5 big reasons businesses should consider Windows 8

If you think you read my title wrong, take a second look. You'd think from all the overblown attention that the Modern interface is garnering, that I was going to focus another drab op-ed around that sole feature. Yes, the Modern UI is a radical change and will turn a lot of people off. But let's not forget that with every new Windows release comes features that actually don't get the time of day. I think a few of these deserve a sliver of attention.

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Slightly off topic, but I like how the author defined the Start Screen as a dashboard. That's a great concept to use in approaching the Modern UI.
 

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Well, his point #1 isn't really a benefit of Windows 8, so not too much to comment on there

As far as point #2, I realize that Windows 8 does boot up faster. And it benchmarks a bit better than Windows 7. But on clean installed systems, I don't honestly feel that it's really noticeable.

Points 3-4-5 are certainly valid.
 

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Well, his point #1 isn't really a benefit of Windows 8, so not too much to comment on there

Not sure if I'm reading you correctly. I can see your point that it isn't just a benefit of 8 solely, but of all OSs when it comes to timing. You do see his point on upgrade timing, right? Companies upgrade eventually, correct? It does buy time, correct? It's inevitable to keep up with the times, isn't it?

As far as point #2, I realize that Windows 8 does boot up faster. And it benchmarks a bit better than Windows 7. But on clean installed systems, I don't honestly feel that it's really noticeable.

??? Come on, Parks. It's much faster for the most part. Less resources also. It may not seem it's much faster on newer machines, but on older machines it rocks. I can attest to that, for mine is older. 7 seems to be a turtle for me now! I've read others comment on this facet as well. In fact, I'm riding the edge with mine. I've almost convinced myself that I'm better off upgrading mine with a SSD and a video card instead of buying new. My memory is maxed, but some on the video card will surely help. I'll be saving hard-earned money if I go this route.

His point is that businesses will be saving money on hardware. A very valid point IMO.

Points 3-4-5 are certainly valid.

Ok good. Certainly no argument there. Three out of five is a plus.

I'm looking forward to other Professionals' comments, for I surely learn a lot from you all! :)
 

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??? Come on, Parks. It's much faster for the most part. Less resources also. It may not seem it's much faster on newer machines, but on older machines it rocks. I can attest to that, for mine is older. 7 seems to be a turtle for me now! I've read others comment on this facet as well. In fact, I'm riding the edge with mine. I've almost convinced myself that I'm better off upgrading mine with a SSD and a video card instead of buying new. My memory is maxed, but some on the video card will surely help. I'll be saving hard-earned money if I go this route.
I'm being serious. I really don't experience this "blow my socks off" speed improvement that many rave about. Of course, I'm also a nerd and pull out a stopwatch and time everything. Aside from the boot, I haven't seen much difference in day to day tasks. Resource usage differences have been negligible.

Many of the tests that I do are on clean machines, so clean loads of 7 and clean loads of 8. I'm not comparing an old bloated windows 7 against a newly installed 8.

As far as running on older machines, I haven't used it on really old equipment. The box that I use it on at work is a Dell GX755, which is a Core 2 Duo with 2GB of RAM. It's the crappiest box that I have at the money and it runs 8 just fine, but also ran 7 just fine too.
 

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Nothing wrong with pulling out a stop watch by any means. Very good scientific approach. It shows us your professionalism. I just count to myself with the "one-one thousand" method. Close enough for me.

I see your point on clean install. I probably shouldn't for safety sake, but I run 6 gadgets on my desktop in 7. Weather, CPU usage with CoreTemp, network usage, a calendar, and a news feed. They're resource hogs as well. But for what I do, it works. I'm sure that's not allowed on work PCs. I'll close them out, including CoreTemp and try it out for awhile. I'm sure to notice a difference.

On the other hand, the live tiles are a great alternative to gadgets in safety and resources for me. That is a big attraction for me with 8. I know it's a distraction for you as you've commented.

A little off topic, but another difference between you and I is that you need multiple windows, where as I enlarge windows and flip through them with keys. And you have more open, where as I have maybe 3 or 4 at most.

A question, for I'm not familiar with multiple monitors. This author explains that MS worked out that problem in 8, whereas I read comments on the forum that state otherwise. What's your opinion on that issue?
 

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Hi there
I can't really see ANY reason why a business would even THINK about upgrading to w8 for any reason whatsoever.

Considering most of these large businesses are still in the process of going from XP or even WIN2000 to W7 W8 is just a non issue.

The fact is that 99% of the business users have got used to the basic Windows interface - they will expect any new system that they boot up on a Monday morning to behave more or less like the system did on the previous Friday.

