HP Corporate Ready Whitepaper

HP Corporate-Ready Whitepaper
L60467-001, February 2019
5.1 Traditional Windows Image Provisioning
Traditionally, corporate customers that want a customized Windows 10 image for their end-users create a
custom image that has the OS and all their applications and settings. New end-user systems are then
reimaged with the custom image. Creation of the customized images requires technical expertise and several
weeks of effort. A customer can use their IT department to create a custom Windows 10 image. In addition to
image creation, the customer will likely test this custom Windows image since they may have used a unique
combination of OS and drivers. In doing so, all the testing and confidence provided by the HP factory image is
lost.
A customer wishing to create their own custom image could use the HP Corporate-Ready option as their
starting point to build a custom image. The customer would be starting with a Windows 10 image that has the
Windows 10 OS and drivers that have received extensive testing by HP. The customer would add their
applications and settings on top of the Corporate-Ready image to create a custom image without losing the
testing and confidence provided by HP.
HP Custom Services offers custom image creation as a paid service for customers that do not want to create
their own images. Also, HP Custom Services can be used to deploy a custom image whether the image was
created by the customer or by HP Custom Services.
The custom image, whether deployed by HP customizations services or by the customer’s IT department,
replaces the regular HP Windows 10 image.
5.2 Modern Windows Image Provisioning
The PC industry has developed a more modern image provisioning approach. The factory Windows 10 image
preinstalled in the factory is retained. The line-of-business applications, policies, and settings are installed
once the system has reached the end-user by a modern provisioning solution, e.g. Microsoft’s Autopilot
solution.
The HP Corporate-Ready image is a great choice for customers using modern image provisioning. The
Windows 10 image from the factory is a clean image. Provisioning will add applications and change policies
and settings.
A customer or their IT department does not have to spend a lot of time creating OS images for a variety of
notebooks, desktops, and workstations. They can concentrate on the policies, settings, and applications
(profile) specific to the organization’s needs.
In addition, the customer or IT department does not need to reimage a system with their specialized custom
image. Rather, the unit can be sent directly to the end user. The end user goes through the out-of-box
experience, connects to a network, and enters his credentials. The OOBE experience can be customized, e.g.
by skipping the end user license and privacy related screens. The MDM solution can then deploy customized
policies, settings, and applications.