{"id":98358,"date":"2019-08-12T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T16:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=434000"},"modified":"2019-08-12T16:11:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T16:11:04","slug":"organizations-speed-your-windows-10-development-with-new-fasttrack-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/12\/organizations-speed-your-windows-10-development-with-new-fasttrack-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizations: Speed your Windows 10 development with new FastTrack guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/organizations-speed-your-windows-10-development-with-new-fasttrack-guidance.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Upgrading and updating complex technology environments is no small task. To support you through every step of your Windows 10 deployment, we made investments to help you assess compatibility, make informed decisions, and reduce cost and complexity. While most of you are well on your way to upgrading to Windows 10, we know there can be unforeseen challenges. We created <a href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/FastTrackWindows10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FastTrack for Windows 10 deployment guidance<\/a> to help.<\/p>\n<h3>Investments to help with your Windows 10 deployment journey<\/h3>\n<p>With Windows 7 end of support coming on January 14, 2020, we made investments to help you through every step of your journey to get and stay current with Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>To start, we built Windows 10 and Office 365 with compatibility as a core design principle, making investments across applications, add-ins, and macros in Windows 10 and Office 365 to ensure your environment continues to work as expected following an upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2018\/06\/07\/simplifying-it-with-the-latest-updates-from-windows-autopilot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Autopilot<\/a> can help eliminate the cost and complexity associated with creating, maintaining, and loading custom images. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/07\/08\/desktop-analytics-machine-learning-get-current-stay-current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desktop Analytics<\/a> (currently in public preview) provides intelligence to help you make informed decisions about the update readiness of your Windows clients. The <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/deployoffice\/use-the-readiness-toolkit-to-assess-application-compatibility-for-office-365-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office Readiness Toolkit<\/a> helps you assess compatibility as you make the move to Office 365 ProPlus. The <a href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/DesktopAppAssure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desktop App Assure<\/a> program from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/fasttrack\/microsoft-365\/desktop-app-assure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft FastTrack<\/a> provides dedicated engineering resources to help remediate any application compatibility issues you might have across Windows 10 and Office 365.<\/p>\n<h3>New FastTrack deployment guidance for Windows 10<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes you have a complex scenario and aren\u2019t even sure where to start, or you\u2019ve encountered a problem that has your migration stalled. There are times when you need to talk to an expert to get guidance on where to go next. Today I\u2019m happy to announce new <a href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/FastTrackWindows10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FastTrack for Windows 10 deployment guidance<\/a> to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>With FastTrack, we help you to envision a technical plan, determine how to onboard and deploy new services and\/or users, and work with you as you deploy to get the most value out of your technology investments. This assistance is available at no additional cost for those with 150 or more licenses of an eligible service or plan.<\/p>\n<h3>Learn more and get started<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft 365\u2014which includes Windows 10 and Office 365\u2014provides the most secure productivity experience. We\u2019re committed to working with you every step of the way. To learn more, watch our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f6ojdaS36GE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Mechanics<\/a> video and then sign in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/FastTrack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.microsoft.com\/FastTrack<\/a> to request assistance and get started.<\/p>\n<nav class=\"c-link-navigation f-align-left custom-link-navigation custom-taxonomy-navigation\" aria-labelledby=\"category-header\">\n<h3 id=\"category-header\" class=\"x-screen-reader\"> Categories <\/h3>\n<\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrading and updating complex technology environments is no small task. To support you through every step of your Windows 10 deployment, we made investments to help you assess compatibility, make informed decisions, and reduce cost and complexity. 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