Use MDOP to:

  • Help reduce support costs using device management, policy control and diagnostic and recovery toolsets.

  • Help improved application delivery, compatibility and management with advanced virtualization technologies.

Available exclusively to Software Assurance customers as an add-on subscription, the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) offers innovative technologies including application virtualization, asset management, policy control, and device diagnostic and recovery tools.

On average, companies experienced discounted benefits of $1,372 per PC over a three-year period at a total discounted investment of $255 per PC.

IDC White Paper: Expanding Business Benefit and Lowering Costs Through Desktop Optimization

Before you use:

Capture savings with improved asset management, policy control and reduced support costs
See what the analysts have to say about cost reductions and productivity gains as a result of using Microsoft Asset Inventory Service (AIS), Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) and Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM).

Streamline delivery, compatibility and management with virtualization technologies
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) can help you deliver applications virtually without installing them on user machines. Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can help you upgrade to the latest version of Windows. Both help you reduce IT costs, complete IT tasks more quickly, and deliver higher-quality IT and business services.

Learn more about the technologies in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack.

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When you use:

Deploy with Windows 7 Enterprise
You can capture greater productivity and savings when you use MDOP to deploy and manage Windows 7 Enterprise. Used together they help you protect sensitive data, improve application compatibility, and reduce costs by streamlining PC management.

Utilize Windows Virtual Desktop Access
You can use Windows PCs already covered under Software Assurance to access your Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) at no additional cost.

Evaluate MDOP
MDOP is available for test and evaluation for MSDN and TechNet subscribers.

Related Benefits:

Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Enterprise operating system offers additional valuable features to help you protect sensitive data, improve application compatibility, and simplify IT management and deployment.

Planning Services
Get structured planning services from Microsoft partners to enable efficient deployments of Microsoft application, system and server products, and cloud services.

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