With W8 the help desks will get INUNDATED as people can't find or organize the applications like they did the previous week.

As for boot up times etc -- this might be of interest to those people who are involved in the higher realms of "Geekdom" -- but as a business user if the system takes a long time to boot up --then like most sensible people we just go to the coffee machine, have a chat with our mates - usually about "Last nights terrible Manchester Utd / Liverpool / Chelsea etc" game with typically Biased referees who miss awarding obvious penalties and bring a hot coffee back to our desks while the system is booting.

We really have two totally different types of people here on these sort of threads --those who are techno guys and those who just USE the machines -- and in general boot up times aren't a significant problem for a business user -- most of the long delays business users experience is either overloaded network connections to shared drives or poor internet connectivity -- and this isn't really dependent on most front end systems --even a Windows 3.11 machine might be OK under certain circumstances for accessing network stuff --although that's not my point.


Cheers
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Multiple monitors in Windows 8 is much improved. You can run different wallpapers on each monitor now. You can access the Start Screen from either monitor now. You can have individual taskbars on each monitor. Multiple monitors is really the only way that I get along with Windows 8 at all, because I can keep 1 entire monitor free and clear for the Start Menu when I click on the Windows key and I can continue to see all of my other windows on my other monitor.
 

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Trojan Live Tiles

I see your point on clean install. I probably shouldn't for safety sake, but I run 6 gadgets on my desktop in 7. Weather, CPU usage with CoreTemp, network usage, a calendar, and a news feed. They're resource hogs as well. But for what I do, it works. I'm sure that's not allowed on work PCs. I'll close them out, including CoreTemp and try it out for awhile. I'm sure to notice a difference.

On the other hand, the live tiles are a great alternative to gadgets in safety and resources for me.

I doubt that Live Tiles are safer than Gadgets.
I suspect that they will be an even greater security hazard.

The old Gadgets didn't need to access random data on your PC for social media.
The Live Tiles are specifically set up to share data with each other and the OS.

I'm predicting that it won't be very long until Trojan Live Tiles start appearing on people's PCs.
 

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I'm being serious. I really don't experience this "blow my socks off" speed improvement that many rave about. Of course, I'm also a nerd and pull out a stopwatch and time everything. Aside from the boot, I haven't seen much difference in day to day tasks. Resource usage differences have been negligible.
To really see boot improvements, you need UEFI 2.3.1 (or newer) devices that are class 3 (no BIOS CSM). All Windows 8 logo'd devices are required to have this (and a TPM too), so this is one area where unless you already have a UEFI machine (and you installed Windows 8 for UEFI - Fat32 boot partition, DVD, or UEFI PXE) you'll only see some of the benefits. As to resource usage, it probably won't be much different if you never use modern applications, as the desktop usage patterns would be about the same.

There is one other reason I don't see mentioned here at all, and that's the BYOD trend and organizations that maintain a large number of contractors (neither is uncommon today). Windows To Go could really save companies a large amount of capital expenses on machines/hardware in the latter scenario, and in the former they allow the user to bring his or her own device, but still run a corporate image without messing with the user's OS install or data underneath at all.
 

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I've seen a massive increase in boot speeds on my workstation at work. I have Windows 8 installed on a 2nd hard drive in that machine, it's a core i7-3770, Asus P8Z77-V mobo (UEFI) with 16GB of RAM and a 7,200RPM WD caviar blue and it takes about 10 seconds to post, and about 3 seconds to boot to the Windows logon screen. But aside from that, don't really anything that makes me saw "Wow, this is really fast". I just don't reboot much, that machine runs 24x7....so the super fast boot speed isn't the most incredible thing ever for me.

I also just got done setting up some new Dell XPS machines at work with SSD's. With the Intel Rapid Start setup going, that thing comes out of power off sleep in about 5 seconds. It's very impressive. And that's with Windows 7.
 

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A learning curve is ALWAYS something to expect with any enterprise's mitigation. To say that there isn't one from xp to 7 is posh. You think people know how to pin things to the Taskbar? Or know what a jumplist is? Would you think trying to figure out where things are in the Control Panel would be easy? Would using Explorer be right off the bat to use, or will there be issues with that?

That's just Windows 7, let alone Windows 8. If you give an xp user 7, they wouldn't know what to do exactly to fully appreciate the UI changes and navigation improvements. Show them how to do things, a shocking phenomenon occurs that even the world's most renowned scientists have yet to understand, people LEARN how to use it effectively. And then, they remember that.

