Migration to Windows 7

If you are serving IT needs of an enterprise, chances are that in 2010 you will have to face the problem of migration to Windows 7. Gartner adds that this will most probably happen next time you buy new workstations.

Zinstall Enterprise Migration Suite is the product that gets you to Windows 7. It preserves all the existing user data, settings, look and feel - everything that makes users productive. You no longer have to deploy the same generic system image to every user, and endure the resulting chaos. Your users get the exact same environment as they had on their old systems - down to the icons on the desktop.

The end result of the migration is 2 "TV channels", or desktops, on 1 PC. One "channel" is the new OS, with its new features, new applications and new look and feel. The other "channel" is the old, familiar desktop, with the entire user habitat preserved, and a look and feel which is identical to the user's old, familiar environment. With Zinstall's TV-Channels solution, users are able to gradually get used to their new OS, and move from the old environment to the new one at their own pace.

Zinstall makes life easy for IT

Eliminates desk-side visits

With the ability to schedule and control migrations remotely, you can perform the process from the comfort of your office.

Manageable and Controllable

Zinstall lets you control the migration flow in your network, schedule migrations jobs for off-peak hours and easily select migration source and target (point and click).

Lean and mean

We understand that every resource used costs real money for you. That's why Zinstall makes a point of conserving every system resource possible. Skipping redundant data on the old system and strongly compressing the storage container on the new PC saves valuable hard drive space. Optimized running environment makes sure that the old desktop performance overhead is less than 10% compared to bare metal. And sophisticated network-performance balancing, compression and data deduplication algorithms mean less bandwidth used, while maximizing effective transfer speed (even channel capacity is not a limit!).

Smart and automatic

Every action that can be automated, is automated. Migration source and targets are self-discovering. Pre- and post- migration tasks are performed for you. You just need to select what to migrate.

Made for IT

Zinstall fully supports scripting and task automation, so you can run all your migrations without the GUI. Furthermore, all your system tools - backup, antivirus, remote consoles - that were installed on the workstations, are still operational on the new PCs after the migration.

Zinstall benefits for the users

Post-migration comfort and intuitive ease of use

The users enjoy both their new, exciting OS and their old, familiar environment simultaneously. The switch between the future and the past is instant - with a single click. Naturally, users can work on their old system just like before - playing music and video, copying files back and forth to the new system, and accessing the network.

Separating the new from the old

By keeping the new and old systems separated, we make sure that no "junk" from the old system penetrates the solid new installation. No malware, no corrupt files, no crudely installed applications ever make it to the polished, new OS.

100% confidence - by design

Zinstall takes everything there is on the old system. All applications, all settings and all files are available on the new PC - no exceptions. You no longer have to keep the old PCs around for months "just to make sure". Everything is already safe.

Smooth migration at your own pace

With the "Two channels" solutions, users are free to take their time moving to the new system. They are not in a "sink or swim" situation, desperately trying to fight their way through the total change of a new OS. They can gradually learn the new ways, and move their work focus to the new environment when they feel ready.