Windows as a Service: Planning Deployment

Learn about the servicing channels, deployment and testing strategies, and servicing tools available for the new Windows 10 release strategy: Windows as a service.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. Understanding Windows as a Service

• What is Waas?
• Types of updates and timelines
• The good and the bad

2. Choosing a Servicing Option

• Servicing concepts, branches, and terms
• Semi-annual channel
• Long-term servicing channel
• Windows Insider
• Become a Windows Insider

3. Considerations for Deployment

• Deployment rings
• Testing strategies
• Deployment strategies
• Rollback strategy considerations
• Delay and defer options

4. Deploying Windows as a Service

• Windows update
• Windows Update for Business
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• SCCM
• Limiting downtime
• Evolution and where WaaS is headed

Conclusion

• Next steps