Creating a Deployment Roadmap

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Tips for Planning Your Windows 2000 Deployment

Your ultimate goal when creating planning documents and formulating a deployment plan is to successfully deploy Windows 2000 using project management techniques that work in your organization. The following sections provide lists of items to consider as you plan your deployment.

General Best Practices

The following list contains overall best practices as identified by some early adopters of Windows 2000.

Deployment Phases

Determine the best overall order to deploy Windows 2000 in your organizations. The following order was used by one company:

Application Installation Issues

Use the following planning tips as you plan for installing applications in your organizations.

International Issues

The following tips will help you plan for an international installation.

Performance Issues

Maintaining high performance is important to meeting the goals of most deployments. The following tips will help you plan for improved performance.

Roaming Users and Terminal Services

The following tips will help you plan for roaming users and for Terminal Services installations.

Administration

As you create your plan, use the following administration tips to make it easier for you to administer your Windows 2000 installation.

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