From InfoWorld: Microsoft said it will offer businesses a slower update tempo for Office 2016, just as it has already promised for Windows 10.
Companies that subscribe to Office 365 ProPlus, Enterprise E3 or Enterprise E4 -- the three top-tier rent-not-own plans for large customers -- will be able to limit the number of Office feature and functionality updates delivered to selected PCs.
"We understand there is a need to reduce the number of feature enhancements on certain devices, especially for those being used for critical line of business solutions," said Amesh Mansukhani, senior technical product manager, and Alistair Speirs, senior operations program manager, in a blog post Thursday. Both work in the Office 365 group.
"For those devices, we are introducing the ability to receive feature updates no more than three times per year. In between these cycles, we will continue to provide security updates," Mansukhani and Speirs added. "IT admins will have the ability to easily define which systems will take advantage of deferred updates versus the existing always-up-to-date model."
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