Feature depreciation is a real concern for organisations that have heavily invested in a Windows 10 migration or are on a path to do so. With Windows 7 end of life support scheduled for January 2020, expect that path to become well-trodden as businesses realise that without security updates their data and systems become vulnerable. With GDPR implementation, it’s a risk that’s clearly not worth taking.

Of course, businesses also want to maximise their investment in devices and where possible extend their life without affecting the productivity of the user. But migration to the latest operating system doesn’t always co-exist with the deployment of new machines. That presents a real opportunity for resellers to help their customers to utilise their existing machine estate whilst ensuring their employees still benefit from a modern digital workplace.

Hypertec can work with resellers to identify customers that are part of a Windows 10 migration and help them to determine what their machines need to perform to their potential. For instance, Windows 10 updates alone require a level of additional storage to complete. However, with organisations increasingly building their employees’ user profiles, based on their job classification, preferences and needs, it establishes a clearer personalisation of their machine. By matching the user profile to the correct level of memory required to support the tasks they undertake, can significantly protect organisations from loss of productivity whilst ensuring their employees are benefiting from the enhanced features that Windows 10 provides.