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Windows 7
Microsoft Office 2010
and the Cloud
Presented by:
David F. Soll
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Omicron Consulting
Trenton Computer Festival 2011
P.O. Box 1047
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
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Introduction
Windows 7 Editions
Office 2010 Editions
Cool Features of Windows 7
Overview of Office 2010
Neat Tricks with Office File Formats
What is the “Cloud”
Microsoft’s Cloud Offerings
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• Presenter: David F. Soll
– Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,
Omicron Consulting
• 22 Years with Omicron
– Chair, Princeton/Central NJ IEEE Computer Society
• Senior Member of the IEEE
• Recipient of the IEEE Region 1 Award
– Past Chair, Princeton Chapter of the ACM
• Senior Member of the ACM
– Chair, TCF IT Professional Conference
– Over 30 years in computing
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Philadelphia’s Leader in Information Technology
Consulting
Omicron Fast Facts
Founded in 1986
Headquarters in Bryn Mawr, PA
Markets Served
Corporate 1000
Process Industries
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Health & Life Sciences
Mid-size Enterprises
Independent Software Vendors
Supporting a Local, Regional, and
International Client Base
Methodology Driven
Project Based Consulting
2007 Microsoft Regional Partner of the
Year
Omicron’s Best and Brightest
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Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Professional
Enterprise
Ultimate
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Estimated Full Retail Price
Estimated Upgrade Retail Price
Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Professional
Ultimate
Enterprise
OEM
OEM
$199.99
$299.99
$319.99
Volume Licensing
OEM
OEM
$119.99
$199.99
$219.99
Volume Licensing
End of Support Life Cycle
2015.01.13
2015.01.13
2015.01.13
2020.01.13
2015.01.13
2020.01.14
32-bit and 64-bit versions
32-bit only
Both (64-bit disc not
included)
Both
Both
Both
Both
AAC and H.264 decoding
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Action Center
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Aero Glass Remoting
Aero Peek
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Aero Shake
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create Policies, But
Cannot Enforce
Create and Enforce
Polices
Create and Enforce
Polices
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bitlocker Drive Encryption
Yes
Yes
Bitlocker To Go
Yes
Yes
Aero Snap
Yes
Yes
Aero Theme
AppLocker
Audio Recording over Terminal Services
Backup and Restore Files
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backup to Network
Branche Cache Distributed Cache
Yes
Yes
Calculator
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Compatibility Mode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Desktop Background Changeable
Desktop Windows Manager
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Disk Defragmenter
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Disk Defragmenter (Automatic)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Device Stage
DirectAccess
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Feature
Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Professional
Ultimate
Enterprise
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Disks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Encrypting File System (EFS)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Encrypting Offline Files
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dolby Digital compatibility
Domain Join (Windows Server)
DVD playback
Yes
Enterprise Search Scopes
Fast User Switching
Yes
Yes
Yes
Federated Search
Gadgets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Games Explorer with basic games (FreeCell, Hearts,
Minesweeper, Purble Palace, Solitaire, Spide Solitaire)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (disable by default)
Yes
Yes (disable by default)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Games Explorer with premium games (Internet
Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Spades,
Mahjong Titans)
Getting Started
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Join Only
Join Only
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Group Policy
HomeGroup Sharing
IIS Web Server
Internet Connection Sharing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IE8 Protected Mode and DEP
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Internet Explorer 8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Jump Lists
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, purchased
separately
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Language Packs (MUI)
Libraries
Yes
Yes
Live Explorer Previews
Live Taskbar Previews
Location Aware Printing
Yes
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Feature
Max RAM (32-bit)
Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Professional
Ultimate
Enterprise
4GB
4GB
4GB
4GB
4GB
4GB
8GB
16GB
192GB
192GB
192GB
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Max RAM (64-bit)
MPEG-2 decoding
Multi-Display Terminal Services
Multiple Monitors
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Network Bridge
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Network Printing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-Touch support
Network and Sharing Center
Yes
Offline Files
Paint
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Parental Controls
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Play To
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Power Management
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
64-bit Processor Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
1
2
2
2
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Physical Processor Support
Presentation Mode
Previous Versions
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Projector Connection Switching
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ReadyBoost
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ReadyDrive
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote Desktop Client
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Processor Core Support
Remote Desktop Host
RSS support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SMB Network Connections
20
20
20
20
20
20
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Feature
Starter
Home Basic
Snipping Tool
Home Premium
Professional
Ultimate
Enterprise
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Software Restriction Policies
Sticky Notes
SuperFetch
Yes
Yes
Switch User
Sync Center
System Image Backup
System Restore
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes - Not to network
location
Yes - Not to network
location
Yes - Not to network
location
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4 of each type (analog,
digital, etc.)
4 of each type (analog,
digital, etc.)
4 of each type (analog,
digital, etc.)
4 of each type (analog,
digital, etc.)
