desktop Optimization Pack that are designed to help you deploy and manage the Windows desktops in your organization. Some of the tools included in the Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance are:
- Microsoft SoftGrid: a dynamically delivered virtual application solution.
- Microsoft Asset Inventory Service: translates software inventory into business intelligence data.
- Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset: provides powerful tools to accelerate desktop repair.
- Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management: enhances Group Policy through change management.
Join us as we discuss the features and technologies in the Desktop Optimization Pack that can help IT take control of the desktop, mitigate application compatibility, reduce downtime, and lower overall total cost of ownership.
Presenter:
Chad Jones, Group Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
As a senior product manager on the Windows Client Team at Microsoft, Chad Jones is responsible for aiding in the strategic planning, evangelism, and marketing for application virtualization technologies. Chad joined Microsoft through the acquisition of Softricity, a Boston-based independent software vendor (ISV). He is one of the creators of the second-generation Softricity platform, SoftGrid. As senior director for product strategy at Softricity, he contributed in several key areas, including strategic product planning, technical evangelism, companion product engineering, customer design reviews, and market definition and positioning. Chad was also responsible for the creation of the Return on Virtualization (ROV) Calculator, which Forrester Research recognized as the first accepted return on investment (ROI) model for virtual applications.
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