{"id":133,"date":"2017-04-20T08:55:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T15:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-za\/2017\/04\/20\/office-365-proplus-updates\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T10:52:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:52:15","slug":"office-365-proplus-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-za\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2017\/04\/20\/office-365-proplus-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Office 365 ProPlus updates"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today\u2019s post was written by Ron Markezich, corporate vice president for the Office <\/em>commercial marketing team.<\/em><\/p>\n Office 365 ProPlus delivers cloud-connected and always up-to-date versions of our most valuable enterprise apps. Today, we\u2019re making three important announcements related to ProPlus: changes to the Office 365 system requirements; improvements to the ProPlus update model, including alignment with Windows 10; and new tools and programs to manage ProPlus application compatibility.<\/p>\n Office 365 ProPlus is the very best way to experience the Office 365 services. For IT, ProPlus delivers the most secure and most complete suite of productivity apps available. And because the apps are cloud-connected and always up-to-date, they\u2019re continually getting better\u2014with new security features, new telemetry and new management capabilities. For end users, ProPlus brings the Office 365 services to life. When a modern app is connected to a modern service, magic happens. People can collaborate in new ways. Apps can simplify mundane tasks. And advanced security services can protect users as they work.<\/p>\n When customers connect to Office 365<\/a> with a legacy version of Office, they\u2019re not enjoying all that the service has to offer. The IT benefits\u2014particularly security\u2014are cut short. And the end user experience in the apps is limited to the features shipped at a point in time. To ensure that customers are getting the most out of their Office 365 subscription, we are updating our system requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n Visit our <\/em>Office 365 Tech Community<\/em><\/a> to learn more and to ask the experts your questions.<\/em><\/p>\n Moving to Office 365 ProPlus requires an initial upgrade and ongoing management of regular updates. Customers quickly see the benefits of the move, but they\u2019ve also asked us to simplify the update process\u2014and to improve the coordination between Office and Windows. To respond to this feedback, we\u2019re pleased to announce that we will align the Office 365 ProPlus and Windows 10 update model. This change will make planning and managing updates for both Office and Windows easier for customers using the Secure Productive Enterprise<\/a>.<\/p>\n Targeting September 2017, we will make the following changes to the Office 365 ProPlus update model:<\/p>\n See the upcoming changes to the Office 365 ProPlus update management<\/a> article to learn more.<\/p>\n One of the biggest concerns customers have about the move to a new version of Office is application compatibility. Office add-ins and VBA solutions often play a significant role in key business processes, and application compatibility is an important consideration in both upgrades and updates. To help customers manage ProPlus application compatibility, we\u2019re pleased to announce four new investments.<\/p>\n You can learn more about the upgrade assessment tools today<\/a>, and we\u2019ll have more to share on our application compatibility testing program, the new Office 365 ProPlus monitoring services and the new service for reporting, tracking and resolving issues in the coming months.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re connecting to Office 365 with a legacy version of Office, you\u2019re not enjoying all that the service has to offer\u2014and we\u2019re here to help. For more information on Office 365 ProPlus deployment, refer to the Office 365 ProPlus Deployment Guide<\/a> and the ProPlus Ignite On-Demand sessions<\/a>. And when you\u2019re ready to make the move to ProPlus, the Microsoft FastTrack customer success service will help you with the details. Visit the FastTrack website<\/a> to learn more and submit a request for help with planning, assessment and deployment. ProPlus is the very best way to experience the Office 365 services, and we\u2019re committed to helping you upgrade with confidence.<\/p>\n \u2014Ron Markezich<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today\u2019s post was written by Ron Markezich, corporate vice president for the Office commercial marketing team. Office 365 ProPlus delivers cloud-connected and always up-to-date versions of our most valuable enterprise apps. Today, we\u2019re making three important announcements related to ProPlus: changes to the Office 365 system requirements; improvements to the ProPlus update model, including alignment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","footnotes":""},"content-type":[149],"product":[160,151],"audience":[196],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","content-type-news","product-endpoint-manager","product-microsoft-365","audience-enterprise"],"yoast_head":"\nChanges to the Office 365 system requirements<\/h3>\n
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Improvements to the Office 365 ProPlus update model, including alignment with Windows 10<\/h3>\n
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New tools and programs to manage Office 365 ProPlus application compatibility<\/h3>\n
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