Windows 8 is a big change but in many other ways it's not that big. I remember the change from 'progman' to explorer (start menu). The most common joke was 'I have to go to Start to shut down?' My original first IT centric job (as opposed to also being the computer guy who did other stuff mostly) was as a grunt migrating desktops from DOS/Win3.11/Banyon vines to WinNT3.51 in an Enterprise. I remember when Windows NT 4 came out some people came unglued. However, they did a big education push after smaller trials with newsletters and documentation to prepare the user population for the change and it went from RAWR IT'S CHANGING to 'Hurry up and migrate me already!' over the course of the year.
Any deployment should have some variation of this to properly manage any change, whether the interface is the same or it changes. Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Guyer, Don <dgu...@che.org> wrote: > I was expecting this article to be about an “organization”, not a > “Consultancy”, using their environment as a test bed.**** > > ** ** > > This article would have read a lot differently if this was about a Fortune > 500 company.**** > > ** ** > > Seems to me it was just an article lightly bashing Windows 8.**** > > ** ** > > No offense meant to anyone.**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > * * > > *Don Guyer** > **Catholic Health East - Information Technology***** > > Enterprise Directory & Messaging Services > 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa 19073**** > > email: *dgu...@che.org***** > > Office: 610.550.3595 | Cell: 610.955.6528 | Fax: 610.271.9440**** > > *For immediate assistance, please open a Service Desk ticket or call the > helpdesk @ 610-492-3839.* > > [image: Description: Description: Description: InfoService-Logo240]**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 07, 2012 11:27 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation**** > > ** ** > > Sometimes it takes a disaster to make management pay attention to your > goals. Sometimes you can make a disaster to achieve your goals... **** > > > **** > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 6:37 AM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote:**** > > He said RTM, not GA – but still. You are right.**** > > **** > > *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:31 AM**** > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues**** > > *Subject:* RE: The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation**** > > **** > > Wow, they sure got a lot done in the week since Win 8 released. > > Sent from my Windows Phone**** > ------------------------------ > > *From: *Angus Scott-Fleming > *Sent: *11/6/2012 9:04 PM**** > > > *To: *NT System Admin Issues > *Subject: *The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation**** > > Fascinating article. > > The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation > > http://www.datamation.com/applications/the-ripple-effect-of-windows-8-1.html > > When our firm's employees found Windows 8 too unwieldy, we > transitioned to > Linux Mint instead and soon found that we didn't need any Microsoft > products at all. > > I have known the author online for a couple of years, he's an active > Spiceworks > user and an experienced Windows admin.**** > > Angus > > -- > Angus Scott-Fleming > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona > 1-520-290-5038 > Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ > > > > > **** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail, including any attachments is the > property of Catholic Health East and is intended > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). > It may contain information that is privileged and > confidential. 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