Application Technology Project - Review to support Windows 10 Desktop Delivery

A leading global insurer was investing in its end-to-end IT estate, to upgrade users to Windows 10, and required a full application review of over 300 applications globally. Many applications were no longer used or were duplicates.

​Challenge

The large user number and extensive application estate required careful analysis, planning and review to ensure the business acceptance criteria were met, removing duplicate or old applications. In addition, a suitable test population also needed to be identified to pilot the rollout of applications to the new desktops, before full deployment.

Solution

ECMS deployed a specialist technical project team to review, remediate, test and deliver. The approach required a full application review to understand packaging requirements before packaging to the new desktop solutions. A key aspect was ensuring the business were able to test the proposed desktops and applications in a controlled approach before committing to a full rollout. Additionally, the domain forest data required remediation to ensure capacity for the strategic migration.

​Outcome

ECMS successfully reviewed more than 300 applications, removing redundant and duplicate applications, allowing a more efficient desktop migration to Windows 10.