One of the biggest application lifecycle management (ALM) challenges is dealing with the task of application deployment. The process can be complicated and multi-pronged, with many different ...

“Train as you fight, fight as you train” is an old Army truism. It is similarly true for the deployment process: “Plan your deployment, deploy your plan.” Deployment planning itself is a form of ...

The second Technical Preview of Microsoft Windows Server 2016 provided us with the first glimpse of Microsoft's scaled-down Windows Server deployment. One of the more unique capabilities of Windows ...

The previous article in this series discussed the process of configuring MDT with the operating system (OS) and drivers required for a computer to be successfully deployed. By leveraging the network, ...

IT personnel must do more with less today—that's a given. But with fewer resources and reduced budgets, they still need to be able to respond quickly to business needs and requirements. One place ...

We have covered lots of stories about the process enterprise has to go through to upgrade Windows. Many businesses that have just recently upgraded to Windows 7, and will likely be skipping Windows ...

The Deployment Process Modernization Office (DPMO) is an integrated team committed to leading with excellence in deployment readiness and execution in the strategic environment. The team is active ...

The previous article in our Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) series explained how to use Bootstrap.ini, the file that controls access to the shared drive that stores the deployment repository. We ...

What Is IT Infrastructure Mapping? IT infrastructure mapping is the process of creating a visual representation of an organization's information technology (IT) systems, components, and services. This ...