If you haven’t seen Windows 8™ yet you are in for a shock. It doesn’t look anything like anything you’ve seen before and, if you were barmy enough to change your entire system to this latest Windows™ product, you’d probably be up the proverbial creek without a paddle in sight. The problem is, all new machines have this strange imposter as the only option, so you’d better get the hang of it pretty sharpish.
The problem has been made worse recently with the announcement that Microsoft is to end its support of Windows XP™, that has been a trusty friend in offices for a very long time, in April next year, so the pressure to change might become irresistible any time soon. What’s more according to ITC Infotech, a company specialising in upgrading businesses to newer operating systems, many small companies’ IT infrastructures won’t cope with the new software.
Hardeep Singh Garewal, President – European Operations, ITC Infotech said Windows 8 looks completely different. “The operating system behaviour and the architecture of Windows 8 are completely different. The shift, therefore, calls for two critical elements to be addressed: evaluating the hardware adequacy of the computing platforms, and more importantly, assessing the compatibility of applications and remediating any conflicts.” The Mover can also say, from bitter experience, that there is more than a little operator retraining needed too.
So, the bottom line is, if you haven’t thought about how you are going to make the switch from XP to Windows 8™ it’s about time you did.
For more information visit www.itcinfotech.com.