SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Migration Assessment

Engagement Details

Learn How to Migrate and Save Money

Knowing how to begin your Linux desktop initiative can be a challenge. Are you really going to save money? Is your infrastructure ready for Linux? Will users have the applications they need? Such questions can be a barrier to change. However, SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop Assessments can help you succeed by answering such questions and giving you a roadmap to success. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Assessments evaluate the following things:

• The high-level business case. Compare current desktop acquisition, operating and maintenance costs with those of a Linux desktop environment.
• User readiness. Analyze your user populations while identifying and prioritizing the most appropriate potential targets for a desktop Linux implementation.
• The technical infrastructure. Examine your existing desktop infrastructure for compatibility with desktop Linux, including security policies, protocol environment and your overall IT environment. The assessment makes recommendations for how to best integrate Linux workstations into the installed environment.
• Application usage and functional continuity. Identify the applications most commonly used in your organization and map them to Linux-compatible functional equivalents, identifying any gaps and options to bridge them.
• Support and training requirements. Examine support options for the implementation, administration and maintenance of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, as well as technical staff training needs.
• Change management and communication. Analyze potential areas of risk related to Linux desktop system acceptance and any potential barriers to success, including recommendations to mitigate such risks and barriers.

Lab setup, configuration and deployment

In a laboratory environment, Novell IT Consulting or its partners will set up and configure SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop to verify OS usability, test deployment procedures, and identify and mitigate issues that might arise in subsequent broader deployments. Based on the findings from this effort and the current state and future state analysis, the assessment will help define a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop pilot program for your company. The pilot includes recommendations for deployment approaches, a deployment schedule, pilot participation criteria, mixed desktop requirements and strategies for evaluating the overall success of the pilot.

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