Planning Low-Volume Deployment

In low-volume deployment projects, such as in a small or medium-sized business, the planning guidance in MDT 2008 can be overwhelming. The MDT 2008 technology framework is well-suited to low-volume deployment projects. In fact, a small business can prepare MDT 2008 to deploy Windows Vista in as little as a few hours. Medium-sized businesses can accomplish the same in a few days. Even though you can use the MDT 2008 technology framework without using its planning guidance, you should still put some effort into planning your deployment. This section describes some of the planning steps you should take in this scaled-down scenario.

The first step in the deployment process is to assess your business needs so that you ...

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