Dell White Paper Sample

IT departments typically manage a mix of decentralized client hardware and software applications. I/T administrator activities include deploying standardized corporate operating system images to client hardware. This activity requires using a consistent mechanism to gather application software, hardware, and operating systems (OS) information, and then deploy appropriate software over the network from a central management console.

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 provides unified processes and tools for desktop and server OS deployment using a common deployment console and a collection of best practices. The toolkit provides a single mechanism for image creation and an automated installation process to reduce deployment time.