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Implementing An Operating System Migration

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In the next coming months, Sojourner Inc. plans on implementing an operating system migration. Our desktops are still running on Windows XP. Needless to say it is time for an upgrade in operating systems. The IT department looked at 3 different operating systems: Microsoft’s Windows 8.1, Apple’s Mac OS X Yosemite, and Linux’s Ubuntu. The categories analyzed were compatibility, ease of use/transition, security, stability, technical support, and cost. Compatibility Compatibility of our new operating system will decide if we have to switch utility/office software and change drivers/hardware. With Windows owning a majority of the operating system market, almost every software and piece of hardware will work with Windows. The most we would …show more content…

Transition to Windows 8.1 would be fairly seamless, probably requiring some training slides to show and explain some of the new features. Macs are well known for their sleek style and clean design. They pride themselves on being very user friendly when compared to Windows. No matter how easy it is to pick up Mac’s operating system and features, old habits die hard. There would be a learning curve, but not much more than going from Windows XP to Windows 8.1. Most employees should be able to feel fairly comfortable after 1-2 weeks. Ubuntu is considered to be one of Linux’s more “user friendly” operating systems. It tries to incorporate a lot input through the GUI interface, but it is still more complicated to pick up then Windows or Mac. Ubuntu does require a great deal computer knowledge and firm grasp of using command line interface. The user cannot go “mouse happy” and click everything. Once a user does have a good understanding of Ubuntu CLI commands it can unlock the operating system to its full potential. Acquiring that level of understanding will take most of our employees a fair amount of time. We would have to consider training classes. Depending on how well each employee is able to pick it up, it could be weeks before they are comfortable maneuvering around Ubuntu. Free training classes can be found online, but the valuable work time lost due to the

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