Software Assurance Planning Services
Prepare for & Learn about DDPS Engagements

The Value of DDPS

Microsoft pays eligible partners to deliver Desktop Deployment Planning Sessions to entitled Software Assurance Benefit customers. Additionally, DDPS can open the door for new business and/or strengthen existing customer relationships. A customer's software lifecycle is a continuous process often involving three phases: a purchase decision, deployment, and adoption of the technology by end users. Your efficiency and expertise in delivering the projected business value builds trust in your role as their deployment and planning consultant and helps speed up the software lifecycle - bringing you more business, more frequently.

Prepare to deploy the desktop!
Use the materials on this page to learn how to prepare for Desktop Deployment Planning Services and deliver a successful and productive engagement of 1, 3, 5, 10, or 15 days. Get started now by reviewing the technical readiness materials that support Office 2010 and Windows 7.   

 

Planning Engagement
To prepare for a DDPS Planning engagement, the following table provides a short summary of what you should offer to customers during each engagement length:

 

​Days (layout) ​1 ​3 ​5 ​10 ​15 ​Partner Training
​Pre-flight Questionnaire ​x ​x ​x ​x ​x ​
​Strategic Deployment Roadmap ​x ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​Deployment Plan ​ x x x x ​
​Delivery Evaluation Form x x x x x x
​Customer Survey x x x x x x
​PoC Lab ​ ​ ​ x x Via Hydration & Jumpstart

 

 
Desktop Hydration
Visit Connect to download a copy of the Hydration solution.

Hydration is a Deployment Proof of Concept solution which deploys the following applications in a fully automated manner, typically utilized to demonstrate the deployment options for Office 2010 and Windows 7:

  • Office Environment Assessment Tool
  • Office Migration Planning Manager
  • Office Resource Kit
  • Office Customization Tool
  • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool
  • App Compat Toolkit 5.x
  • System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2/R3
  • SQL Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6
          • Windows Server 2008, including: 
  1. Active Directory
  2. DNS
  3. DHCP
  • Windows Deployment Services
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 - Preconfigured and populated with source files including:
  1. Office 2010 - Virtualized and full rich client install
  2. Silverlight
  3. App-V Client
  4. Image Customization Scripts
  5. Windows 7 x86 and x64 image creation task sequences
  6. Windows 7 x86 and x64 image deployment task sequences
  • Forefront Enpoint Protection
  • Security Compliance Manager
  • Windows Software Update Services SP2
  • System Center Configuration Manager Toolkit  

 

Hydration 5 has been built upon an all new engine that allows you to choose various combinations of the applications to deploy and the wizard will automatically select and install dependencies and validate settings.

 

Desktop Proof of Concept Kit

Visit the Download Center to download this kit.

This kit enables you to conduct a copmlete proof of concept in your organization and rapidly deploy a modern desktop for evaluation.  The kit containts a virtual machine with the following products ready to deploy:

  • Office Professional Plus 2010
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Microsoft Application Virtualization
  • Microsoft Visio Premium 2010
  • Microsoft Project Professional 2010
  • Microsoft Forefront

 

DDPS 2011 Downloads

 

Jumpstart Engagements
To prepare for your Jumpstart Engagements, please refer to the PoC Jumpstart Partner Guidance.

 

Office 365 Proof of Concept
To prepare for your Office 365 Proof of Concept delivery, please use the following resources. Some of these resources are hosted on Microsoft Connect and require a Live ID.

 
Office Compatibility Proof of Concept
To prepare for your Jumpstart Engagements, you can refer to the following resources. Please note, some of these resources are hosted on Microsoft Connect and will require that you sign in using your Live ID.


 

​"We use DDPS as the front end to most Infrastructure Optimization engagements. We find it lowers a customer's risk and starts us off on the right foot."

 

Dave Hanrahan, Dimension Data

 


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How does DDPS benefit Microsoft Partners?

- DDPS helps partners deliver value to the customer by reducing the perceived risk and cost of deployment.

 
- Partners receive DDPS tools, training and support developed by Microsoft Consulting Services; using standard deliverables and processes helps to reduce the engagement costs.
 
- Microsoft pays partners to deliver; reducing up-front partner investment & pre-sales planning time, and opening the door for more service revenue opportunity.
 
- Opens a productive non-sales conversation with customers. Partners are the subject-matter experts and earn trusted advisor status by delivering quality performance.

 

 

How does DDPS benefit Microsoft Customers?

- Customers get more value from their Software Assurance (SA) investment.
 
- Receive Desktop best practices from Microsoft.
 
- Customized roadmap to deployment.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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