HP And Compaq Outline Windows 2000 Strategies
As the release date of Microsoft Windows 2000 approaches,the market for providing migration services is beginning to
take shape. Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer today will
outline their Windows 2000 services strategies, two months
after IBM Global Services' similar announcement.
Each vendor's offering is structured differently, but they
share a common strategy. Companies such as HP, Compaq, and
IBM are "emphasizing preparedness because Windows 2000 is
more complicated than simply a migration from Windows NT,"
says Tony Adams, a senior analyst of software integration
and support services for Dataquest. "We don't know what
Windows 2000's adoption rate will be this year, but for most
businesses, the move will be inevitable over the next three
to five years."
As much as 40% of HP's middle-to-large enterprise customers
are expected to deploy Windows 2000 this year, says David
Stubbs, general manager of Microsoft Services Operation for
HP's customer service and support group. Consequently, the
Windows 2000 services HP announced today are designed to
help clients be more strategic in the implementation of
Windows 2000 and include readiness assessment, active
directory planning and design, server and storage
consolidation, proof-of-concept testing, and Windows 2000
migration planning and implementation.
Says Stubbs: "Now that Y2K is over, a lot of customers are
taking a look at how Windows 2000 fits into their enterprise
environment.
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