Windows 10 Why start migrating now!

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1 Windows 10 Why start migrating now! Piet Carpentier Senior IT Consultant Xylos

2 About Me Piet Carpentier Sr IT Consultant Piet.carpentier@xylos.com LinkedIn: Windows Client Consultant

3 A quick poll... Which version of Windows do you use?

4 Windows OS: Support life cycles 04/10/2012 4/11/2017 Mainstream Support Extended Support 13/01/ /01/2020 Mainstream Support Extended Support 09/08/ /01/2023 Mainstream Support Extended Support This timing assumes that you installed the latest service pack

5 The Skylake / Kaby Lake - 17 July 2018 Affected OS: Windows 7 Windows 8.1 Older CPU versions Nothing changes Current CPU versions Intel : Skylake... Upcoming CPU versions Intel : Kaby Lake Qualcomm s : 8996 AMD s : Bristol Ridge Until July 17, 2018: Recommends that these systems are upgraded to Windows 10 After July 2018: All security updates will be addressed for these configurations, and will be released if the update does not affect the reliability or compatibility They will require the Windows 10 platform for support. Embracing Silicon Innovation Compared to Windows 7 PC s, Skylake when combined with Windows 10, enables up to 30x better graphics and 3x the battery life

6 A quick poll... When will you start migrating to Windows 10?

7 WaaS Windows as a Service Windows as a Service is simply the name for the new model of rolling out steady, predictable updates, features and functionalities to the Windows 10 OS instead of monolithic version changes

8 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 Windows as a product vs. Windows as a service RU RU RU RU RU RU RU RU RU RU RU RU RU RU RU Easier to budget Easier to control your resources Easier for the end user to adopt changes Easier to plan

9 Servicing updates vs. Feature upgrades Servicing updates Security fixes Important updates Driver updates Released every month (Patch Tuesday) Feature upgrades New features New experiences The previously released servicing updates Released 2 to 3 times a year

10 WAAS lifecycle

11 Windows Insider Preview

12 Consumer devices Business users Mission critical systems

13 Current Branch (CB) GA 4 months New features directly available Home, Pro, Education, Enterprise Consumer Market

14 Current Business Branch (CBB) Availability after 4 months 8 (12) months Provides additional time to test Pro, Education, Enterprise Enterprise Market

15 Long Term Servicing Branch LTSB GA 10 years ( 5y / 5y ) Windows Enterprise Mission critical system Not all features

16 Let s visualize...

17 Windows 10 : The first cloud based OS Full CYOD/BOYD support Completely manageable in the cloud The solution to manage remote workers

18 Get ready for innovative devices

19 Universal Windows Platform Apps (vs. classic Win32) UWP Classic Applications Security Sandboxed Access to the entire computer Upgrades Automatically Expense release process Intelligent Resource Mgmt. Uses resources only when needed No (with some exceptions) Adaptive design Yes Not always 1 code for many Windows devices Yes No (with some exceptions)

20 Windows Store for Business (WSfB) Private store for your business Licensing : How to pay apps for your users? Offline : How can you use official store apps offline? LOB apps : What you do with your LOB apps? Many Stores : Multiple stores for multiple devices (PC, Mobile, )

21 But there are no apps??? Project Centennial: W32 apps to Classic Windows App (CWA) Project Islandwood : Windows Bridge for ios Project Astoria : Windows Bridge for Android Project Westminster : The Web Bridge creates HTML and JavaScript web-based apps

22 Passwords...

23 Windows Hello PIN Face IRIS Finger Print (WBF) Microsoft Passport

24 Rootkits

25 A quick poll... What do you think Mimikatz is?

26 MIMIKATZ

27 So why migrate now? Be prepared when you receive next gen CPU s Security landscape is changing fast: defend! Use an OS that is ready for innovative devices Start using WaaS to reduce future migration projects