Deploying Windows Vista
"For the first time since Windows NT, Microsoft has dramatically improved how users, enterprises, PC makers, and OEMs configure, install, and deploy Windows. New capabilities, such as offline servicing and the ability to create just one install image for multiple hardware configurations, make Windows deployment easier than ever. But if you're an IT administrator who'll need to deploy Windows Vista either now or in the future, you've got a lot to learn."
Paul Thurrott's article is a great read. It gives a great insight into how Windows Vista has changed the face of operating system deployment and how the tools and OS architecture have achieved this. Although Paul goes into some detail around the deployment tools, there is no mention of BDD 2007, even though this is the preferred model of deployment for most organizations. BDD 2007 takes the tools covered in Paul's article and incorporates them into one easily managed framework.
For more info on BDD 2007 take a look at the technet site http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/2007/default.mspx
