You can see a lot of the details on the changes in the public beta announcement and in the help. There is also a guided workflow within the UI that will walk you through some of the key changes. For easy access a summary is below:
- Our existing left navigation is moving to a top navigation bar.
- A collapsible left navigation will still be available in the product areas.
- A new Dashboards drop-down menu consolidates access to Account Health Check and Central dashboards.
- This menu will expand in the future, so stay tuned for future betas!
- We've added quick access icons for commonly used items such as:
- Account Health Check dashboard
- General Settings (formerly Global Settings)
- Notifications
- Informational banners will move to a new Notification icon
- Choose to dismiss individual items for your login session, or permanently.
- Based on feedback from our users, some page names have been simplified
- Protect Devices is changing to Installers, and has moved under the new Devices drop down.
- Global Settings is changing to General Settings
- Logs & Reports is changing to Reports
- Guided workflows and the Sophos assistant are being introduced and will start with this beta.
FAQ's
- How long will the beta last?
- Approximately 3 - 6 weeks
- Will the left navigation go away after the beta?
- Not immediately. We will keep the optional experience period for a few months before we fully replace the current navigation
- What happened to the Protect Devices page?
- It's been renamed to Installers and is now located under the Device drop down
- Why does the Dashboard drop down contain only Central Dashboard landing page and Account Health Check?
- As the Central user interfaced is enhanced in the future more items will become available
- How do I get back to the original navigation if I need to?
- Should you need to revert back to the original navigation, you can access the Switch back to Legacy Central option in the Profile menu.