Have you composed a list of compatible and non-compatible devices?

Properly identifying all your customers assets is crucial when transitioning to Windows 11. ControlUp’s advanced technology and solutions ensure you don’t miss any critical components, preventing potential compatibility issues and disruptions. Failing to identify affected assets can lead to significant downtime and security vulnerabilities.

Solution:

ControlUp provides a comprehensive suite of tools to facilitate a smooth transition to Windows 11. By offering deep insights into your existing Windows environment, ControlUp helps you identify all affected assets, ensuring no critical components are overlooked. This includes a detailed hardware assessment, application inventory and endpoint security evaluation

With built-in reports, you can easily determine which devices are ready for upgrade, which need modifications, and which require replacement. ControlUp’s real-time visibility and automated troubleshooting capabilities further streamline the migration process, minimising downtime and enhancing overall productivity.

Have you reviewed your application specifications?

Ensuring your customers applications meet the requirements for Windows 11 is essential for a successful upgrade. Flexera’s expert solutions help you thoroughly review and assess your current specifications, identifying any potential gaps or upgrades needed. Overlooking this step can result in performance issues, system instability and missed opportunities for enhanced features.

Solution:

Flexera helps with Windows 11 adoption by automating application readiness, handling security updates and preparing applications for deployment:

• Application Readiness: Flexera AdminStudio facilitates every aspect of application readiness, including bulk processing, scheduling and PowerShell cmdlets
• Security Updates: Helps to handle security updates and prepares new or updated applications for deployment, especially during Windows 11 migration projects
• Automation: AdminStudio can take actions in bulk and automatically, thanks to new, built-in package automation capabilities
• Compatibility: Fixes compatibility issues and reliably converts applications to the desired deployment format, allowing for quick preparation of applications daily

Flexera delivers a comprehensive tool for application readiness, especially when migrating to Windows 11. It addresses the continuous need for new and updated software across enterprises, offering bulk processing, automatic handling of new packages and integration with existing package request flows.

Have you identified all your affected assets?

Creating a comprehensive list of your customers devices’ compatibility with Windows 11 is a critical step in the upgrade process. Our solutions help you accurately identify which devices meet the requirements and which do not, preventing unexpected issues and ensuring a smooth transition. Overlooking this step can lead to operational disruptions and security risks.

Solution:

Quest On Demand Migration (ODM) for Active Directory simplifies your transition to Windows 11 by migrating devices to Entra without reimaging or rebuilding profiles. It supports various AD migration scenarios, including AD-joined, Hybrid AD-joined and Entra-joined devices from another tenant, ensuring a smooth and conflict-free migration. ODM minimises user disruption by allowing migrations during business hours with minimal downtime, and it updates user profiles to maintain a consistent desktop experience.

Compatible with Intune and Autopilot, ODM also enables pre-configuration of device settings and customisation of migration actions to meet specific business needs. Additionally, ODM integrates with ODM Directory Sync to automate other Entra migration tasks, including user account and group migrations.

KACE® by Quest supports unified endpoint management (UEM) by helping you discover, track and manage every device in your environment. It automates administrative tasks, ensures compliance, and secures data from vulnerabilities. KACE Cloud offers comprehensive endpoint management for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, extending patching to over 350 third-party applications.

Key features include remote device deployment, complete application patching, perpetual policy enforcement, and support for both BYOD and company-owned devices.

Have you identified your asset lifecycle policy?

Understanding your customers asset lifecycle policy is an important step when adopting the new OS. Our solutions help you evaluate and align your asset management strategies, ensuring that all devices are up-to-date and compliant. Neglecting this step can lead to inefficiencies, increased costs and security vulnerabilities.

Solution:

ManageEngine offers a comprehensive suite of tools for deploying Windows 11, with a focus on zero-touch deployment. Endpoint Central and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) streamline the upgrade process, ensuring a smooth transition without impacting data on target devices.

Endpoint Central provides features like compatibility checks, automated patch management and software deployment. It identifies all affected assets, ensuring no critical components are overlooked, which is crucial for preventing compatibility issues and operational disruptions. Endpoint Central supports various deployment scenarios, including upgrading from Windows 10 and deploying feature pack updates.

