NT Migration Techniques :: Information Technology, Networking

Overview Recently approval has been granted to change our main operating environment from Windows XP to Windows ’98. It was determined that this would allow us to better protect our machines from unauthorized access through the use of BIOS passwords. This would also allow for a more consistent operating environment within the office. However, after analyzing the task of this migration it has been determined that perhaps a different environment would better suit Option Energy’s business needs. Proposal Option Energy’s business needs may better be fulfilled by utilizing the operating environment that Windows NT provides. Windows NT allows for a much more secure network environment, and offers the system administrator much more control over network traffic. It would require a longer migration time but the benefits would far outweigh the time that setup would take. Benefits of NT over Windows 98  Eliminates the need for BIOS passwords by requiring a username and password to be authenticated by the new Windows 2000 server. These accounts and passwords can be managed and changed from the server.  Allows for tighter controls when managing user and group accounts.  Offers a more stable operating environment than Windows 98. (Dynamic memory allocation allows for multiple programs to be run in separate memory space)  Windows NT was designed for small business network environments, Windows 98 was designed mainly for home use.  Offers the administrator more control over programs that can be installed on each PC and allows more restrictions to be placed on the end user.  I have personally been certified in many areas of the Windows NT operating environment.