14 DAY TRIAL // The Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 is immediately available for download from Microsoft. The solution was designed to deliver a comprehensible set of tools to optimize Windows Vista and the Office 2007 System.
"The Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 is THE recommended best practice methodology for consistent, repeatable and cost-effective deployments. BDD delivers end-to-end guidance to efficiently plan, build, test, and deploy operating systems and applications, including Windows Vista, Windows XP, Office 2003 and the 2007 Office system. Microsoft has been working with leading deployment partners to enhance and develop this industry guidance in addition to providing Microsoft's implementations of BDD methodology," revealed a Microsoft representative.
With the help of BDD, users will be able to access best practices that will guide them while planning, building and deploying desktops. The BDD also permits the creation of a software and hardware inventory, setting up a lab environment and automate desktop image creation.
Systems Management Server 2003 R2, Windows Automated Installation Kit - WAIK (contains ImageX, Windows System Image Manager and Windows Pre-installation Environment 2.0), Windows Deployment Services, Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 and User State Migration Toolkit 3.0 are the technologies included into the lite and zero touch implementations of BDD methodologies.
"The Lite Touch version of BDD is most useful for companies that might not have a management infrastructure, but want to take advantage of the solution to do a full, end-to-end deployment. Microsoft's recommended and high-end BDD solution is our Zero Touch implementation, using the enterprise-class infrastructure that SMS 2003 provides. We have also been partnering with leading ISVs and SIs in the deployment space to enhance BDD guidance and methodology - you can find their BDD-based solutions by checking out the partner section of the deployment website," explained the Microsoft representative.
Business Desktop Deployment 2007 1.0 is available for download here.