Yes
Yes
Tablet PC
Number of TV tuners supported
UAC - User Account Control
Yes
Yes
UNIX based applications subsystem
Yes
Yes
VHD - Boot from
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
VHD - Create and Attach
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Enhancements
Windows Aero Theme
Windows Anytime Upgrade
Yes
Windows Basic Theme
Yes
Windows Defender
Yes
Partial
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows DVD Maker
Windows Easy Transfer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows ExperienceIndex (WEI)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Fax and Scan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Flip
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Flip 3D
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Journal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Firewall
Yes
Yes
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Feature
Starter
Home Basic
Windows Media Center
Windows Media Player
Yes
Yes
Home Premium
Professional
Ultimate
Enterprise
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Media Player multimedia redirection
Windows Media Player Remote Media
Experience
Yes
Yes (No Presentation Yes (No Presentation
Mode)
Mode)
Windows Mobility Center
Windows Photo Viewer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows PowerShell and ISE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Server domain joining
Windows SideShow
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Slideshow
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Standard Theme
Windows Taskbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Update
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Virtual PC support
WordPad
Yes
XP Mode (Windows Virtual PC)
XPS Viewer
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Office Home and Student
Office Home and Business
Office Professional
Office Professional Academic
Office Professional Plus
Trenton Computer Festival 2011
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Home &
Student
Home &
Business
Professional
Professional
Academic
Professional
Plus
Price
$149
$279
$499
$99
Volume
License
Word
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excel
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PowerPoint
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OneNote
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Publisher
Yes
Yes
Yes
Access
Yes
Yes
Yes
Outlook
InfoPath
Yes
SharePoint
Workspace
Yes
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• Sold Separately (not included in any edition)
– Visio 2010
– Project 2010
– SharePoint Designer 2010
• Used to be called Front Page
• Free Download
• Discontinued
– Microsoft Office Accounting
• Discontinued as of Nov. 16, 2009
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Search (on the start menu)
The use of GPU Hardware
Gadgets
Windows XP Mode
Backup (to VHD)
Mobility Center & Presentation Mode
– Windows Key + X
– Windows Key + P
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PowerShell
Action Center
Aero Peek
Aero Shake
Snap
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• Enhances the Ribbon (introduced with Office
2007)
• Same File Format as Office 2007
– Still supports pre-2007 Office file formats
• Ribbons have been added where they were
missing in 2007
• Ribbons form 2007 have been improved
(changed)
• OneNote is now included with all editions of
Office
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• Run Office Applications within a web browser
• Server based
– Microsoft hosts on their Cloud offerings
– Businesses are able to host their own
• Provides the same ribbon and user interface as
the “thick” client version of Office
• Includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote
• Supported Browsers:
– Internet Explorer 7 and later
– Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and later
– Safari 4
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Office files (Open XML) are actually ZIP files
Rename file from .XLSX, .DOCX, .PPTX to .ZIP
Now unzip and look at the files
Most files are in XML (ASCII)
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• Well … It depends
– Each Cloud vendor seems to have their own definition
• In General:
– An Internet based computing environment where you
pay only for resources that you use
– A set of pooled computing resources delivered over
the Internet
– Resource allocation can be adjusted
• Although: A Cloud could be built on-premise
• Cloud Computing is the next phase in the
evolution of computing
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According to surveys of CIO’s and CTO’s,
Cloud Computing is going to be important,
but there is not enough understanding of
what it is to have any specific plans for it.
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• Cloud solutions may be “hosted” or can be
built on-premises (depends upon your
definition of cloud)
• Not all “hosted” solutions are in a “cloud”
• A “cloud” is dynamic
– Resources can be added or removed to fit the
need
• In a traditional hosted environment, resources
are allocated based on peak load
requirements
– In a cloud, they can be dynamically allocated
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• Predictable any time, anywhere access to
computing resources
• Flexible scaling of resources (resource
optimization)
• Rapid, request-driven provisioning
• Lower total cost of operations
– Only pay for what you use
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• At least 4 different offerings:
– Office 365
– Windows Server Hyper-V Private Cloud
– Windows Azure
– Windows Live
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• Designed for Businesses
• Provides Cloud Based Applications including:
– Office Professional Plus (Web and thick client)
– Exchange Online
– SharePoint Online
– Lync Online
• Cost from $2 to $27 per month per user
– Depends upon features and user profile
– i.e.: $6 per month per user for Office Web Apps only
• Still in beta only – no announced release date
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• The recent release of Windows Server 2008 R2
Service Pack 1 Introduced new “cloud” like
capabilities for Hyper-V
– Dynamic Memory
– Live Migration
– Improved Management Tools
– Support for up to 64 logical processors
– Improved Virtual Network Performance
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• Cloud Platform for deploying custom applications
– Considered “Platform as a Service”
• Office 365 and Windows Live are “Software as a Service”
– Microsoft Hosted Platform
– Windows Azure is really an operating system
• Provides Scalable Compute and Storage Facilities
• Azure SDK
– Tools for Visual Studio for building cloud aware applications
• SQL Azure
– Cloud-based, scale-out version of SQL Server
• AppFabric
– A collection of services supporting applications both in the
cloud and on premise
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• Most highly advertised by Microsoft
– “To the cloud” commercials
• Provides various on-line services including:
– Windows Live Photo Gallery
– Windows Live Movie Maker
– Office Web Applications
– On-line storage (Sky Drive)
– Windows Live Mesh (sync files across multiple PCs)
– Windows Live Messenger
– Windows 7 Remote Media Streaming
– Windows Live Mail
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Slide Deck available at: http://home.comcast.net/~soll/
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