The pros and cons of Microsoft’s Windows 10 90-day trial for business
Windows 10 is already being installed across millions of consumer and small business PCs around the world, but the company is encouraging larger businesses to upgrade with the offer of a free 90-day trial of the new operating system.
Unlike previous trials, one of the main advantages is that Windows 10 provides an easy way to downgrade to your old operating system if your company finds that it interferes with business applications or provides no useful new benefits. However, that assumes that the in-place installation works fine, with many users still having trouble getting the OS to update.
Among the advantages of upgrading your business to Windows 10 are the device management features of the OS, making it easier to manage data and apps across employee machines and mobile devices. All sizes of business can benefit from protection against modern security threats, with updating and support.
Counting against Microsoft in this respect is that most businesses prefer to put their enterprise security in the care of third parties. Also, with increasing use of the cloud, the OS on a PC is becoming less important. With so many apps managed from the browser, businesses will be questioning the need to upgrade.
Microsoft is involved in this too, with Office 365, OneDrive and other services all cloud-focused, reducing the importance of the OS. So, if your business is looking to upgrade to Windows 10, or is considering the possibility, check how we can offer network security, cloud computing, BYOD and other services that may save your company the need to upgrade, or to help make it a more beneficial move for your business.
We can also help make sure your business has enough protection, with disaster and business continuity planning to make sure that if you have trouble with Windows 10, or suffer major service interruptions, then your business can continue to work or can get back up to speed with the minimum of delay.
Windows 10 is a great new opportunity to refresh and improve your business’ IT capabilities, but it needs to be done in a managed and controlled way, and we can help find the right mix of services that actually benefits your organisation.
