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15. June 2010 23:16
Expedia, the internet airline and hotel booking site, has recently upgraded to Windows 7, a process that was made relatively simple due to the use of virtual desktops.
In fact, it is not only Expedia that has decided to upgrade their computer system as a lot of companies and organisations have made the move to the new Windows OS.
Figures indicate that 13 percent of the global OS market is now using the system and an Expedia representative has revealed that this feat has only been made possible because of virtual desktops.
Mike Peterson, Expedia's manager of end-user technology, said Mr Peterson said, "We looked at the cost of just moving to a virtualized packaged or a virtualized instance of that application and we went from 24 to 30 hours worth of work to four to eight hours, a huge time and cost reduction."
It was so easy and cost-effective because the virtual system allows the new OS can to be installed centrally and then filtered through to user accounts. This then means that a technician no longer needs to manually install the OS to each computer individually.
Due to how simple the upgrade is, and how cost effective it could be, a survey by Dimensional Research has revealed that 42 percent intend to deploy Windows 7 by the end of the year.
Mr Peterson added, "It was a huge win for the team, because having to overcome application hurdles can be very time consuming and costly."
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