Together with baseVISION AG an agile project management was developed, in which the design of the individual modules could be implemented promptly. So, the results of the individual iterations were tested quickly and developed to a mature platform. In the context of Windows as a Service, this iterative development style is also used after the initial project. With each Windows Current Branch (CB) release, a new release for Avectris will
be developed.
To ensure cost-optimized operation and high upgradeability, many built-in functionalities of Windows 10 have been tested and used. Many of the builtin Windows 10 components offer the same or better comfort as third-party applications. These also reduce licensing costs and effort for inplace upgrades. Creating a cloud identity using Azure Active Directory and the local Active Directory helps to simplify the use of cloud services in the future. In the project, this Cloud Identity was used and successfully tested for the Windows Store for Business. As a result, Avectris could provide “Modern Apps” from the Microsoft Store to its employees.
To protect the clients, not only traditional protection mechanisms have been incorporated, such as virus protection software. According to the “Never Trust” principle, protective mechanisms were built on different levels. It protects not only devices, but also the identities, the data and the applications. By automating the Windows Update processes and the image generation by WimAsAService from baseVISION AG, the company›s tasks could be simplified. Now the team members have more time for the further development of the future workplace releases.