Windows as a Service Overview From Microsoft (Video)

This short video from Microsoft Mechanics will provide an overview about Windows as a Service (WaaS) and cover the key aspects of the service model.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

January 12, 2017

1 Min Read
Windows as a Service Overview From Microsoft (Video)

Last year at Microsoft Ignite in Atlanta there were several sessions that focused on Windows as a Service (WaaS) which is the new update model being used by Microsoft for Windows 10.

The Ignite speaker sessions I sat in on about WaaS were both conducted by Michael Niehaus, a Program Director on the Windows team at Microsoft, and they were extensive and full of great recommendations for setting up your own system for evaluating updates in a ringed based evaluation system.

In this new vide overview of the WaaS process, Michael discusses this shift to WaaS and provides some background and insight into the key aspects of this service. He also covers how builds are released and the update cadence for them.

Finally, he also shares information about upcoming changes in the WaaS process that will result in further streamlining of updates.

The video, embedded below, is just over five minutes long, so it is a great introduction to WaaS or can bring you up to date on new aspects of the process.

If you want to continue learning more about WaaS check out this Windows IT Center overview of Windows as a Service content.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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