Microsoft 365 powered device webinar series Microsoft 365 powered device Assessment Kit. Alan Maddison, Architect Amit Bhatia, Architect

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1 Microsoft 365 powered device webinar series Microsoft 365 powered device Assessment Kit Alan Maddison, Architect Amit Bhatia, Architect

2 Why did we create the Assessment kit?

3 Assessment objectives Assess customer s environment to maximize their benefits Pre-sales (managed service) conversation Engage your customer on Modern Windows and Office Partner monetization opportunity Sales opportunity as a standalone workshop Educate your customer on deploying and staying up to date Assess the customer s environment to help drive the need to move to Modern Windows and Office Incorporate as discovery phase of design and deployment opportunity Leverage as part of selling a managed service

4 Assessment content

5 Assessment content Microsoft 365 Powered Device Assessment: Overview & Delivery Timelines Guide Microsoft 365 Powered Device Assessment: Assessment Goals & Introduction Deck Microsoft 365 Powered Device Assessment: Introduction to Windows Analytics Deck Microsoft 365 Powered Device Assessment: Partner Delivery Guide Microsoft 365 Powered Device Assessment: Findings & Recommendations Deck

6 Overview & Delivery Timelines Guide

7 Summary and Timelines Summary and Timelines Summary of assessment Guidelines for delivery scheduling and timing

8 Assessment Goals & Introduction Deck

9 Goals of the assessment Steps in the assessment What does it mean to deploy Modern Windows and Office? Why should you deploy Modern Windows and Office? What does it mean to stay up to date? How do you stay up to date?

10 Goals of the assessment Assess your environment to maximize your benefits Make sure your environment is secure Understand the Windows operating systems deployed in your environment Understand what Office applications are installed on your desktops Learn what is required to achieve a more secure environment Make sure you are prepared for end of life Windows 7 extended support ends January 2020 Office 2010 extended support ends October 2020 Starting October 2020, only Office 365 ProPlus and Office desktop clients in mainstream support will be able to connect to Office 365 services Keeping your users productive Ensure less user disruption to increases productivity Make sure your users have access to the latest features and functionality Leverage the latest hardware

11 Assessment steps Introduce Modern Windows and Office Introduce Windows Analytics Deploy and configure Windows Analytics Windows Analytics data analysis Findings and recommendations

12 What does it mean to deploy Modern Windows and Office and stay up to date? Deploy Modern Windows and Office Stay up to date Deploy monthly quality updates Move to latest build of Windows 10 Move to latest build of Office 365 ProPlus Deploy feature updates every 6-12 months Windows Analytics for monitoring and reporting

13 Why should you deploy Modern Windows and Office & Stay up to date? The benefits Deploy Modern Windows and Office Security Windows 10 is the most secure version of Windows yet and includes advanced security features for added protection End of life Windows 7 extended support ends January 14th, 2020 Office 2010 extended support ends October 13th, Beginning in October 2020, only Office 365 ProPlus and Office desktop clients in mainstream support will be able to connect to Office 365 services. Stay up to date Security New security features added with every semi-annual release of Windows 10 & Office 365 ProPlus to stay ahead of attackers 18 months support for each feature release Simplify management Move from project to process Increase user productivity: reduced user disruption & new feature enhancements twice per year Support for hardware innovation

14 What does it mean to stay up to date? FEATURE UPDATE Always up to date for latest productivity and security capabilities and hardware support AGILE UPDATE CYCLE From project to process to simplify the deployment process and reduce disruption FEATURE UPDATE 2 FEATURE UPDATES PER YEAR

15 Staying up to date Key things to know about staying up to date Predictable releases, twice per year Semi-Annual Channel Windows Aligned with Office For simpler deployment planning Office 365 ProPlus Windows 10 Office 365 ProPlus Windows 10 Each serviced for 18 months From the date of release Office 365 ProPlus

16 C A P A B I L I T Y Staying secure with Windows 10 Attackers take advantage of periods between releases Stay ahead of the attackers with continual Windows 10 improvements Protection gap T I M E P R O D U C T R E L E A S E T H R E A T S O P H I S T I C A T I O N

17 18 month servicing and support Windows End of Support Extended Support Office 365 ProPlus 1708 End of Support End of Support No security updates No bug fixes No technical support for builds out of support

18 Office 365 ProPlus staying up to date Security Simplified management User productivity Security and non-security changes provided monthly Updates are cumulative Smaller, easily managed updates instead of large, complex upgrades Smaller download sizes for upgrades when you stay up to date Value delivered faster, with less impact on users 120+ new features since the last release of Office Professional Existing features are enhanced and more reliable

19 Compatibility in Windows 10 Desktop apps Web sites Modern apps Hardware Organizations are observing compatibility rates above 99% High compatibility achieved through: Minimal changes to Win32 APIs Insider feedback during development Telemetry Internet Explorer 11 included (unchanged) for backwards compatibility New Microsoft Edge browser for modern HTML5-based web sites Enterprise Mode features to ensure proper use High compatibility achieved through: Validation of Windows Store apps Insider feedback during development Telemetry Significant investments, enhancements in each release Windows 10 supports all devices capable of running Windows 7 and above Identical hardware minimum requirements as Windows 7 Strong driver compatibility, with updates delivered as needed through Windows Update

