1. Microsoft 365 Business Technical Fundamentals Series
Welcome to the Microsoft 365 Business Technical Fundamental Series

2. Assessing Existing Environments
In this video we will be discussing the assessment of the machines in the existing environment, and how we can use that information for planning purposes.

3. Assessment Tool Options
A variety of tools are available for analysing existing SMB environments, including traditional tools like the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Kit, as well as third party solutions.
There are also new cloud based tools included with Windows Analytics which you are licensed to use when a device has a Windows Pro or higher license.
Before any large project that includes migrations and upgrades, it’s important to get an understanding of what is currently in use in the environment.
For this video we will be focusing on the cloud based capabilities of Windows Analytics and the long term value it provides, but it’s also important to mention existing tools that may have been in use previously.
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects.
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) is an agentless, automated, multi-product planning and assessment tool for quicker and easier desktop, server and cloud migrations.
MAP provides detailed readiness assessment reports and executive proposals with extensive hardware and software information, and actionable recommendations to help organizations accelerate their IT infrastructure planning process, and gather more detail on assets that reside within their current environment.

4. Windows Analytics
Moving forward, it’s important to understand how new tools like Windows Analytics can help you in the world of Office as a Service and Windows as a Service.

5. Windows Analytics
A cloud-based suite of services collecting information from deep within Windows
A source of actionable information allowing you to proactively improve your Windows environment
Windows Analytics is a cloud-based, telemetry-driven suite of services. It leverages information collected from deep within Windows, combined with Microsoft’s own knowledge of what that information means – that’s what it takes to provide actionable recommendations to proactively improve your Windows environment.

6. Windows Analytics A suite of tools
Upgrade readiness
Update compliance
It’s important to understand that Windows Analytics is a suite of tools includes two for Windows 10 Pro customers
Windows Analytics Upgrade Readiness (which used to be called Windows Upgrade Analytics), which helps organizations plan for Windows 10 upgrades by helping identify and resolve app and driver compatibility blockers.
Windows Analytics Update Compliance, designed to ensure update and antimalware compliance with reports showing status for all your devices, what devices might need attention, and more.
NOTE
NOTE – DEVICE HEALTH CAPABILITIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED TO PREVENT CONFUSION, THAT REQUIRES A WINDOWS 10 ENTERPRISE LICENCE
Plan upgrades by identifying devices that are ready and identify and resolve top app/driver compatibility blockers
Ensure update and antimalware compliance with timely reports for all your devices (even those on the road)
Watch for additional analytics capabilities currently in development

7. Upgrade readiness
As the focus for this module is really around trying to identify potential issues when moving from older Windows and software installations, we will solely be covering Upgrade readiness for the rest of this module.

8. Microsoft recommended upgrade workflow
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Microsoft recommended upgrade workflow
Microsoft’s recommended upgrade flow is broken down into 3 primary steps
In the first step, you need to identify the and prioritize the testing of the apps that are important
The second step involves reviewing apps with no issues, known issues, as well as reviewing potential driver and hardware issues that need to be addressed
The third step is upgrading the eligible machines based on the criteria you have identified, based on machines that may have had no potential issues to begin with, or where you have mitigated the risk.
Rather than walking through every element of the interface before the demonstration, let’s focus on a few of the key areas.
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9. Report: devices readiness to deploy
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Report: devices readiness to deploy
Devices ready to deploy give s a breakdown of the readiness state of the different machines, and you can export that data to assign the appropriate upgrade tasks to your deployment solution or to technicians.
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10. Full app Inventory 7/5/2019 5:08 AM
The full app inventory doesn’t just show you what’s installed, but it also gives you details about the number of installs, and specifics about the version, publisher and more.
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11. App usage information allows targeted validation
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App usage information allows targeted validation
Rather than just focusing on targeting apps with high installs, you can also target apps based on how active those apps really are. This helps to fine tune any testing or remediation that needs to take place.
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12. App and driver issues and mitigations known to Microsoft
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App and driver issues and mitigations known to Microsoft
App and driver issues tell us the state of the apps, and by drilling down we can see if updates or remediations are available from the software or hardware vendor to alleviate the issues.
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13. Integration with Ready for Windows for app support and adoption data
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Integration with Ready for Windows for app support and adoption data
One of the capabilities that is valuable within Upgrade readiness is integration with the Ready for Windows site, which shows how well used the version of the application is that you are targeting for remediation. This doesn’t replace the ISVs support statement, but can help you decide on how to approach older apps that may not have been certified to run on Windows 10 or that may have fallen out of support.
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14. Inventory of Office add-ins
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Inventory of Office add-ins
One of the reasons that it is important to see what Office add-ins are installed is that part of this upgrade and migration process should be installing Office 365 Business onto the PCs.
This information will help to identify what older Office add-ins may still be in use, and you might find that even though there are many installed, very of few them may still be used.
In this screenshot you can see that the add-ins listed are either Windows or Office related, so they should be low risk.
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15. Optimal order for testing apps and drivers
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Optimal order for testing apps and drivers
To finish up this section, it’s important to note that because we have access to the underlying data that is collected we can go through and present it in ways that make sense for your current project requirements. In this case you can see the items have been ranked, and include a combination of apps and drivers.
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16. Configuring Windows Analytics

17. Windows Analytics Requirements
Add the Upgrade Readiness solution in Azure
An Azure subscription is required to perform this, but charges relating to this solution are zero rated at the end of each month.
Use the same Azure Active Directory environment for Windows Analytics as you are using for your Microsoft 365 Business subscription so that you can simplify account management and keep work accounts consolidated.
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/upgrade-readiness-get-started
Windows 7 Pro and Windows 8.1 Pro
Ensure systems are up to date and configure and run the Upgrade Readiness deployment script
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/upgrade-readiness-deployment-script
Windows 10 Pro
If domain joined, use Group Policy settings to configure, if Intune enrolled, use MDM policy.
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/dmclient-csp
You can use either a Microsoft Account or a Work or School account to create a workspace. If your company is already using Azure Active Directory, use a Work or School account when you sign in to OMS. Using a Work or School account allows you to use identities from your Azure AD to manage permissions in OMS. You also need an Azure subscription to link to your OMS workspace. The account you used to create the workspace must have administrator permissions on the Azure subscription in order to link the workspace to the Azure account. Once the link has been established, you can revoke the administrator permissions.
For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 devices you will need to download and run the Upgrade Readiness deployment script. Inside the Upgrade Readiness deployment script download there are two folders: Pilot and Deployment. The Pilot folder contains advanced logging that can help troubleshoot issues and is intended to be run from an elevated command prompt. The Deployment folder offers a lightweight script intended for broad deployment through your preferred software deployment system. We recommend manually running the Pilot version of the script on 5-10 machines to verify that everything is configured correctly. Once you have confirmed that data is flowing successfully, proceed to run the Deployment version throughout your organization. For a smaller organization where you may have access to all devices, running the Pilot script on all devices may be a good approach.
For Windows 10 clients, please watch the extending Windows 10 management module for instructions on how to add the settings via Microsoft Intune.
Upgrade Readiness is offered as a solution in Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) and Azure Log Analytics, a collection of cloud based services for managing on premises and cloud computing environments. For more information about OMS, see Operations Management Suite overview or the Azure Log Analytics overview.
If you’re already using OMS or Azure Log Analytics, you’ll find Upgrade Readiness in the Solutions Gallery. Click the Upgrade Readiness tile in the gallery and then click Add on the solution’s details page. Upgrade Readiness is now visible in your workspace. You can also
If you are not using OMS or Azure Log Analytics, go to Log Analytics on Microsoft.com and select Start free to start the setup process. During the process, you’ll create a workspace and add the Upgrade Readiness solution to it.

18. Demonstration
Upgrade readiness

19. Thank you.

20. Site discovery insights for web app test prioritization
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Site discovery insights for web app test prioritization
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