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198 points posted to Servers and Storage, Small Business, Simplify IT by jmuzic1 02/19/07

When I worked as a lowly help desk lackey, I always dreaded the usual provisioning of a new computer for an employee. I always thought it would be a great idea if Dell would allow customers (mostly corporate customers in this case) upload a system image to the Dell website which would be used in provisioning new systems under specific buying accounts. Instead of loading the hard drive full of stuff that will just be erased by the company, allow Dell to provision the hard drive with a customer-supplied base image that would allow a computer to immediately be placed on a new employee's desk after being unwrapped.

klubar
02/20/07		 I think dell already does this...although you may not be hitting the minimum quanity (check with your sales rep). I aggree as a small business buyer it's annoying to have to reformat the drives when I get a new system.
fxmulder
02/20/07		 They defenitely do - it's called Customer Factory Integration ... and it is used all over the globe by a number of companies (look at studioDell for testimonials ...)
henkpoley
03/01/07		 This is an excellent idea. It would *also* allow Linux distributions to sell Dell computers with their OS preloaded.
 
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