Office 365 ProPlus Versions Distributed via Multiple Channels

• Office 365 ProPlus versions become available to enterprise users on separate, overlapping channels.
• Choosing a channel involves balancing the need to evaluate new features and stability.
• Regardless of the channel chosen, all versions require regular updates.
• While users can choose their channel individually, organizations should intentionally put distinct groups of users on specific channels.

Office 365 ProPlus is a suite of Office applications sold on a Per-User subscription basis. Versions of Office 365 ProPlus ship in a set of channels that offer different balances of stability versus early access to feature changes.

(The monthly timeline for each channel in the first half of 2018 is illustrated in “Recent Office 365 ProPlus Releases“.)

Standard Servicing Model: Three Production Channels

New production versions of Office 365 ProPlus become generally available via a standard servicing model, which has changed several times since the product was first released. Under the current servicing model, production users receive new versions of Office 365 ProPlus from one of these channels: