Microsoft Commitment to Interoperability. Michael Fortin Corporate Vice President, Windows Devices Group

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1 Microsoft Commitment to Interoperability Michael Fortin Corporate Vice President, Windows Devices Group

2 Guiding Principle for Interoperability Our goal is to ensure that third-party developers have access to the interoperability information, tools and resources that they need to successfully develop for Microsoft s services, products, and platforms. We love our developers! Events Support Tools Docs

3 Product releases since June 2016

4 4 Improving Windows as a Service Continuing improvements to address customer feedback Current Challenges Announced Changes Windows 10 releases are unpredictable Two to three times per year (with exceptions) Windows 10 releases are predictable Twice every year, targeting March and September Release timeframes are not disclosed in advance Windows 10 servicing timelines are unclear We service two CBB releases at all times, with a 60-day grace period Windows 10 servicing timelines are clear Each Windows 10 feature release will be serviced and supported for 18 months from the date of release Customers are unable to predict end of servicing dates Windows 10 updates are too large Periodic feature updates and monthly quality updates are challenging to deploy due to their size Windows 10 updates are measurably smaller Improvements available in Windows and Windows , with further improvements coming later this year (as previously announced)

5 Windows as a Service Predictable and clear timeframes Windows Windows Windows Windows Pilot Broad 18 months for each release

6 Windows as a Service Hundreds of millions 10 s of thousands Several Million Users Engineering builds Broad Microsoft internal validation Windows Insider Program Branch Commercial Pilot Commercial Broad Deployment Time ~6 months Pilot Ring IT Pilot Ring QA Pilot Ring Early Adopters Broad Deployment Ring I Broad Deployment Ring II Broad Deployment Ring III Broad Deployment Ring IV *Conceptual illustration only 18 months (minimum)

7 Future Release Alignment Windows 10 Office Pro Plus System Center

8 Continued Commitment Events Support Tools Docs Windows as a Service Product release alignment

9 Microsoft and Interop Aaron Kornblum GPM, Governance Risk and Compliance

10 Events Support Tools Docs Interoperability Initiatives Up to date and published regularly Building Microsoft interoperability ecosystem Experienced support team here to help developers Open engagement on a global basis

11 Documentation Overview documents Protocol specifications Data structures Algorithms File formats Industry standards extensions and subset implementations Computer languages

12 Documentation Formats HTML PDF DOCX (MS Word format) Errata DIFF (a PDF file with highlighted change tracking) Network captures (to augment examples in overview documents) Preview Documents (new and changed document usually associated with public Beta previews of software)

13 Developer Tools Comprehensive portfolio of developer tools available to you! Scenarios Client Implementation Application connecting to a Microsoft Server Server Implementation Client connecting to a Microsoft Server Man-in-the-Middle Application manipulating traffic over the wire Tools Protocol Test Suites Network Parsers Message Analyzer MailSim OXML SDK Fiddler Inspectors Many more!

14 Open Specification Support Dedicated Support Team based in the USA, 10 Total Engineers dedicated to Windows and Office protocol and file format support. for private communication directly into support team Forums: offer anonymous posting and community driven involvement. Constantly monitored by support team.

15 Online Resources

16 Interop improvements Experience Richer protocol landing pages, including DIFF docs New home for preview documents Publishing Faster cadence of content updates via Errata Tools Open sourced 9 new protocol test tools on GitHub Open sourced all Overview Document network captures on GitHub

17 Interop updates since last June Open Specifications have been updated for each of these releases 9 new specifications 125 updated specifications (some multiple times) 1 new and 14 updated overview documents; ~50 new and updated network captures New open source test suites on GitHub New leased in 6/13/2017: Kerberos Family, MS-SMBD, BranchCache Family, MS-AZOD, AD Family, MS-ADFSPIP, MS-ADOD Updates to existing test suites, Protocol Test Framework (PTF), Protocol Test Manager (PTM) Installation files

18 Interop events Hosted 4-5 times a year, globally Targeted at protocol implementers and developers High touch and deep engagement (interop. testing, issue resolution, hackathons, technical meetings, workshops, etc.) No registration cost; Open to all Continue to host and participate in events that best support the industry We want to meet YOUR needs Plugfest Interop focused workshops and testing with Microsoft engineers IO Labs 1:1 in depth testing between Microsoft and implementer, protocol focus Developer Focused on hackathons, workshops, or training

19 For the rest of the week Sessions covering Windows, Office and SQL File sharing Security & Active Directory Microsoft Teams Microsoft Graph Big Data and Machine learning SQL R services Open source test suites Test suite updates And of course protocol updates Interoperability Lab Next Building 20 Presentations Ask the experts 1:1s Demonstrations Make connections

20 Thank You! Questions?