Today, I'll ground you in the core things to know about
when deploying and managing Microsoft 365 power devices.
So, what is a Microsoft 365 power device?
Well, it's one that brings together Windows 10,
Office 365 ProPlus, and Enterprise Mobility
plus Security suite, plus integrated cloud-driven
experiences to boost teamwork and creativity
with the latest security tech,
all in a way that's simple to manage.
Over the next few minutes,
I'm gonna take you through the IT aspects
of planning, building, deploying,
and operating the technologies that comprise
Microsoft 365 power devices.
Now, there are a few things that make
the connected modern stack different
from maybe your last major deployment,
at the core of Microsoft 365, is it's identity
and access management service Azure Active Directory.
As you might expect, that enables the sign-in experience
that drives things, like Azure AD Join
and secure connectivity to cloud and productivity resources.
It also enables new options for device
and configuration management,
without requiring connectivity to your local network.
For Windows 10, in-place upgrade is the recommended approach
instead of wipe and reload reimaging processes
that you might be using today.
This preserves apps, data,
and configurations from the previous install.
Now, if you haven't switched from BIOS to UEFI,
now's the time.
UEFI not only speeds up boot times,
but it's also required to enable many of the modern
security capabilities in Windows 10.
There are tools available now to make that switch
after or during upgrades to Windows 10.
For Office 365 ProPlus desktop apps,
there are new installation options
that are different to the MSI-based packages of the past.
But don't worry, it's still a local copy of Office
and you can use your deployment tools
to provision and configure apps.
Speaking of device management tools,
Microsoft InTune can be used to manage
your Windows 10 devices like other mobile devices,
all from one place.
You can also co-manage Windows 10 devices
with System Center configuration manager
and Microsoft InTune.
Finally, we've introduced a new process to deploy
Microsoft 365 Power devices called,
the Windows AutoPilot deployment service.
This lets you work with your hardware providers
to configure your devices,
so that the moment they connect to the internet
from any location during the Windows 10 initial set-up,
you can begin customizing the device and experience.
So, I've covered the things to know when you're planning
the deployment of your Microsoft 365 Power devices.
Now, let's talk about how to get started.
The good news here is that there are some new tools
that you can use to plan what you need to do
to assess your endpoints.
The first step is really to look at your current approach
for desktop and device management.
Then, figure out which new capabilities
you want to move to and how.
The IT Roadmap for Microsoft 365 planning tool
is a great starting point that you can use
to assess and plan for core identity
and access management services,
plus device management updates at a high level.
This also arms you with a roadmap action plan
that you can send to your stakeholders.
Once you have a raw plan in place,
you can focus on assessing your current devices.
For that, we've built new tools
with Windows analytics upgrade readiness to help identify
devices, OS versions, apps, drivers, and more
to assess those against compatibility information
to help target your initial deployments.
You can also assess upgrade readiness
for Office using the same tools
and as you plan your role out,
we recommend that you follow the concept
of deployment rings.
This is where insiders typically represent
around 1% of your organization.
Maybe that's the IT team or other users you've identified,
they get the updates first,
then you can start to broaden the scope
and broaden the roll out of deployment over time.
So, that was the planning phase.
Now, let's move on to building and deploying
your devices, apps, and services.
Here, there are a number of benefits
with the modern management approach.
From being able to securely connect
to more device types and apps from just about anywhere,
management, from always up to date cloud-based services.
What all this means is that there's less
infrastructure to manage.
Now, you'll need your Azure Active Directory
running in advance and remember that,
if you have any Office 365 services running now,
you'll already have Azure AD.
You can use System Center configuration manager,
alongside Microsoft InTune,
with co-management in order to manage these devices,
and you can configure Office 365 ProPlus apps
along with your Windows 10 installation files.
Now, there are two primary scenarios
for moving your devices to Microsoft 365.
For existing devices that were marked ready
using Windows Analytics upgrade readiness,
you can build task sequences that trigger instant upgrades.
Switch from BIOS to UEFI and upgrade apps as required.
For new devices, you can use Windows Autopilot
deployment and Microsoft InTune.
Now, with Windows AutoPilot deployment service,
the initial setup experience when uses receive a new device,
streamlines the out-of-box setup,
signs you in with your organizational ID
and Windows 10 can then automatically enroll into InTune
and get customized with required apps and settings.
So, that was building and deploying
your Microsoft 365 Power devices,
which now brings us to the operate phase.
Now, there are a few things here of note,
first, we have a line the servicing models
for Office 365 ProPlus and Windows 10
and we deliver regular updates
to configuration manager throughout the year.
Secondly, you can continue to use Windows Analytics
for update compliance and upgrade readiness,
and your device help as you manage your devices.
Lastly, I recommend that you explore the options
for management, productivity, and protection controls
in the Enterprise Mobility plus Security suite
within the Azure portal with capabilities
like conditional access.
So, that was a quick summary of the things
that you need to know and how to get started
when deploying and managing Microsoft 365 Power devices.
Be sure to check out the Microsoft 365 Power
device playlist on Microsoft Mechanics
to learn more about the topics I've covered today.
Just about every tool and process I've shown here,
was explained in-depth on the show.
I encourage you to make the most of your deeper
hands-on training at the link below.
I also hope that you enjoy experiencing
these tools for yourself.
Thanks for watching.
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