Microsoft 365 Tech Series - Leeds [June 2019]

1. Microsoft 365
Training Series:
Modern Desktop
Deployment

2. Office 365 ProPlus
Deployment and Servicing Update
Chris Rhodes MVP

3. Why move
from Office
Perpetual, to
ProPlus?
Office 365 ProPlus offers the best
experience for end users and IT
Most secure
Lowest TCO
Most productive
Office 2010 End of Support Oct. 2020
Office 2013 EoS for O365 connection Oct. 2020

4. What’s
different
compared to
the last big
desktop
deployment?
Directory services are moving to the cloud as the fabric for
connecting to cloud-based services across apps and services
Both Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus are evergreen – there is no
more 3-year cycle of huge upgrade projects
64-bit is recommended for most Office users, and is now the default
for installations on new computers
Microsoft Intune can manage Windows 10 policies, your connected
apps and be configured for co-management with ConfigMgr
Office 365 ProPlus is the most productive, most secure, lowest Total
Cost of Ownership version of Office – recommended for most users
Office 365 ProPlus and Windows 10 both offer semi-annual feature
updates and cumulative monthly security and bug fix updates

5. Office 365 ProPlus Deployment Guide

6. 2
3
4
Initial Deployment
1
2
ODT
configuration.xml
Internet
Customer on-premises infrastructure
Note 1-way vs. 2-way communication arrows
Admin ClientClient devices
steup.exe /configure command
ODT
3
Build configuration file to update from the CDN
Push configuration files to client devices
Run setup from client device
Download Office Deployment Tool from Microsoft
Download Center
• Client downloads Office package and installs
Office
5
Office cloud
Office CDN
Updates

7. • Build configuration.xml files to point the client
to the local file distribution locations for install
and update
3
• Push ODT, configuration.xml, and source files to
file distribution locations
4
• Run setup from the client device5
• Client Client downloads Office package from
network shares and installs Office
6
• Download Office Deployment Tool (ODT) from
Microsoft Download Center
1
• Download source files from the Office CDN2
Initial Deployment
Source
Files
Customer on-premises infrastructure
Note 1-way vs. 2-way communication arrows
ODT
configuration.xml
Admin Client
ODT
File
Distribution
Servers
DFS 1
DFS 2
DFS 3
Client devices
Internet
Office cloud
Office CDN
steup.exe /configure command
Updates

8. Office cloud
• Download source files from the Office CDN
• Build System Center Configuration Manager
package using ODT, source files, configuration.xml
• Push package to distribution points
• Run package install from client machines, client
runs ConfigMan package and installs Office
• Download Office Deployment Tool from Microsoft
Download Center
Initial Deployment
Config Manager
Distribution
Points
Source
Files
Config Manager
PackagesConfig
Manager
Server
ODT
Customer on-premises infrastructure
Note 1-way vs. 2-way communication arrows
C2R1 package
C2R2 packageClient devices
Office CDN
Updates

11. <RemoveMSI
All="True"/>

13. Capability C2R MSI
Local installation
VDI & RDS support
Automated Deployment
Selective Application Installation
Language pack management
Update management
Customize Application Settings
Object Model/Add-in Extensibility
Group Policy Support
Cloud installation
Automatic Update
Native ConfigMgr & Intune
integration
Cloud Policy support
User based licensing
Telemetry
Click-to-run Additional benefits
- Always up to date
- Cloud installation
- Automatic Update
- Native integration with
Configuration Manager & Intune
- Required & Self Serve
- Cloud Policy Support
- AAD joined
- Non-MDM managed

15. Servicing options for Office 365 ProPlus for Windows
Channel Insiders Monthly, Monthly (targeted) Semi-Annual Channel (targeted) –
(SAC-T)
Semi-Annual Channel – (SAC)
Purpose Provide feedback and gain
insight on proposed new
features
Evaluation or quick adoption of new
features; feature availability
alignment between platforms
Pilot and validate before broad
deployment
Production Deployment
Release
cadence
Once or more per month Once or more per month Monthly for security/bugfix; every six
months for new features
Monthly for security/bugfix; every six
months for new features
Update
timing
Monthly Monthly March and September July (from March SAC-T) and January
(from September SAC-T)
Audience IT pros and users who want to
impact future features/design; IT
pros and developers who want a
very early look at new features
IT pros/developers who need to
evaluate new features; users and
organizations for whom feature
availability and/or alignment is key
Representative sample of devices and
user groups/roles
All remaining devices
Things to
consider
• Features, design updates can
change
• Builds not officially supported
• Few proprietary add-ins and
macros
• No network bandwidth concerns
• No concerns about pace of
change
• Proprietary add-ins and macros
• Network bandwidth concerns, or
unsure about bandwidth
• Minimal pace of change
• Limited user demand for features as
soon as available
• Longest support timeline (18
months)
• Proprietary add-ins and macros
• Network bandwidth concerns, or
unsure about bandwidth
• Minimal pace of change
• No user demand for features as
soon as available
• Long support timeline (14
months)

16. Servicing options comparison
Semi-annual channel
Semi-annual channel (Targeted)
Monthly channel
Semi-annual channel
Semi-annual channel (Targeted)
* Security updates may be released across all channels on a monthly basis
Every month security and critical updates are released – FEATURES are mapped to channels

17. Change from a huge, jarring,
every 3-6 years project…
…to an iterative, smooth,
monthly or semi-annual process
Change from a huge,
every 3-6 years project…

18. Improvements to Office 365 ProPlus Servicing
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Feb-17
Mar-17
Apr-17
May-17
Jun-17
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Aug-17
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Oct-17
Nov-17
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1. Quality Updates (QUs) averaging 100MB
2. Feature Updates in monthly averaging under 150MB
Download Size Reduction
Semi-Annual Monthly
Feature Update
Quality Update
95% Update Compliance within 7 days
• Check updates daily instead
of 3x per week
• Daily check window from 4
hours to 12 hours to distribute
load on network
New Scheduled Task
C2R Proofing Tools
Individual proofing tools available
in C2R format
MSI-to-C2R Upgrader
Built into Office Deployment Tool
Peer-to-Peer Downloads
Configuration Manager P2P
Windows 10 Delivery Optimization

19. http://aka.ms/ReadinessToolkit
Assess upgrade readiness across
devices in your organization
• Macro summary
Total files, files with macros
• Add-in summary
Total, adopted, supported
Creates an Excel report with:

21. Deployment: Deploy Office 365 ProPlus and Enterprise Mobility + Security services
Configure Microsoft Intune and co-management
Servicing: Deploy Windows Analytics and Desktop Analytics to help plan your update process
Help establish rings of users/devices to process updates
Configure Windows updates, Office 365 ProPlus updates, and Windows AutoPilot
Addressing NEW! Desktop App Assure service for application compatibility
blockers: Find a partner for Windows 7/8.1 to Windows 10 deployment scenarios. Request a Modern desktop
assessment
Gain user adoption and realize business value through deployment and remediation labs for IT Pros
and getting started content for users
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22. aka.ms/HowToShift

23. How to Shift: Modern Desktop Deployment Resources
Aka.ms/HowToShift Aka.ms/WatchHowToShift Aka.ms/HowToShiftLabs

24. Office 365 ProPlus Deployment Guide
What’s new in Office deployment for IT Pros
Keeping Office 365 ProPlus up to date
Readiness Toolkit for Office
Whitepaper: The Total Economic Impact of a Modern Desktop
Microsoft FastTrack