Dell's Windows 7 survey says...
A global Dell KACE survey has revealed that a massive 87% of IT professionals surveyed plan to deploy Windows 7.
A similar study released in April 2009 showed that the majority of IT staff had no plans to upgrade existing systems to Windows 7 in the next year due to concerns over software compatibility and migration costs.
The study attributes the swing in confidence to performance, security and stability. “These results reinforce what we are hearing from the customers we talk to everyday,” said Rob Meinhardt, President, Dell KACE. “Productivity gains associated with working in two windows at the same time, having an OS that works with proprietary technology, powerful encryption to protect credit card numbers and employee data, and connecting PCs quickly and easily to wired and wireless networks are among the big wins over Windows XP most often cited by our customers.”
Survey author Diane Hagglund said that another driver for Windows 7 adoption is the fact that XP is reaching its end-of-life. “As Windows XP becomes out of date and more expensive to support and with Vista increasingly insignificant, IT leaders are embracing Windows 7.”
Other key survey findings from the survey include:
- 87% of survey respondents plan to deploy Windows 7 compared to 47% who had plans to deploy Vista at a comparable point after its release
- 46% of the total surveyed revealed they have plans to migrate even before the release of SP1
- 86% reported concern about software compatibility when migrating to Windows 7
- 25% expressed concerns about Windows 7 performance, down from 47% reported during the 2009 survey
- 32% are considering alternative operating systems to avoid Windows Vista or Windows 7, down from 50% in 2009
