[ITpeers (CoIT)] New PC purchase policy and installation

[Mason, Rene]

I am looking to see what other are doing in regards to computer replacements.  We are finding that our inventory continually grows with few computers being release for disposal.  I am also spending a lot of time continually shuffling computers to the other users.

Is anyone using a rotation schedule?  What are others doing about new employees and computers?  Do they get the computer that is already in the office or do you automatically purchase a new computer for every new employees?

I am also trying to see if there a better way to manage the data migration for computers which are changed out.  Currently I tag, inventory and am configuring each computer before it goes out the offices.  Then I install it and move all the users data for them.

 How do you get computers configured for the network?  Do you do all the installations and moving data for users or do you have procedures in place for users to help take some of the responsibility for any part of this process.

Does anyone have a data migration program that will migrate the files from one computer to another (even between different OS)?

Rene Mason
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Network Administrator
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