Upgrading an organisation’s desktops to a new Operating System (OS), for example Windows 7, carries with it implications for many other areas of the IT infrastructure.  Failure to understand, plan for and resolve these issues poses serious risk to potentially any area of the business. 

Through C&C’s combination of extensive experience and expertise in Desktop & Application Migration and industry-leading migration tools, we are able to clearly demonstrate how we can significantly reduce cost and timelines, as well as minimise any risks involved in the process.  In order to mitigate any associated issues it is essential to have the right level of experience, as well as rigorous adherence to tried and tested processes utilising the appropriate tools to support core activities.

C&C is ideally placed to provide an excellent service in all these areas.  There are several activities on which a successful migration depends.   Most people devote their time and efforts to the Solution Design and Build & Platform stages, and while these are of course crucial, it is imperative they have a solid foundation in the strategic stages. Moreover, the new environment can be designed and built to a high standard, but unless the migration is carried out successfully there is a high risk of business continuity and productivity being impacted, as well as costs spiralling out of control. 

At C&C we are experts in Desktop & Application Migration, and this allows us to help clients avoid the pitfalls that may otherwise occur.  In conjunction with this we are always conscious of the bigger picture: we know the ultimate objective is for each user and associated teams to be successfully migrated i.e. notified and trained in  advance, with access to all files with full previous functionality and compatibility without any business continuity being impacted. 

 

We control the overall project costs within tight budget constraints and closely manage the impact to the business.  Across all activities our objective is to deliver a healthy return on the client’s investment.

 

As part of the Discovery & Planning phases, it is critical to understand which applications need to be migrated and how.  Migrating applications no longer used, or performing functions that could be carried out by fewer applications, is a waste of resources and ongoing operational expenditure. A desktop migration provides an excellent opportunity to audit and review all applications and deliver significant cost savings to the business.  Where there are application incompatibilities, understanding what the options are and which to choose is a key concern and C&C are highly experienced in helping with this.