Windows 10: The US Department of Defense will update 4 million devices
The operating system Windows 10 continues to make inroads even among government agencies. The US Department of Defense has given rise to a substantial upgrade plan in Windows 10 of the existing machine.
Microsoft has set itself the significant objective of distributing the Windows 10 operating systems to 1 billion cars in the next 2-3 years. The latest update on the Windows 10 supplied officially by Microsoft diffusion rate in January referred to 200 million devices. If among the customers of the Redmond include illustrious names, such as the US Department of Defense, the goal, if difficult, gradually becomes more affordable plan.
The latest incarnation of Microsoft’s operating system has managed to convince the Secretary of Defense to give way to an upgrade program to Windows 10 open to all US agencies of the Department of Defense. The plan provides an update of 4 million machines updated within the next 12 months. Not only desktop PC, but also smartphones and tablets, starting from the Surface, as will be discussed later to meet the tough controls that allow its use in important administrative structures responsible for the defense of the States.
The decision of the Department of Defense to adopt Windows 10 has resulted from the month of November 2015 with the release of a memorandum addressed to all agencies of the Department, which identified in Windows 10 a tool to improve aspects of cyber security, reduce cost’s IT and improve efficiency. The number of upgradeable machines relate to the time needed for the procedure completed highlights a high rate of adoption of Windows 10, a sign of confidence that the platform is able to generate in the Department summits.
As mentioned on several occasions, Microsoft, with Windows 10, can play different axes to convince corporate users and government authorities to adopt the new Windows release, pointing to the safety feature: from authentication system Windows Hello, to Windows Defender, which provides anti-malware protection, to get the Enterprise data protection, which holds separate corporate data from personal data of employees by preventing the unauthorized removal of information, and tools such as Device Guard thanks to which is inhibited the execution content from unsafe sources.
As anticipated at the beginning, between the Windows 10 adopted by the US Department of Agriculture also comprises the products of the Surface line devices. The entire family of Microsoft Surface, including Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3 received full certification as MMD (Multifunctional Mobile Device) devices that meet the stringent safety requirements and interoperability established by the DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency). Important milestones for both the Microsoft OS, and for some of the products that contain the best spirit.
