Dell ChangeBASE - Easy Win7 Migration!
Rating: 9 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
Our company had several Windows XP workstations used by facility employees, plant workers, and electrical analyzers to gauge several machine outputs and data. These XP machines had very specific measuring applications installed (We had nearly 220 applications in total) that were designed and installed during the Windows XP days.
With recent IT Security news and Windows XP being obsolete, we wanted to upgrade to Windows 7.
We used Dell ChangeBASE to analyze our Windows XP machines to find out if any of these unique applications were able to run on Windows 7. In the end, everything was successful and all but 2 applications migrated with no issues.
With recent IT Security news and Windows XP being obsolete, we wanted to upgrade to Windows 7.
We used Dell ChangeBASE to analyze our Windows XP machines to find out if any of these unique applications were able to run on Windows 7. In the end, everything was successful and all but 2 applications migrated with no issues.
Pros
- OS Patch Testing - We further used this to test Microsoft's Patch Tuesday releases before we put them in production.
- Web Dashboard - The latest version added a fully customization dashboard with widgets to give you an at-a-glance view.
- Application comparability - We used this to test our Windows XP to Windows 7 migration.
Cons
- Initial setup can be tricky - We needed to contact support for some help.
- Prior to the latest version, there wasn't an easy way to view all of our results. The new dashboard has rectified this.
Likelihood to Recommend
Dell ChangeBASE is well suited in migrating an OS to a new version, or 32/64-bit. It's also helpful when virtualizating workstations into Thin Clients for use with Citrix or other thin provisioning services.
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Seth Arnoff
Security and Compliance Coordinator in Information Technology at Aux Sable Liquid Products (201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
2 years of experience