What’s new in HP Client Automation

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Rick Winford – HPCA Product ManagementLee Bailey III– Power of HP

HP Client AutomationSoftware Universe Presentation


HP Client Automation Customer Testimonials

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Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre


Managing IT Risk…

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Migration to Windows 7

Virtualization

Complexity of thousands of

PCs

Increasingly mobile work

force

Reduce energy consumption

Maintain security &

compliance

More diverse devices

Budget pressures


HP Client Automation

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•Enterprise Edition•High Scalability•High automation•“Authorized State”

•Standard Edition•Easy to use•Consistent single console •Out of the box experience

Drive Productivity – Increase Efficiency - Reduce IT Costs

HPCA improves reliability, security, compliance, and lowers TCO.



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Solution Areas

Windows 7 Migration

Green IT

Client Security Enforcement

Virtual Client Environments

Extensible Manageability

Remote Assistance



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Identify:• Client hardware• Inventory software and usage

Prepare• Create Windows 7 image(s)• Publish new application versions

Migrate• Backup user data/settings• Install Windows 7• Deploy applications and data

Windows 7 Migration


Hardware refresh

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IT

ACCELERATED WITH HP CLIENT AUTOMATION

Customers initiating a hardware refresh go through the process

in phases.

Due to set-up and installation times, PCs are ordered in small

batches.


Hardware refresh

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IT


One at a time, each PC is staged with the appropriate OS and applications, then

delivered to the end-user, relying on them to transfer their data

and personal preferences.


Hardware refresh

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IT


Process is repeated until the entire migration is

complete

•Buying units•Installing environment•Delivering …

taking weeks, months and even years

depending on the number of end users.


Hardware refresh

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IT

Personality

Personality

Personality

Personality

Personality


The HP Client Automation server uses a Personality template

to gather all of the data and personal preferences from all machines at once.

HPCA

Personality

With HP Client Automation managing the environment, the

refresh process can be automated and

completed in days!

One Scheduled

Job


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IT

HPCA


New PCs can be ordered all at once and sent directly to end-users locations, eliminating small

batch purchasing andthe staging phase.


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IT

HPCA

Personality

One Scheduled Overnight

Job


One overnight job is scheduled to push down the new OS,

applications, drivers, patches and install previously captured personal preferences

Personality

Personality

Personality

Personality

Personality


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IT

HPCA


The next morning, each end-user has a new ready-to-use PC with their original data,

applications, settings and preferences.

That’s the Power of HP.



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• Reduce costs (electricity consumption) by enforcing corporate power policies

• Evaluate different power plans based on real power data and carbon footprint over time

• Leverage power management innovations of HP PCs

Green IT – Reduce Power Consumption with HP Power Assistant

60% + power savings can be realized by powering down workstations during non work hours.

– Enterprise Management Associates



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Smart Card Authentication to Enterprise console

Secured agent

• Secure client devices, comply with industry requirements. (FDCC, CIS, PCI)

• Enforce policies for device access:

-Boot-order-BIOS password-USB ports

• Maintain updated HP drivers

Client Security Enforcement


Different targets

HP Client Automation Virtualization Strategy

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Consistent publishing

Consistent entitlement

Consistent delivery

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Virtual desktops

“Streamed”applications

“Local”applications

Thin Clients,endpoints

Desktop, Notebook PCs

Hypervisors

Trad

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Single Framework – Physical & Virtual

Any application or service… ...delivered anywhere


HP Client Automation Architecture

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• VDI-Aware Patching

• ThinApp support

• Auto registration of thin clients

Virtual Client Environments -- Smart & Efficient



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• Add new management capability when you need it

• Have greater control of PC hardware & applications

• Leverage HP Live Network & HP subject matter expertise

Extensible Manageability (EMF) – Faster Time to Value



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Potential Management Packs

Enforce Authorized Corporate Configuration for:

• Wireless (WiFi) Configuration:SSID, authentication mode and encryption type

• Windows 7 Firewall Rules:port , program and service exceptions

• HP Wireless Assistant:enable/disable WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth



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• Reduce desk side visits – lower TCO

• Leverage “graphical” KVM on vPro® devices

• Improved KVM redirection of console-Full graphical mode-Independent of OS state-Agentless

Remote Assistance


HP Client Automation Customer Perspective

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• Helpdesk remotely manages PCs

• Advanced notice of HW issues before they affect users

• Need reliability in PC fleet

• Long distance from help desk to PCs

• New fleet of HP PCs with Intel vPro

• HP Client Automation

PROBLEM RESULTSOLUTIONSydney Convention and Exhibition Center

CUSTOMER

• Every device fully migrated within 75 minutes

• Zero tickets

• Migrate tens of thousands of PCs within 2 hour SLA

• After a successful pilot, rolled out HP Client Automation across the environment

Financial services company

• 99%+ complianceon 1st distribution

• 90% efficiency improvement

• 9 distributions to achieve 98% compliance

• Fully implemented HP Client Automation

Telecom company

• Gained ability to remotely manage PCs

• Reimaged computer lab in 1 hour

• One part-time administrator manages entire client environment

• HP Client Automation to enable remote control

Hills Adventist College

• Passed audit within 60 days

• Full payback on investment in 6 weeks

• Failed state audit• Federal funding and

accreditation threatened

• HP Client Automation with patch management and inventory

University

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