Genesis is a Desktop Imaging Software application that completely automates the entire system building process. The software preps and captures an image of the system so it can be deployed to other machines via bootable media from a network share, or directly from a bootable DVD.
Beginning with the installation of the operating system, additional core applications, tweaking the Windows registry, setting files and user permissions (with all of the current patches and updates integrated), Genesis, allows you to customize your image in ways that many have not thought possible. In less than 45 minutes from start to finish, you can add corporate branding, custom help and tips, or tightly lock the system down with little known registry tweaks. Once completed, the deployment wizard requires only the end users logon name and department to result in a fully configured PC.
Genesis Benefits –
- Saves all image build settings in a template file.
- Gives you the ability to modify or update template contents.
- Build a fresh image while maintaining an exact standard.
- Takes 6 – 8 hour manual deployment process and turns it into only two clicks.
- Roughly 1 to 2 hours of completely automated activity.
- Execute one of the most technically challenging processes in the IT industry with virtually no technical expertise.
- Finally, makes true desktop standardization a reality!
Genesis Features –
- Simple user interface creates a template of the image creation process, allowing you to add software installations, registry changes, custom desktop and folder settings, Internet Explorer settings, security settings, User Interface Languages, corporate branding and more.
- Easily integrates Service Packs and Windows Updates into the Windows source files.
- Creates a single image that can be deployed to ALL of your desktops and laptops.
- Creates desktop images using Microsoft’s™ new WIM image format compatible with deployments via SMS/SCCM and MDT or Geniware’s own Light touch bootable deployment media including CD, DVD, and USB Flash drive.
- Automatically creates bootable CD\DVD\USB Image Deployment Media for Light Touch deployments from a network share or directly from the DVD\USB media.
- Create stackable deployment templates that automate delivery of software and settings based on a users department, corporate location and computer hardware.
- Generates image build reports capturing all software installations, registry changes and windows settings, eliminating hours of change management documentation.
- Easily creates multilingual images.
Understanding the need –
Desktop Imaging is the IT Industry’s standard process for deploying or upgrading PCs with a Windows Operating System and other supplemental business software. Until now, there has never been a completely automated way to create that image. A typical IT Tech will spend hours building a reference computer, i.e. - installing the OS, running Windows Update to download and install numerous critical Service Packs and patches, installing core business applications, setting up security with the entire process being documented. After everything has been perfectly set up, an image of the hard drive is captured so that it can be copied on to other machines.
Note: Unless the Tech is very experienced, the image can only be deployed to the exact same model of computer it was captured on, otherwise the Tech has to start the tedious process all over again for other computer models and hope that the process is documented in exactly the same way, without missing or changing steps.
When images are out of date and need to be updated with current patches, virus definitions and other software updates, either the Tech has to go through this entire process again or risk security holes creeping into your network. This flawed process makes it virtually impossible to maintain a standard operating environment.
Without standards, operational costs skyrocket because the process has to be continually repeated.
By standardizing your entire PC base on a single build, with a common set of defined software, you will dramatically reduce cost by increasing help desk efficiency and creating less downtime for end users.