Managing the lifecycle of your Windows Servers® and desktops is critical to achieving an optimized infrastructure. Maintaining healthy servers and desktops requires good automated patch management, automated software distribution, software and hardware asset management and automated operating system (OS) deployment. The LRS Consulting Services group can help organizations with their systems management needs as they develop the processes that lead the to a fully optimized IT environment.
Using Microsoft tools such as Systems Management Server (SMS) provides organizations a comprehensive change and configuration management solution. IT departments are able to deliver software and updates to application users efficiently and cost-effectively.
An environment which utilizes SMS allows IT staff to have remote access to user desktops enabling them to address issues, the ability to apply patches, perform remote application distribution, and better overall desktop lifecycle management.
LRS can also assist you with an automated OS deployment solution that allows for automated user data migration and OS image deployment without sending a technician to the desktop. LRS can assist with planning, design, testing, and deployment of this automated desktop deployment solution that can significantly reduce the cost of managing your business’s desktop environment.
After you have the right tools and processes in place to manage your Windows servers and desktops, you can add server and desktop monitoring to move from a reactive to a proactive environment. Using Microsoft tools like Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), you can move to a more proactive network environment. MOM gives you the ability to monitor your servers and if needed, desktops, and be notified if there is a problem. LRS can assist you with the planning, design, testing, and deployment of MOM to start being reactive to server problems before they become server outages.
