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Office 365 ProPlus (Office)


Office 365 ProPlus is the new Office, Office as a service. Office 365 ProPlus has the full set of application experiences you are used to, fully-customizable and available without a connection to the Internet but, it is licensed, deployed and updated as a service.

Full suite of rich productivity apps with the added value of a service.

Cloud – The ubiquity of the cloud shifts us from a world of individual creation to real-time, anytime, anywhere, collaboration and collective creation.

  • Office 365 ProPlus roams documents and settings across your devices - so your dictionary and theme settings, your recent documents, as well as the last page or slide you were working on go with you. So users can switch from device to device and maintain cohesive, productive experience.

  • Connected people are productive people. Office 365 keeps people connected to one another, and to content and data. Office 365 ProPlus is the front-end to a productivity platform to share, collaborate and create wherever, whenever.

  • Office 365 ProPlus is updated like a service, with frequent, non-disruptive updates, for faster value delivery to users

Mobility – The cloud powers our devices. We believe in a truly mobile world that revolves around us so that any device can become your device.

  • As a user-based service, Office 365 ProPlus allows each person to install on multiple devices. Up to 5 PCs of Macs, 5 tablets and 5 smartphones.

  • Per-user licensing provides business agility as your business grows and doesn’t penalize you for living a device-rich lifestyle.

Deployment – Full control of your Office

  • Streaming from the cloud, Office 365 ProPlus can be up and running in 2-3 minutes. But moving to Office 365 ProPlus does not mean that you have to give up control over software updates. You can still use your existing software management tools and processes.

  • As a service, Office 365 ProPlus uses smaller, easily managed updates instead of large, complex upgrades.

  • Office 365 ProPlus can help free up IT time and resources to focus on other value added products.

Change Management for Office 365 Clients


Both Windows 10 and Office 365 have adopted the servicing model for client updates. This means that new features, non-security updates, and security updates are released regularly, so your users can have the latest functionality and improvements. The servicing model also includes time for enterprise organizations to test and validate releases before adopting them.

For the Office 2016 version of Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft provides you three options, called update channels, to control how often Office 365 ProPlus is updated with new features. Here's an overview of the three options.



Update channel

Primary purpose

Current Channel

Provide users with the newest features of Office as soon as they're available.

Deferred Channel

Provide users with new features of Office only a few times a year.

First Release for Deferred Channel

Provide pilot users and application compatibility testers the opportunity to test the next Deferred Channel.



Update channel

Feature updates

Security updates

Non-security updates

Current Channel

Monthly

Monthly

Monthly

Deferred Channel

Every four months

Monthly

Every four months

First Release for Deferred Channel

Every four months

Monthly

Monthly

What’s in it for Enterprise Organizations?

You want up-to-date features, but you also want the control and support you need to run your business. With the variety of release programs and branches for Windows 10 and Office 365, you can evaluate new features, pilot them with specific groups in your organization, and then deploy them widely to your organization. You can also keep specialty systems on a long-term build for control. Use the update option that’s right for your devices and your business needs.



Focus on your business, not managing the software

The following table explains ways you can focus on your business, not managing the software, with the Office 365 client applications



Stay up to date

Regular updates mean your users’ phones, tablets, and desktops stay up to date with the latest fixes.

Mix and match programs

Follow your business needs – not all systems need to follow the same deployment model. You can even use different models for Windows and Office on the same devices.

Save on management

Allow automatic updates to the fully tested Current Branch for Business (Windows) and Deferred Channel (Office 365) instead of managing the software packages yourself.

Stay in the loop

See what’s coming in the next releases and find out what security updates have been included by reviewing communications from Microsoft.

Manage risk

Use Current Branch for Business (Windows) and Deferred Channel or First Release for Deferred Channel (Office 365) to test critical line-of-business applications that must remain up and running.

Save on development

First, check the marketplace – others may have a solution that works. If you need custom development, use best practices to ensure add-ins work after updates.

Security, always: You’ll always get the latest security updates, no waiting, whichever program you choose.

Default Branches for Client Applications

Office 365 includes different sets of client applications. Office 365 Business includes the core Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Publisher), and Office 365 ProPlus includes the core applications plus Skype for Business and Access. Project Online Desktop Client and Visio Pro for Office 365 also follow this release model.

By default, the client applications for Office 365 are set to these channel releases:


  • Office 365 Business, Project Online Desktop Client, and Visio Pro for Office 365 are set to use Current Channel.

  • Office 365 ProPlus is set to use Deferred Channel

Note: Learn more about what’s new for Office 365 subscribers this month at: Office 2016 | Office for Mac | Office Mobile for Windows | Office for iPhone and iPad | Office on Android.

Resources


Microsoft Virtual Academy courses

  • Office 365 ProPlus: What’s New in 2016 and Beyond

  • Office 365 ProPlus Deployment Deep Dive

Watch Videos …

  • Office 2016 and the new servicing options for Office 365 admins demo - Duration: 4 minutes, 54 seconds.

  • Office 2016 setup and deployment updates demo - Duration: 4 minutes, 9 seconds.

  • Office 2016 security updates demo - DLP, MFA & sharing from Outlook - Duration: 3 minutes, 35 seconds.

  • Office 2016 real-time co-authoring and how it works demo

Read …

  • What's new and improved in Office 2016 for Office 365

  • Overview of Office 365 ProPlus

  • Office 365 for business training

  • Office 2016 Quick Start Guides and downloadable guides

  • Collaborate on Word documents with real-time co-authoring

  • Collaborate on PowerPoint presentations with co-authoring

  • Getting started with Word 2016

  • Getting started with Excel 2016

  • Managing your email and calendar on the go with Outlook 2016

For Admins …

  • New Office 365 ProPlus deployment guide for IT pros

  • Determine the deployment method to use for Office 365 ProPlus

  • Overview of update channels for Office 365 ProPlus

  • Prepare to update Office 365 ProPlus to the Office 2016 version

  • Change management for Office 365 clients. Model

  • Updated Office 365 modern authentication public preview




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