Microsoft desktop optimization solution

Managing hundreds of locally configured desktops across large and intricate government organizations is complex, time consuming, and expensive. An optimized, enterprise-wide configuration for desktops and laptops can help you minimize security risks, streamline IT management, and conserve energy—at the same time increasing user productivity through reduced downtime and improved access to files and agency networks, regardless of location.


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Your agency is likely to realize significant value from an optimized desktop solution, including major operational improvements, both in the IT department and in public-facing functions. Chief benefits include:

Strengthened data security to help you protect citizen privacy and government data and to help you be vigilant about monitoring outside threats.
Centralized, streamlined management of desktop computers and other devices that can help lead to greater stability and reliability, faster problem resolution, faster software deployments with fewer issues, and reduced training requirements.
Faster compliance with agency or government requirements and consistent enforcement of policies, including software license management, throughout the agency.
Improved interagency communication and information sharing, including collaboration among small groups of users anytime and anywhere; secure information transfer across divisions and agencies; enriched online presence information; and IM for real-time communication.
Reduced energy consumption through centralized system and energy management.
Seamless and secure access to data and applications—even legacy applications—from any PC, no matter where users, and the citizens they serve, are located.

You should be prepared to address organizational and IT issues as part of the implementation process, including the following common issues:

Your users may be accustomed to running with administrator rights instead of standard user rights.
Your organization may have decentralized procurement and management of user desktops, which lead to multiple standards and configurations.
Your line-of-business applications may ignore least user-privilege access (LUA) issues, so applications may fail when users log on with standard user privileges.
Your users may be concerned that some standard settings are too restrictive for their current business needs.

Addressing these issues at the start will make it easier for you to implement a desktop optimization that can help your agency achieve your two most important objectives—delivering better service to citizens and increasing agency-wide efficiency.

The partners listed below can help you implement the Microsoft desktop optimization solution.

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Desktop Optimization Best Practices Guide for state and local government Portable Document Format file, 606 KB
Datasheet: Empowering Federal Government through Desktop Optimization Portable Document Format file, 255 KB

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Catapult Systems is a Microsoft-dedicated technology consulting company that provides application development, enterprise solutions, and infrastructure services. Our experienced teams use a proven approach and a personal relationship style to deliver the right solutions for our clients. We are a Microsoft National Systems Integrator (NSI), and have been building business-critical systems and helping our clients maximize their investment in Microsoft technology since 1993. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with eight competencies—placing us in the top .5% of Microsoft partners globally—Catapult boasts an unparalleled depth and breadth of expertise. Catapult's eight competencies are advanced infrastructure, network infrastructure, information worker (Microsoft Office SharePoint), data management/business intelligence, business process and integration, mobility, security, and custom development.

Infros is a Microsoft Core-IO (Infrastructure Optimization) partner with extensive experience in virtualization technologies. Infros enables enterprises to become more dynamic thereby reducing costs and fully realizing the ROI of Microsoft’s newest 360 Virtualization products such as AppV and supporting products such as System Center, Forefront Security and Identity Lifecycle Manager.

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