This all makes me think of Windows 3.1 to 95, even back then, there were some vocal people trying to get back Program Manager instead of using the new Start menu. Some probably thought it was change for the sake of change, in retrospect, it wasn't; just as Windows 8 isn't change for the sake of change. Windows 95 brought things Windows 3 wouldn't had ever brought up, Windows 8 will bring things up we wouldn't had thought of if the traditional UI was still used.


But then again, this is just me. I'm not really an IT manager or anything that would love to keep things the same to reduce downtime as much as possible even if that means undercutting everyone in the future; who focuses more on improved feature sets versus any changes that conflicts with that desire...
 

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But then again, this is just me. I'm not really an IT manager or anything that would love to keep things the same to reduce downtime as much as possible even if that means undercutting everyone in the future; who focuses more on improved feature sets versus any changes that conflicts with that desire...

Undercutting everyone in the future? Seriously dude, wake up....this isn't a good Windows release for business use. No IT manager is doing a disservice by not rolling Windows 8 out to business users. I fail to see any value in the app tiles in a business scenario...if nothing else it's just a distraction to employees who link in their facebook, twitter, gmail, instant messengers,etc rather than actually doing their job. IT departments are not in place to ensure that employees are running the latest, greatest and newest of technology. The goal of IT is to ensure the infrastructure is in the best position possible to meet the business needs, with the lowest cost, least amount of downtime, and least amount of user training and help desk tickets.
 

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I'd be concerned later in the future, Windows 8 is skipped by an enterprise for whatever reason, but that doesn't go to say some how magically, Windows 9 is just going to be a better Windows 7. That's too big of an assumption to take. EVENTUALLY, the new UI will have to be rolled out. Yes, changes are steep than what would had been, but it becomes more how does one mitigate down time due to the learning curve? I wouldn't imagine it would be users confronted with their machines with 8 installed and expected to go at it. The user base needs training on how to learn it, mainly some few major things, just as what eventually had to happen with Office 2007.

Shoot, there's even an app that makes a tile on your Start Screen on how to learn Windows 8, called Learn Windows 8. I'm looking at it and it does show you real well how to do things. Will there be downtime? Of course. Will there be downtime a month later, most likely not. Will there be downtime two years from installing Windows 8? Nope. If for some reason Windows 9 is later installed or Windows 10, and will still have the metro UI, there won't be too steep of a learning curve, as Windows 8 already got over that.


I see value in having tiles. My personal experience seeing some introduction of Windows 8's Start Screen and tiles for some people is better than Desktop icons. Things are faster to get to. If a business has an in-house app, that app might show new updates, like client orders or such.

By the way, if you look into Group Policy settings of Windows 8 there is a convenient switch to disable the Windows Store and app updates to prevent the so called Facebook troll from wasting time. You also can uninstall said apps.
 

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I'd be concerned later in the future, Windows 8 is skipped by an enterprise for whatever reason, but that doesn't go to say some how magically, Windows 9 is just going to be a better Windows 7. That's too big of an assumption to take.
Well, some business stayed on XP, and some went to Vista others went to 7. I don't honestly think that skipping Vista put them at any great disadvantage.

I see value in having tiles. My personal experience seeing some introduction of Windows 8's Start Screen and tiles for some people is better than Desktop icons. Things are faster to get to.
I don't see how clicking on a tile is faster than clicking an icon on a desktop. And icons can be much smaller than tiles, meaning you don't have to scroll to get to them. Not to mention, as nearly 100% of business apps are going to be classic desktop apps, having to click on Start, switching to the Start screen and then clicking the tile is going to be slower than clicking a pinned icon on the taskbar.

If a business has an in-house app, that app might show new updates, like client orders or such.
Yeah, if the business is going to sit down and spend the cycle time to create a metro app. And even if they do, now you are going to have to flip back and forth between the classic desktop apps that will be prevalent to the one new app. Forget about it man. Whenever I am using a Metro app in Windows 8, on my single monitor machine, I'm MISSING emails that come in via Outlook, I'm missing messages that come in via Microsoft Lync, and I'm missing everything else that IS HAPPENING on the desktop while I spent time in some horseshit metro app taking my whole screen, 320px of my screen, or whatever is left of my screen minus 320px. Metro apps are suitable for things like drive-thru attendents...who do 1 thing and 1 thing only all day long and thus don't need anything else on their computer. Anybody running more than 1 app for any amount of time, is not going to cope well with Metro apps.
 

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If businesses refuse to buy W8 ...

What was Vista's peak market share, ~20%?

Businesses refused to buy Vista, so MS was forced to make changes.

If businesses refuse to buy W8, MS will be forced to make changes (at least to the Enterprise version).
 

