Microsoft Technical Bootcamp

Windows As A Service

Name: Olav Tvedt Title: Chief Consultant MVP – Cloud & Server Installation and Servicing@olavtwitt olavtvedt.blogspot.com

Updates installed through Windows Update as they arrive

Diversity of hundreds of millions of consumers taking advantage of latest innovation

Active listening to a large user base drives agility and fast fixes to address issues

Examples: Air Traffic Control, Data Centers, Emergency Rooms

No new functionality on long term servicing branch

Security updates and fixes provided monthly

Patches and updates delivered through WSUS

ConsumerDevices

Mission Critical Systems

Business Users

Caught in the middle?

Consumer Devices

Updates are installed as they arrive

• Updates haven't been to the broad market yet;

• You haven’t had time to plan and test

• This may be a way to embrace consumerization, BUT….

• Is this the best solution for your users’ machines?

How should you treat your business users?

Mission Critical Systems

This is how you treat many devices today

• It is expensive

• Your users are not getting access to the latest features

• Your competitors may be getting ahead with more advanced devices for their users

Treat them as the professionals they are

Update their devices after features are validated in the market • Your organization gets access to the latest technology

and value sooner

• You have time to plan and test the updates after they have been released to the broad market

• You choose how you want your users’ devices to be updated:

• Via Windows Update – validated updates delivered to professional systems after a deferral period

• Via WSUS, with control over how you deploy updates in your environment within deferral time

Hundreds of millions users

Current Branch for Consumers

Several million users

Broad External Flights

100’s of thousands users

Limited ExternalFlights

10’s of thousandsusers

Broad Internal Validation

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Long TermServicingBranch

Market Driven Product Quality

Consumer Experience

Security updates and fixes

are delivered regularly

Consumers are up to date with

features as they are released

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Quality & Value*

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Quality & Value*

Time

Business User Experience

Security updates and fixes

are delivered regularly

Consumers are up to date with

features as they are released

Business customers can delay

receiving feature updates for

a few months

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Current Branch for Business

Current Branch for Business

Current Branch for Business

Current Branch for Business

Flexible Options for Business Customers

Time

LTSB

LTSB

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1. Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) provides long term support where mission critical systems can stay

2. Current Branch for Business (CBB) -Option to keep business users up to date while having flexibility to deploy updates after they have been tested in the broad market

CBB

CBB

CBB

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Consider Windows Update where it makes sense

Why would you choose Windows Update for your business:1. More secure; Access to security updates

and fixes as they are released

2. Reduces costs; Get out of business of managing user devices

3. Up to date with features and latest innovation

LTSB

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Application Compatibility & Deployment

Application Compatibility & Deployment Choices

Application Compatibility

Hardware requirements are unchanged

Strong desktop app compatibility

Windows Store apps are compatible

Internet Explorer enterprise investments

Deployment

1. Wipe-and-LoadStill an option for all scenarios

2. In-Place UpgradeRecommended for existing

devices (Windows 7/8/8.1)

Consumers:

Up to date with feature and security updates as they arrive

Business Users:

Faster access to new technology with time to test and deploy in a business environment

Mission Critical System Users:

Enterprise class support for your mission critical systems keeping you in control

Customers choose the mix of models that is right for them

Windows 10 Deployment Options for Enterprises

Long Term Servicing BranchMission–critical ready

Current Branch for BusinessUp to date with the latest innovation

Update your devices frequently with latest features

• New enterprise deployment option for Windows 10

• Your devices can take advantage of the latest

innovation on an ongoing basis

• Features are released first to tech enthusiasts and

Windows Insiders and validated prior to getting

installed on your business devices

• You have several months to plan and test the updates

• You choose how you want the devices to be updated:

• Via Windows Update - reducing your

management costs

• Via WSUS using traditional mechanics

Receive security updates regularly; no new features

• Similar to what you have today with Windows 7

SP1/Windows 8.1

• Your mission critical environments are supported with

no change in functionality for duration of mainstream

and extended support (5+5 years)

• You control deployment of patches using WSUS

• You are able to use in-place upgrade to move from

one LTSB to another

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Driver upgrade

Impact For Business

• Same Tools

• Windows Update