14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just scored a significant partnership for the future of Windows 10, as the United States Department of Defender has agreed to install the new operating system on 4 million devices used by its agencies.
Redmond says that a wide variety of devices, “from laptops to desktops to mobile devices,” will be upgraded to Windows 10, with Surface tablets to also be deployed across the organization.
The target for the Windows 10 deployment is one year, so by this time in 2017, the United States Department of Defense is supposed to complete the transition to the new OS.
Obviously, Microsoft has taken this opportunity to praise Windows 10’s security features, citing Windows Defender and Windows Hello as two of the pioneers that make the new operating system such a good choice for governments around the world. Including the one of the United States, that is.
Microsoft’s solutions are certified for government use
Both Windows 10 and Surface tablets have already been certified for government use by various DoD agencies, so the transition to the new solutions should go smoothly, Microsoft explains.
“The Secretary of Defense has directed all U.S. DoD agencies to begin the rapid deployment of the Microsoft Windows 10 throughout their respective organizations for information systems currently utilizing Microsoft Operating Systems,” Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group, has announced today.
“Because the U.S. Department of Defense is a prime target of cyber criminals and one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world, its leaders know the importance of securing its baseline systems.”
Certainly, the partnership with the US DoD should help Microsoft boost adoption of its new Windows 10 operating system, especially because the company has a goal of bringing it on 1 billion PCs by the end of the year. As far as consumers are concerned, Windows 10 is offered as a free upgrade until July 29 for Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs, but at the same time, Redmond also expects enterprises to at least start pilot programs to prepare for the transition to the OS.