This is a great post from Jared Spataro, our VP for Microsoft 365, highlighting the new resources we’ve announced to help customers move to a “Modern Desktop”, meaning one that leverages Windows 10 & Office 365 ProPlus.
The blog focuses on 4 resources/announcements customers should leverage to get to a Modern Desktop:
- DESKTOP ANALYTICS
Cloud-based analytics tools called “Desktop Analytics” that provide inventory & usage information about Windows 10 & Office 365 ProPlus & integrate with SCCM to make modern desktop deployment even easier. - DESKTOP ASSURE
A program to ensure app compatibility for upgrades and updates of Windows and Office. - LONGER SERVICING FOR WINDOWS 10
- [NEW] September releases of Windows 10 Enterprise and Education edition are supported for 30 months.
- [NEW] Windows 10 Enterprise & Education edition Versions 1607, 1703, 1709, and 1803 are also supported for 30 months.
- [SAME AS PREVIOUS] Otherwise
- March releases of Windows 10 Enterprise and Education edition are supported for 18 months.
- Windows 10 Pro, Home, & Office 365 ProPlus will continue to be supported for 18 months.
- EXTENDED SUPPORT FOR OFFICE 365 PROPLUS, OFFICE 2016 & WINDOWS 7
- Windows 7 has Extended Security Updates available at a subscription cost, enabling paid-for support up to 2023
- Note: This announcement was posted before the announcement of Windows Virtual Desktop which ALSO provides Extended Security Updates – except at no additional cost to the subscriber of Windows Virtual Desktop services.
- Office 365 ProPlus is supported on Windows 8.1 until 2023
- Office 365 ProPlus is supported on Windows Server 2016 until 2025
- Office 2016 will be supported on Office 365 until October 2023
Read the details of these announcements here:
- BLOG: Helping customers shift to a modern desktop
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/09/06/helping-customers-shift-to-a-modern-desktop/
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