October 15, 2009 (updated November 6, 2009)

Windows 7 Commercial Adoption Outlook

Anticipation Is High As Firms Start Preparing For Their Next PC Standard

by Benjamin Gray

with Chris Silva, Lauren E. Nelson

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Windows XP won't be around forever, and the anticipation for commercial adoption of Windows 7 is reaching a boiling point. With Windows 7 available now for volume license customers and for everyone else on October 22, IT professionals should start preparing for it now. Specifically, they should: 1) start or accelerate application compatibility testing against the Windows 7 RTM code; 2) plan for rolling out Windows 7 in small batches on new hardware initially; 3) weigh the costs and benefits of upgrading existing machines with at least 2 GB of memory; 4) start developing training sessions and tips and tricks guidance; and 5) prepare for — and embrace — empowered users who want to be early adopters.

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