Automation Architect

·       There is no one tool that will automate your entire data center and there is no tool that will devise automation strategy or deal with the policy and organizational implications of an automation project

·       IT organizations at the largest enterprises have already begun to appoint automation architects

·       Automation projects will encounter both technical and non-technical challenges. You need an architect empowered to address both

·       As you devise your automation strategy, an automation architect will help your enterprise address a number of key technical decisions:

o   Which tools will be used, and for what purposes?

o   What is the best way to implement the tools?

o   Who will be in charge of maintaining each?

·       They will also consider the following business process realities:

o   How will corporate policies be decided and enforced?

o   To what extent should technical requirements drive business decisions, and vice versa?

o   How can the IT organization best collaborate with the business it serves?

Windows 10 S - All you want to Know

o   Windows 10 Cloud is here in the form of Windows 10 S targeted @ Education Market as an Option to Chromebook

o   Traditional apps will work on Windows 10 S only if it’s packaged as a Windows Store app, try to run an app not from store & you see below message

o   Microsoft is bringing the full desktop Office apps to the Windows Store to support the Windows 10 S release,

o   Apps are run in secure containers that can’t access other parts of the operating system

o   You won’t be able to buy Windows 10 S by itself, only on devices that come with it preloaded

o   Windows S a pared down version of Windows Pro cannot:

x   Run Non Store Apps

x   Join Domain

x   Run any other Browser except Edge

x   Have any other search integrated except Bing

Windows S Vis a vie Chromebook competitor is a thin client, a low or mid-range laptop, and has MDM (read Intune) & modern management aspects. Like WinRT it does not run regular Windows apps. Differentiator with RT is Windows S will support real Office apps, it runs on x86

Assuming there are enough apps that level the playing field with Chromebooks, it could make a dent in that space. There could not be a huge enterprise play but as time goes by and UEM picks up steam, perhaps it can catch on there, another use case could be using Win10 S device as a thinclient.

It’s a cheap Platform / Device combo as a segment companies are looking to address: Google with Chrome has been very successful in the space, HP and now Samsung pushing phones that turn into desktops, Apple campaigning to position the iPad as a laptop replacement and now MS with windows S. It will be a divided market.

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