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I don't know if this hasn't been rehashed, but vista and 8 AREN'T EVEN CLOSE. vista was a complete coding mess that didn't work on existing machines and with difficulty with existing devices. Seriously right now, when vista came out, people pouted over the fact that to run Aero, you'd have to get a new graphics card to support the new UI design. Of course businesses or anyone else for that matter wouldn't had adopted it as it was a crap OS.

The comparison of vista and 8 has LONG been ran over and is only a bare thread to go on.
 

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    16 gig DDR3
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    1440x900
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    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
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    OCZ 500 watt
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    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
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    Microsoft Touch Mouse
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    Internet Explorer 11
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    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
Windows Server 2012 uses WinRT and the metro start screen so ... Why would the enterprise version be different? Businesses will be using 8. Google or Bing Windows 8 for Business. Opinions vary.

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    Server 2012 / 8.0
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home Built
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    Intel i7 QuadCore 3770k
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    Asrock Extreme 4
    Memory
    16GB Crucial Ballistix
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    intel embedded gpu
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    Sound Blaster Z
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    AOC / Westinghouse
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    1920x1080
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    Plextor pcie msata
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    Rosewill Silent Night 500W Fanless / PicoPSU
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    open bench - no case enclosure
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    Silverstone HEO2 Passive Silent
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    logitech washable K310
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    logitech wired
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    Totally silent. No fans at all.
It seems curious that some folks have lots of time to post on various forums and yet seem to have a need to stay zoomed into their messaging services. Some folks appear to not understand how to make 8 multi task efficiently and blame it on the user interface. Distractions are a personal problem and not a design issue of the OS. If one visits the other forum, 7 users have tons of endless problems. 7 is no panacea. Skipping a version is a fine idea, but that does not invalidate the current release. There also seems to be a trend to compare users that have unusual needs that are not typical with folks that use a computer for multimedia entertainment, communications and school work...and compare and contrast their needs and how they use a pc to be superior to the other. If one is a skilled user, resolving issues should be par for the course. Otherwise, one may need a tutorial. If a tutorial is too expensive, then, wow, a tutorial is too expensive? Windows 8 has not been in play long enough as a final public release to be qualified as a non starter for business. 8 is certainly not less than 7.
 

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    Server 2012 / 8.0
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home Built
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    Intel i7 QuadCore 3770k
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    Asrock Extreme 4
    Memory
    16GB Crucial Ballistix
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel embedded gpu
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC / Westinghouse
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Plextor pcie msata
    PSU
    Rosewill Silent Night 500W Fanless / PicoPSU
    Case
    open bench - no case enclosure
    Cooling
    Silverstone HEO2 Passive Silent
    Keyboard
    logitech washable K310
    Mouse
    logitech wired
    Browser
    ie / maxthon
    Other Info
    Totally silent. No fans at all.
OK, here's what I see. Members who say 8 will never work as designed as it doesn't facilitate the way they use a PC. They almost seem offended that MS put it out there and ruined their chance to have a new OS to use that improved on 7, but without the changes that they don't like.

Then there are members who, even if not thrilled by the GUI, have embraced the improvements in 8. They have either found satisfactory ways to use the OS as is, or have used workarounds and 3rd party programs to make it more to their liking.

If everyone was forced to change to 8, then I can see where the 1st group would have reason to be pissed off. But since they are not forced to change, and have a current OS that they all like, then they are just (often vehemently) voicing their disappointment. They believe they shouldn't have to use workarounds to make 8 work, and that some things cannot be corrected that way. But again, no one is forcing them to use it. I just believe they were looking forward to 8, and are disappointed.

Those who have embraced 8, and have found new methods to do old things, are enjoying the improvements. As long as they are not (also vehemently) proposing that 8 is in fact, a complete improvement, and that the 1st group are just not getting it, then the 2nd group is ultimately who Eight Forums will be for...8 users.

I would suspect that those who fall in between, who have been testing 8, but perhaps will not use it when it expires, will also be using Eight Forums, and helping others. I believe Seven Forums users who want to help, will also help here if they can. As that is something we all have in common. We like to help people fix their problems. Even if we don't like their choice of program (OS) that is at the root of said problem.

Imagine what it will be like on Nine Forums if/when it becomes apparent that 9 will not be Seven + that many desire, but rather takes us further from 7 towards the things that are not liked about 8...

But then, what do I know? :D

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Home x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    INTEL Core i5-750
    Motherboard
    ASUS P7P55D
    Memory
    KINGSTON HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX750
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27MP33HQ 32" IPS LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB, 2 x SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
    PSU
    ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS®, 550W
    Case
    ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
    Cooling
    COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 3 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Case
    Internet Speed
    20 + Mbps
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    Vivaldi
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    Avast
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