Windows management tools to improve IT productivity
Does your IT department need to manage large numbers of client computers effectively, make the most of available IT staff, and minimize support and training costs? The Windows 7 operating system helps your organization deliver all these services and more. The management technologies of Windows 7 enable powerful automation, troubleshooting, and configuration features—features that help IT professionals become more productive.
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We have been very impressed with the productivity and management savings that we have realized with Windows 7. Our customers will enjoy the same
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Coen Olde Olthof
Vice President of Marketing and Alliances, Portfolio and Strategy, Getronics case study
Reduce costs with enhanced automation. Windows 7 enables IT professionals to easily automate repetitive and complex tasks using Windows PowerShell 2.0, a powerful and complete scripting language built into the operating system. For greater efficiency, the remoting features available with PowerShell 2.0 enable IT pros to execute a script across the network on multiple computers at once.
Keep users productive and decrease support calls. Windows 7 provides the Windows Troubleshooting Platform, a comprehensive, extensible tool that helps users to quickly resolve technical issues without involving the help desk—and helps support staff fix any escalated issues quickly. Windows 7 provides the ability to develop custom Troubleshooting Packs for organization- or infrastructure-specific issues. For example, an IT pro can develop a Troubleshooting Pack to support a custom line-of-business application.
Enable more flexible configuration across the organization. Windows 7 improves the ability to centrally manage the most critical aspects of computers by providing additional Group Policy settings focused on data protection and improved auditing. Through AppLocker, Windows 7 provides the ability to limit which applications users can run. To increase the reach and flexibility of Group Policy, Windows 7 delivers built-in support for Group Policy Preferences, which extend the range of what Group Policy can manage and how Group Policy applies settings to specific users or machines.
Better management of remote computers. DirectAccess simplifies IT management by providing an "always managed" infrastructure, in which computers both on and off the network can always be healthy, managed, and updated to help prevent small issues from becoming major problems. DirectAccess is an innovative networking technology in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 that enables remote users to seamlessly access the corporate network anytime they have an Internet connection. For IT professionals, DirectAccess provides a more secure and flexible corporate network infrastructure that enables them to remotely manage and update user PCs whenever those systems are connected to the Internet, even when users are not logged in.
Learn how to manage the Windows 7 client lifecycle with System Center.