WHY PC IMAGING?
It’s critical to check and update a workstation image on a regular basis, especially if it’s been used for several years. Systems, as well as your company’s requirements, do evolve over time. Each time the image is applied, fewer system updates or configuration changes are required because to modifications since the image’s original creation. In addition, the following items related to PC Imaging can benefit your company:
INCREASE SECURITY
Even if you buy the same PC with identical characteristics from a single vendor, there are numerous minor variations beneath the hood. The release schedules, versions, and patches for operating systems, applications, and hardware components differ. Every new generation of OS, software, and hardware is generally modified to address either performance or security concerns. Because all PCs are identical in the first place, IT knows precisely what it’s dealing with when it sets each one to a standard image.
STANDARDIZE
When IT has to set up each system individually, there will be variations among machines based on which technology sets it up. When an end-user encounters a problem and calls the help desk, finding the issue can take longer and be more confusing because numerous small differences exist in each machine. When all PCs are imaged to the same level of quality, however, the help desk will typically encounter similar problems repeatedly, resulting in standard fix procedures that are simple to reproduce. This streamlines repair actions, lowers user frustration, and speeds back up equipment (and people).
Employee turnover in your IT department is another concern. Even if you just have one person handling all of your company’s IT needs, what happens when he is promoted or replaced? Standardized pictures will be lost, while ad-hoc procedures will need to be reinvented.
CUT COSTS
If you can improve a procedure that is frequently repeated, you will save money in the long term. Consider the following IT milestones that may occur during the life cycle of a PC:
SETUP
This may be done on an as-needed basis, or you can use the same procedure for each computer. If each PC was set up independently, it’s very likely that they’ll all have their own issues. IT will generally observe the same concerns repeatedly if they’re all imaged with the same configuration, making each subsequent case simpler to address.
RECOVERY
If a computer crashes for any reason, you have the option of either rebuilding everything about it from the ground up or reinstalling a pre-configured image. If you don’t have back-up computers on hand, this can result in lost productivity for the PC owner, which is a financial loss.