20 NUMBER OF DEVICES How to stay up to date -Windows 10 servicing channels Plan and Prepare Windows Insider Preview Channel Targeted Pilot Semi-Annual Channel Broadly Deploy Semi-Annual Channel Ensure new release works with business-critical apps, core infrastructure tools Provide feedback on any issues encountered Validate applications, infrastructure, and hardware to prepare for broad deployment Lab machines, IT devices, developers Early adopters, volunteers Information workers General population TIME Release Supported for 18 months

21 Windows 10 deployment ring example Plan and Prepare Targeted Pilot Validation Preview Canary Self- Select Sample Validate Deploy critical and Use business applications on non-production Target additional devices 4-6% prior of users to in general Target 2-3% availability of users in all all departments and include critical departments to continue validation Who machines to continue validation Who Workstation Who Engineers Volunteer users representative of Application Additional owners production users departments High-level Critical IT admins machines Broad What What What Validate proper operation of Validate Validate for driver/software proper operation issuesof commonly used applications Validate commonly proper operation used applications Report issues to IT Workstation Validate Report application issues compatibility to IT Workstation Engineering Team Provide Engineering feedback to Team Microsoft and vendor(s) Conceptual illustration only

22 NUMBER OF DEVICES How to stay up to date O365 ProPlus update channels Plan and Prepare Monthly Channel Targeted Pilot Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) Broadly Deploy Semi-Annual Channel Provide the newest features of Office as soon as they re available Provide feedback on any issues encountered Validate line-of-business applications, macros, and add-ins to prepare for broad deployment IT Pros and Developers Representative sample of environment All remaining devices TIME Release Supported for 6 months Release Supported for 14 months

23 Office 365 ProPlus deployment rings Plan and Prepare Targeted Pilot Validation Monthly Validation Broad Target a representative sample to validate Assess new Deploy features and Use against organizational and validate environment against prior organizational to Semi-Annual environment Channel prior release to Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) release Who Who Workstation Engineers Workstation Engineers Application owners Application owners High-level IT admins High-level IT admins 10% of production devices per Device What Profile Assess new features What Validate macros, add-ins, and LOB app Validate macros, add-ins, and LOB app compatibility compatibility Validate proper operation of Office Validate proper operation of Office Provide feedback to Microsoft Provide feedback to Microsoft *Conceptual illustration only

24 Introduction to Windows Analytics Deck What is Windows Analytics? Why use Windows Analytics? How do you use Windows Analytics? Sample assessment results

25 Introduce Windows Analytics Introduce Windows Analytics Provide an overview of Windows Analytics Use Windows Analytics to engage customers about Modern Windows and Office Walkthrough sample assessment findings

26 What is Windows Analytics?

27 Why use Windows Analytics? Pull together key information Telemetry-based app and device inventory Establish a process Prioritize tasks Identify issues Drive deployment Identify machines that are ready to deploy

28 Why use Windows Analytics? Pull together key information Telemetry-based patch and update inventory Establish a process Identify issues Remediate using provided information Drive deployment Identify machines that are ready to deploy Integrate with need to be patched or updated

29 Partner Delivery Guide

30 Partner Delivery Guide Partner Delivery Guide Detailed deployment and configuration steps for Windows Analytics Understand how to use Windows Analytics to engage customers about Modern Windows and Office Leverage data from Upgrade Readiness and Update Compliance to drive the conversation

31 Findings & Recommendations Deck

32 Assessment results Deploy Modern Windows and Office Identify device operating system Understand versions of OS deployed Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 Identify Office versions Understand what versions of Office are deployed ProPlus or Perpetual Device and application summary Device and application count Identify applications and drivers Telemetry-based app and driver inventory App usage and support info from Ready For Windows Identify hardware inventory Leverage hardware inventory to drive hardware refresh 32

33 Assessment results Stay up to date Identify device operating system By leveraging Update Compliance, it is possible to identify which devices are running which build of Windows 10. This information includes both feature releases and quality updates. Identify Office versions Leverage the data available as part of Upgrade readiness to ensure that ALL devices are running the latest feature release of Office 365 ProPlus. Applications and drivers Early testing of critical applications as part of deployment rings for feature releases Remediation before broad deployment Windows Defender AV status Update Compliance will provide important insights into helping identify if their AV signatures are current.

34 Findings Device Operating System Findings Key insights Action

35 Findings Applications and drivers Findings Key insights Action

36 Findings Update Compliance Overview Findings Action

37 Windows Analytics Resources Windows Analytics Overview: Analytics-Overview-Decks/m-p/173891#M1 Windows Analytics Configuration: Windows Analytics Extensibility: Analytics-Extensibility/m-p/176068#M2 Windows Analytics FAQ: 37

38 Microsoft 365 powered device Resources Partner website: aka.ms/m365powereddevice Partner playbook: aka.ms/m365powereddeviceplaybook Partner video trainings: aka.ms/powereddevicetrainingvideos 38

39 Microsoft 365 powered device Resources Link to Webinar On-demand Videos: 39

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41 Partner Q&A