Nov
13

Eeeek - another acronym ? DDPS and SAM…

By Gerry V (11 posts -- read other by posts Gerry V)

That’s all that technology professionals need, another acronym to learn… more importantly, even when we know the acronym, what is the concept behind it ? DDPS stands for Desktop Deployment Planning Services, yet another service offering from Microsoft that provides software versioning migration planning and SAM (that’s Software Asset Management) as a component of their Software Assurance.

The process is relatively simple - the enterprise identifies a Microsoft Certified Partner that is certified in DDPS to conduct the audit - usually taking 2-5 business days of auditing and consulting. The resulting deliverable identifies a standardization plan and upgrade path that is tied (ideally) to corporate culture and objectives. Yes, this is somewhat of a “fox watching the hen-house” scenario since the Partner conducting the audit is paid by Microsoft for their investment of hours. The consulting hours are not the real attraction to the partner/vendor, in their case, the real upside is the potential sales opportunity of both licenses and services required to actually complete the prescribed upgrade.

Ultimately, DDPS is a valuable free service for any enterprise committed to a desktop upgrade/migration as long as the clients take the time to understand the results and ask the proper questions after the fact.

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