80 likes | 162 Views
ei Network 2011 PC Replacement Program. 2010 Technology Investigation. Develop PC Personas for next replacement cycle Test new technologies Desktop Virtualization Deep Freeze Windows 7 Office 2010. PC Personas. Desktop Virtualization Pilot.
E N D
2010 Technology Investigation • Develop PC Personas for next replacement cycle • Test new technologies • Desktop Virtualization • Deep Freeze • Windows 7 • Office 2010
Desktop Virtualization Pilot • Pilot occurred at Whitehall in late July – early Sept • Both local OS streaming and hosted desktops tested • Multimedia performance was not adequate • Infrastructure and software licensing costs too expensive
Deep Freeze • Investigate the future viability of enabling PACs to act as “download kiosks” while addressing: • Patron privacy • Protecting the machines from malware • All system changes are discarded after each reboot • This enables us to allow patrons and/or staff to install software • EnvisionWare would be configured to reboot between sessions
Windows 7 Pilot • Pilot at Oakmont underway, starting with one public PC and one shared staff PC • Windows 7 will be deployed remotely to existing PCs • New version of the EnvisionWare PC Reservation Client required • Deep Freeze will be installed
New PC Hardware • Currently pricing out hardware from multiple vendors • Desktop options • Standard PC • All-in-One (space savings) • Single purpose PC (lower cost) • Laptop options • Examine shorter 2 year product lifecycle • Examine lease or purchase options • Evaluate a service option for libraries to purchase and use their own alternative models
What’s Next? • Gather feedback • Develop options and offerings • Determine viability of full Windows 7 upgrade on current hardware • Prepare for 2011 PC Deployment!