Tablet the Swiss Army Knife of Devices Marcus Bluestein CTO September 17 2013 Agenda Why should you care about tablets Microsoft Surface Pro Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft ID: 739277
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Game Changer: Windows 8 Tablet (the Swiss Army Knife of Devices)
Marcus Bluestein, CTO
September 17,
2013Slide2
AgendaWhy should you care about tablets?Microsoft Surface Pro
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft
Office 2013Slide3
Why should you care about tablets?The hot new form factorPerceived as easier to useThe user experience does change as people have a new way to interface with applications and data
Attorneys will buy them and want to use themSlide4
Why should you care about tablets?To increase adoption, you need to make sure the environment is setup to be supportiveUpdate deployment software like SCCM
Create a Windows 8 image
Deploy your applications
Upgrade, virtualize or remove troublesome appsSlide5
Microsoft Surface Pro Specifications todayIntel i5 processor4GB RAM
64, 128 or 256 GB SSD
10.81 x 6.81 x
0.53in, 2lbs
9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37in, 1.44lbs (iPad3)
Wireless a/b/g/n, no network cable port onboard
USB port and a display port
TPM chipSlide6
Microsoft Surface Pro My environmentTargus or Lenovo USB 3.0 Port Replicator2
nd
Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
Power supply
Pen
In
the office and at
home
VGA cable and USB Network CardSlide7
Microsoft Surface Pro Notable featuresBootup and overall speed
2 HD video cameras (front and back)
USB charging slot on power supply
Touch and Type keyboards
Picture passwordsSlide8
Microsoft Surface Pro Frustrations from using Surface ProNo mobile broadband (rumored in next release)
No removable battery
4-6 hour battery lifeSlide9
Microsoft Surface Pro Why the Surface Pro instead of other devices?Surface RT, similar issues as an iPad
Screen only tablets, like those from Dell and Asus, likely need an portable keyboard
Hybrids, like the Lenovo Helix, are almost twice as heavy as the Surface Pro.Slide10
Microsoft Windows 8 Speed increase over Windows 7Task bar on multiple monitorsWindows To Go
File History
Sync settings through the cloud
DirectAccess
Microsoft App StoreSlide11
Microsoft Surface Pro Frustrations with Windows 8DPI scaling (resolved in 8.1)Virtual keyboard on desktop doesn’t have predictive typing or autocorrect. In
ModernUI
, it does.
IE10/11 is different in
ModernUI
Bitlocker needs a keyboardSlide12
Other TabletsSlide13
Microsoft Outlook 2013Optimized for Windows 8 and touchQuick unread mail filter
Weather bar in calendar
Peeks
People cards
Inline replies
Hover quick commands like flag, delete
Attachment reminder
Folders can be moved around an no longer have to be in alphabetical order
Color scheme is not flexible
Site MailboxesSlide14
Microsoft Word 2013Optimized for Windows 8 and touchCloud syncing
Open and edit PDF’s
Collapsible headings
Reading mode
Pickup where you left off
Smarter collaboration
Comment on comments
Password lock track changes
Present document onlineSlide15
Microsoft Excel 2013 Optimized for Windows 8 and touchFlash FillRecommended charts
Quick analysis tool
Recommended Pivot Tables
Power View
Sharing
Pickup where you left offSlide16
Microsoft OneNote 2013 Optimized for Windows 8 and touch2 different versions, desktop and ModernUI
ModernUI
version built for touchSlide17
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Optimized for Windows 8 and touchPickup where you left off
Improved presenter tools
Supports comments nowSlide18
Microsoft Lync 2013 Optimized for Windows 8 and touchNew clients including IOS, Android and Windows 8
Persistent chat rooms
Shared notes
Improved Multiparty HD video and content sharingSlide19
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Contact informationMarcus Bluestein, Chief Technology Officer
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