Once validated by our First Release customers, we incorporate their feedback before worldwide rollout (Ring 4). ![]() Only after passing three internal hurdles do updates begin rolling out to our First Release customers (Ring 3). ![]() Next, our Office 365 team (Ring 1) takes a test drive before releasing proposed updates to all Microsoft employees (Ring 2). It begins with our feature teams of engineers (Ring 0) who build and test proposed changes. To ensure we deliver high quality updates and give you time to prepare, we will continue to improve the way updates are rolled out (illustrated below) to catch issues and obtain your feedback early. I want to assure you that we recognize how Office 365 updates can potentially impact your organization. On today’s Office Mechanics show, I’m excited to tell you about some of the improvements we’ve made to Office 365 change management and tools-all based on your feedback. We are committed to not only deliver the best productivity experience to end users but also provide an optimum experience to admins and developers who run and build on the service. As customers move from on-premises software to the cloud, they need new tools and processes to manage and administer change. Over the past year, we released over 450 updates to Office 365, as noted by Julia White in this recent Office Mechanics show. Today’s post was written by Arpan Shah, senior director for the Office 365 team.
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