With these robust capabilities, you can efficiently manage the upgrade process, minimise downtime and enhance overall productivity.

Do you have a method in place for secure data erasure to sanitise?

A vital step in adopting Windows 11 is ensuring secure data erasure. Our advanced solutions provide reliable methods for sanitising your customers data whilst protecting sensitive information from unauthorised access. Failing to implement secure data erasure can lead to data breaches and compliance issues.

Solution:

Blancco’s data erasure solutions are designed to meet the needs of organisations adopting Windows 11. The software provides a secure method to erase data from HDDs and complex SSDs, ensuring that sensitive information is permanently removed from IT assets.

This is crucial for organisations that need to safely resell, repurpose or dispose of drives. Blancco’s patented SSD erasure process and the ability to create a 100% tamper-proof report makes it a reliable choice for secure data erasure.

For organisations looking to adopt Windows 11, Blancco’s data erasure solutions offer a certified and compliant way to manage end-of-life assets and maintain data security. The software’s compatibility with Windows 11 and its robust features make it an ideal choice for enterprises seeking to upgrade their systems while ensuring data protection.

Are you ready to assess and deploy?

Ensure your systems are fully prepared for the upgrade with a comprehensive assessment and streamlined deployment processes. From compatibility checks to automated deployment, it’s important to cover every aspect to minimise disruptions and enhance productivity in the long run.

Solution:

HCLSoftware is fully prepared for Windows 11, offering enterprises tools to assess, deploy and secure the new OS. Their product, BigFix, continuous compliance feature ensures devices meet hardware requirements, enhancing security and performance. It manages every endpoint, including those running Windows 11, making it a comprehensive choice for upgrades.

BigFix facilitates Windows 11 migration by providing:

• Seamless User Experience: Upgrades workstations using BigFix’s Operating System Deployment (OSD)
• Patching: Delivers patch content for Windows 11
• Ensuring Compliance: Maintains compliance with checklists
• Automating Tasks: Saves IT staff time and reduces errors
• Inventorying Assets: Inventories hardware and software assets for various purposes
• Co-Managing Windows 11: Supports agentless enrolment and policy management via Modern Client Management APIs

Are you looking for an approach to help with ESG requirements?

Navigating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements is essential for every business, and should be part of every new adoption. Our solution provides comprehensive tools to assess, manage and report on ESG factors, ensuring compliance and enhancing sustainability. From reducing environmental impact to improving social responsibility and governance practices, IGEL can help you integrate ESG into your core operations.

Solution:

IGEL OS extends the lifespan of hardware for Windows 11, allowing devices to remain operational for up to a decade through virtualisation. This modular and lightweight operating system requires less CPU and RAM, freeing resources for strategic projects. Its secure Linux distribution and read-only nature provides a minimal attack surface, ensuring system integrity. IGEL OS simplifies patching and updating, reduces support tickets, and offers a cost-effective way to manage Windows environments. This brings with it improvements to security and meets sustainability initiatives. When an organisation looks at all its non-Windows 11 compatible endpoint devices that are candidates for Windows 11 migration swap-outs, they can be viewed instead as renewable, highly capable endpoints with years left of productive operation.

Benefits of Moving to Windows 11 in the Cloud with IGEL at the Endpoint:

• Use existing endpoint hardware: Run on almost any x86/64 hardware – Laptops, desktops, thin clients from leading manufacturers including UltrArmor, HP, Lenovo, LG and Dell – Save significant CAPEX by moving resources to VDI/DaaS enablement
• Reduce CSRD and ESG impact: Extend the lifetime of existing hardware by 6 to 8 years or longer, reducing the carbon footprint and e-waste from your IT estate
• Reduced endpoint testing: IGEL OS is modular by design and less than 2GB. IT deploys exactly what the user needs to connect to the VDI/DaaS environment, delivering a great user experience
• Significant security benefits: A smaller endpoint footprint and the Preventative Security Model™ dramatically reduce the risk of ransomware attacks
• Software cost savings: Eliminate the need for an expensive endpoint security stack – Secure the hosted Windows environment and avoid paying twice for endpoint and hosted protection
• Operational efficiency: Reduce resources required to manage and troubleshoot the security stack, including AV, EDR, XDR, DLP, and backup and recovery