1. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Windows 7 Microsoft Office 2010 and the Cloud Presented by: David F. Soll Vice President & Chief Technology Officer Omicron Consulting

2. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Introduction Introduction Windows 7 Editions Windows 7 Editions Office 2010 Editions Office 2010 Editions Cool Features of Windows 7 Cool Features of Windows 7 Overview of Office 2010 Overview of Office 2010 Neat Tricks with Office File Formats Neat Tricks with Office File Formats What is the “Cloud” What is the “Cloud” Microsoft’s Cloud Offerings Microsoft’s Cloud Offerings

3. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Presenter: David F. Soll Presenter: David F. Soll – Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Omicron Consulting 22 Years with Omicron 22 Years with Omicron – Chair, Princeton/Central NJ IEEE Computer Society Senior Member of the IEEE Senior Member of the IEEE Recipient of the IEEE Region 1 Award Recipient of the IEEE Region 1 Award – Past Chair, Princeton Chapter of the ACM Senior Member of the ACM Senior Member of the ACM – Chair, TCF IT Professional Conference – Over 30 years in computing

4. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Philadelphia’s Leader in Information Technology Consulting Omicron’s Best and Brightest Founded in 1986 Headquarters in Bryn Mawr, PA Markets Served Corporate 1000 Process Industries Financial Services Manufacturing Health & Life Sciences Mid-size Enterprises Independent Software Vendors Supporting a Local, Regional, and International Client Base Methodology Driven Project Based Consulting 2007 Microsoft Regional Partner of the Year Omicron Fast Facts

5. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Starter Starter Home Basic Home Basic Home Premium Home Premium Professional Professional Enterprise Enterprise Ultimate Ultimate

6. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 FeatureStarterHome BasicHome PremiumProfessionalUltimateEnterprise Estimated Full Retail PriceOEM $199.99$299.99$319.99Volume Licensing Estimated Upgrade Retail PriceOEM $119.99$199.99$219.99Volume Licensing End of Support Life Cycle2015.01.13 2020.01.132015.01.132020.01.14 32-bit and 64-bit versions32-bit only Both (64-bit disc not included) Both AAC and H.264 decodingYes Action CenterYes Aero Glass Remoting Yes Aero Peek Yes Aero Shake Yes Aero SnapYes Aero Theme Yes AppLocker Create Policies, But Cannot Enforce Create and Enforce Polices Audio Recording over Terminal Services Yes Backup and Restore FilesYes Backup to Network Yes Bitlocker Drive Encryption Yes Bitlocker To Go Yes Branche Cache Distributed Cache Yes CalculatorYes Compatibility ModeYes Desktop Background Changeable Yes Desktop Windows Manager Yes Device StageYes DirectAccess Yes Disk DefragmenterYes Disk Defragmenter (Automatic)Yes

7. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 FeatureStarterHome BasicHome PremiumProfessionalUltimateEnterprise Dolby Digital compatibility Yes Domain Join (Windows Server) Yes DVD playback Yes Dynamic Disks Yes Encrypting File System (EFS) Yes Encrypting Offline Files Yes Enterprise Search Scopes Yes Fast User Switching Yes Federated Search Yes GadgetsYes Games Explorer with basic games (FreeCell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Purble Palace, Solitaire, Spide Solitaire) Yes Games Explorer with premium games (Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Spades, Mahjong Titans) YesYes (disable by default)YesYes (disable by default) Getting StartedYes Group Policy Yes HomeGroup SharingJoin Only Yes IIS Web Server Yes Internet Connection Sharing Yes IE8 Protected Mode and DEPYes Internet Explorer 8Yes Jump ListsYes Language Packs (MUI) Yes, purchased separately Yes LibrariesYes Live Explorer Previews Yes Live Taskbar Previews Yes Location Aware Printing Yes

8. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 FeatureStarterHome BasicHome PremiumProfessionalUltimateEnterprise Max RAM (32-bit)4GB Max RAM (64-bit) 8GB16GB192GB MPEG-2 decoding Yes Multi-Display Terminal Services Yes Multiple Monitors Yes Multi-Touch support Yes Network and Sharing CenterYes Network Bridge Yes Network Printing Yes Offline Files Yes PaintYes Parental ControlsYes Play ToYes Power ManagementYes 64-bit Processor SupportYes Physical Processor Support112222 Presentation Mode Yes Previous VersionsYes Processor Core SupportUnlimited Projector Connection SwitchingYes ReadyBoostYes ReadyDriveYes Remote Desktop ClientYes Remote Desktop Host Yes RSS supportYes SMB Network Connections20

9. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 FeatureStarterHome BasicHome PremiumProfessionalUltimateEnterprise Snipping Tool Yes Software Restriction Policies Yes Sticky Notes Yes SuperFetchYes Switch User Yes Sync CenterYes System Image Backup Yes - Not to network location Yes System RestoreYes Tablet PC Yes Number of TV tuners supported 4 of each type (analog, digital, etc.) UAC - User Account ControlYes UNIX based applications subsystem Yes VHD - Boot from Yes VHD - Create and AttachYes Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Enhancements Yes Windows Aero Theme PartialYes Windows Anytime UpgradeYes Windows Basic ThemeYes Windows DefenderYes Windows DVD Maker Yes Windows Easy TransferYes Windows ExperienceIndex (WEI)Yes Windows Fax and ScanYes Windows FlipYes Windows Flip 3D Yes Windows Journal Yes Windows FirewallYes

10. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 FeatureStarterHome BasicHome PremiumProfessionalUltimateEnterprise Windows Media Center Yes Windows Media PlayerYes Windows Media Player multimedia redirection Yes Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience Yes Windows Mobility Center Yes (No Presentation Mode) Yes Windows Photo ViewerYes Windows PowerShell and ISEYes Windows SearchYes Windows Server domain joining Yes Windows SideShow Yes Windows Slideshow Yes Windows Standard Theme Yes Windows TaskbarYes Windows UpdateYes Windows Virtual PC support Yes WordPadYes XP Mode (Windows Virtual PC) Yes XPS ViewerYes

11. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Office Home and Student Office Home and Student Office Home and Business Office Home and Business Office Professional Office Professional Office Professional Academic Office Professional Academic Office Professional Plus Office Professional Plus

12. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 FeatureHome & Student Home & Business ProfessionalProfessional Academic Professional Plus Price$149$279$499$99Volume License WordYes ExcelYes PowerPointYes OneNoteYes OutlookYes PublisherYes AccessYes InfoPathYes SharePoint Workspace Yes

13. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Sold Separately (not included in any edition) Sold Separately (not included in any edition) – Visio 2010 – Project 2010 – SharePoint Designer 2010 Used to be called Front Page Used to be called Front Page Free Download Free Download Discontinued Discontinued – Microsoft Office Accounting Discontinued as of Nov. 16, 2009 Discontinued as of Nov. 16, 2009

14. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Search (on the start menu) Search (on the start menu) The use of GPU Hardware The use of GPU Hardware Gadgets Gadgets Windows XP Mode Windows XP Mode Backup (to VHD) Backup (to VHD) Mobility Center & Presentation Mode Mobility Center & Presentation Mode – Windows Key + X – Windows Key + P PowerShell PowerShell Action Center Action Center Aero Peek Aero Peek Aero Shake Aero Shake Snap Snap

15. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Enhances the Ribbon (introduced with Office 2007) Enhances the Ribbon (introduced with Office 2007) Same File Format as Office 2007 Same File Format as Office 2007 – Still supports pre-2007 Office file formats Ribbons have been added where they were missing in 2007 Ribbons have been added where they were missing in 2007 Ribbons form 2007 have been improved (changed) Ribbons form 2007 have been improved (changed) OneNote is now included with all editions of Office OneNote is now included with all editions of Office

16. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Run Office Applications within a web browser Run Office Applications within a web browser Server based Server based – Microsoft hosts on their Cloud offerings – Businesses are able to host their own Provides the same ribbon and user interface as the “thick” client version of Office Provides the same ribbon and user interface as the “thick” client version of Office Includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote Includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote Supported Browsers: Supported Browsers: – Internet Explorer 7 and later – Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and later – Safari 4

17. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Office files (Open XML) are actually ZIP files Office files (Open XML) are actually ZIP files Rename file from.XLSX,.DOCX,.PPTX to.ZIP Rename file from.XLSX,.DOCX,.PPTX to.ZIP Now unzip and look at the files Now unzip and look at the files Most files are in XML (ASCII) Most files are in XML (ASCII)

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19. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Well … It depends Well … It depends – Each Cloud vendor seems to have their own definition In General: In General: – An Internet based computing environment where you pay only for resources that you use – A set of pooled computing resources delivered over the Internet – Resource allocation can be adjusted Although: A Cloud could be built on-premise Although: A Cloud could be built on-premise Cloud Computing is the next phase in the evolution of computing Cloud Computing is the next phase in the evolution of computing

20. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 According to surveys of CIO’s and CTO’s, Cloud Computing is going to be important, but there is not enough understanding of what it is to have any specific plans for it.

21. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Cloud solutions may be “hosted” or can be built on-premises (depends upon your definition of cloud) Cloud solutions may be “hosted” or can be built on-premises (depends upon your definition of cloud) Not all “hosted” solutions are in a “cloud” Not all “hosted” solutions are in a “cloud” A “cloud” is dynamic A “cloud” is dynamic – Resources can be added or removed to fit the need In a traditional hosted environment, resources are allocated based on peak load requirements In a traditional hosted environment, resources are allocated based on peak load requirements – In a cloud, they can be dynamically allocated

22. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Predictable any time, anywhere access to computing resources Predictable any time, anywhere access to computing resources Flexible scaling of resources (resource optimization) Flexible scaling of resources (resource optimization) Rapid, request-driven provisioning Rapid, request-driven provisioning Lower total cost of operations Lower total cost of operations – Only pay for what you use

23. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 At least 4 different offerings: At least 4 different offerings: – Office 365 – Windows Server Hyper-V Private Cloud – Windows Azure – Windows Live

24. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Designed for Businesses Designed for Businesses Provides Cloud Based Applications including: Provides Cloud Based Applications including: – Office Professional Plus (Web and thick client) – Exchange Online – SharePoint Online – Lync Online Cost from $2 to $27 per month per user Cost from $2 to $27 per month per user – Depends upon features and user profile – i.e.: $6 per month per user for Office Web Apps only Still in beta only – no announced release date Still in beta only – no announced release date

25. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 The recent release of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Introduced new “cloud” like capabilities for Hyper-V The recent release of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Introduced new “cloud” like capabilities for Hyper-V – Dynamic Memory – Live Migration – Improved Management Tools – Support for up to 64 logical processors – Improved Virtual Network Performance

26. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Cloud Platform for deploying custom applications Cloud Platform for deploying custom applications – Considered “Platform as a Service” Office 365 and Windows Live are “Software as a Service” Office 365 and Windows Live are “Software as a Service” – Microsoft Hosted Platform – Windows Azure is really an operating system Provides Scalable Compute and Storage Facilities Provides Scalable Compute and Storage Facilities Azure SDK Azure SDK – Tools for Visual Studio for building cloud aware applications SQL Azure SQL Azure – Cloud-based, scale-out version of SQL Server AppFabric AppFabric – A collection of services supporting applications both in the cloud and on premise

27. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Most highly advertised by Microsoft Most highly advertised by Microsoft – “To the cloud” commercials Provides various on-line services including: Provides various on-line services including: – Windows Live Photo Gallery – Windows Live Movie Maker – Office Web Applications – On-line storage (Sky Drive) – Windows Live Mesh (sync files across multiple PCs) – Windows Live Messenger – Windows 7 Remote Media Streaming – Windows Live Mail

28. P.O. Box 1047 Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Trenton Computer Festival 2011 Slide Deck available at: http://home.comcast.net/~soll/http://home.comcast.net/~soll/