Windows 7 to Windows 10 Migration TCO & Features - IGEL OS 11 Endpoint vs. Traditional Windows 10 Laptop
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Document Number: 220103
Publication Date: 1/28/2020
Page Count: 7
Abstract
January 14, 2020 marked the end-of-support (EOS) date for Microsoft
Windows 7. According to Computerworld, over 400 million users were
still running Windows 7 as of January 2020. This once-in-a-lifecyle event is
forcing a migration to Windows 10 for millions of users.
IGEL developed IGEL OS 11 as a software-defined endpoint that provides
simple, secure, high-performance access to virtual desktop infrastructure
(VDI) and cloud workspaces. This Linux-based system runs on any
compatible 64-bit x86 hardware.
IGEL commissioned Tolly to evaluate a Windows 10 migration total cost of
ownership (TCO) model that compared the costs of migration using a
traditional (“fat client”) approach requiring new PC/laptop hardware vs.
leveraging IGEL OS and legacy hardware to provide Windows 10 virtual
desktops for users. Additionally, breadth of IGEL VDI support and client
management were evaluated.
The TCO evaluation demonstrated the dramatic economic benefits of
leveraging existing hardware for use as a virtual desktop client along with
corresponding reductions in support costs with lightweight endpoints
running IGEL OS. (See Figure 1.) Tolly engineers confirmed the fast and
easy conversion of legacy PCs into IGEL virtual desktop clients along with
the depth of management support.