Recently I’ve done a couple of interviews with Jeff Alexander, IT Pro Evangelist for Microsoft Australia, discussing Windows 7.
IT Pro space is something particularly near and dear to me, and with a new OS on the cards it’s always interesting to find out what benefits companies will get by introducing Windows 7 into the environment. Apart from the inherent improvements in functionality, stability and UI, many of the really cool features do require a Windows Server 2008 R2 backend for full functionality. That’s not too much of a problem, to be honest – Server 2008 was a standout product in its own right and Server 2008 R2 is shaping up to be just as compelling. The upgrade path is quite straightforward and it’s a great OS to play around with (I’m currently running it on a Dell Latitude E6500 as a Hyper-V system, and it absolutely pounds).
The second interview was about the development of Windows 7 within Microsoft, and how the company made structural changes to its development, testing and product management teams to deal with the complexities of the new product while avoiding the delays and quality problems which bedevilled Windows Vista during the beta and at RTM.
The write-up is now online at Windows IT Pro – check it out here. And thanks again to Jeff making the time in his oh-so-busy schedule.
