Top 5 ways Windows Vista Enterprise reduces total cost of ownership by streamlining desktop deployment and management
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Meeting the growing demands placed on your information technology (IT) systems doesn't have to add expense. Designed to be more manageable, reliable, and cost-effective, Windows Vista drives IT efficiencies with new technology and tools that help optimize your desktop infrastructure and lower IT costs.
Windows Vista Enterprise enables IT pros to cost-effectively deploy and manage operating system images across various PC configurations and mixed environments, dramatically reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) and support costs.
Discover the top 5 ways Windows Vista Enterprise reduces TCO by streamlining desktop deployment and management for government organizations.
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 | Reduces IT overhead |
| Simplifies deployment and maintenance |
| Increases productivity and collaboration |
| Works with older Windows versions |
| Saves you money on utility costs |
Reduces IT overhead
The diagnostic tools in Windows Vista reduce user down time, helpdesk calls, and the time required by IT staff for resolving minor user issues. Built-in diagnostics correct common error conditions and help to protect data when failures occur. Multiple services for LAN management and protection enhance user and administrator productivity. Administrators can centrally manage events from computers anywhere on the network, making it easier to proactively identify problems and to correct problems that affect multiple computers.
Simplifies deployment and maintenance
Windows Vista provides the tools to automate more deployment and maintenance tasks, increasing productivity and reducing costs. Improved image management and update deployment greatly increase the administrator's ability to automate tasks, reducing the time needed to manage the desktop and decreasing the likelihood of manual error. Platform image engineering is much easier than with Microsoft Windows XP, because Windows Vista uses new imaging technologies and tools to customize the image. This makes deployment easier, because you don't have to spend as much time engineering the platform to meet your unique requirements.
Task Scheduler is much more powerful in Windows Vista than in earlier versions of Windows. It can still be used to launch tasks at specific times or when the computer starts up, and it is entirely backward-compatible with Windows XP.
Update management can be costly, time-consuming, and disruptive. Windows Vista includes platform technology that can be used to prevent reboots or reduce the impact of reboots, in cases where they cannot be avoided. This new technology is used by the Windows Installer, so adding or removing applications with the Windows Add/Remove program feature will be less likely to require a reboot.
Increases productivity and collaboration
Windows Vista Shadow Copy Technology allows for quick retrieval of lost files for enhanced user productivity.Shadow Copy Technology automatically creates point-in-time copies of files as you work, so you can quickly and easily retrieve versions of a document you may have accidentally deleted. Sync Center gives you one place where you can manage data synchronization in several scenarios: between multiple PCs, between network servers and PCs, and with the devices you connect to your PC. Windows Meeting Space allows groups to instantly and securely form a shared, common session for up to 10 people in the same area.
Works with older Windows versions
Windows Vista supports applications on earlier versions of Windows, providing compatibility throughout the network. Windows Vista supports the majority of applications that run on Windows XP and earlier versions of Windows. You can run most of those applications with standard user privileges, even if the application required administrator privileges on Windows XP.
Saves you money on utility costs
Windows Vista includes new Group Policy options for centrally managing the power settings of our PCs, providing new, powerful tools for saving money on utility costs. Group Policy controls can reduce power costs by as much as $50 per desktop per year!*
* Cost savings estimates developed in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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