You are a private computer consultant. A new client, Mr. Blue, has approached you to offer general IT consultation to his small business. Mr. Blue's business is expanding rapidly and he needs your company to help him setup a new office he is creating in Germantown MD. The office space is 6 floors with 500 users sprinkled throughout. Each floor has a different department. Mr. Blue is contemplating using either Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008. He also has several 64 bit applications and databases. He heard that Windows 7 is great and wants to find out what advantages he can get by upgrading his workstations. He is currently using Windows XP and wants to know if he should upgrade his workstations. He is also concerned with how he can secure the transmission of the critical data he has on his servers.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you analyze and provide the following information:
Please provide an analysis of the pros and cons of both Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
What services can Mr. Blue take advantage of to help make his office run smoothly (ex. DNS or DHCP)? List and explain the concerns about Windows 7 capabilities that Mr. Blue should be aware of currently.
List and explain the concerns about Windows 7 capabilities that Mr. Blue should be aware of currently. What are some considerations he should think about prior to upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7?
How can he keep his servers secure?
Use Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, or OpenOffice to illustrate the steps of the most efficient method for Mr. Blue to upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.