Getting Started with HoloLens2

Your quick start checklist

Here’s what you’ll need to have in place before getting started with HoloLens 2.

Azure Active Directory

Enable security and scale with Azure^® Active Directory^® (AD), Microsoft’s cloud identity and access management service.

Mobile Device Management

Empower effective device monitoring and management with a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution.

Office 365 user license

Obtain user licenses for Office 365^® to mobilize your teams with Microsoft Teams^® and enable Remote Assist.

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HoloLens 2 device guides

Explore these video resources for instructions on unboxing, connecting and navigating your HoloLens 2 device.

Explore what’s possible.

The ability of mixed reality, or Augmented Reality (AR), to blend the human element of critical thinking with the compute power of a device brings new possibilities to organizations across industries, from manufacturing to education. These are just some of the infinite possibilities available for creating serious business benefit with the Microsoft HoloLens 2.

Manufacturing
Design
Training
Education

Manufacturing

AR allows manufacturing workers to see complex procedures animated directly on the equipment they’re using. This consistently reinforces best practices and incorporates the most up-to-date instructions in the easiest way to learn: direct demonstration. AR also enables interactive simulations, animations and 3D graphics to serve as step-by-step guides for trainees learning new equipment.

Design

From interior design to architecture and construction, AR is helping professionals visualize their final products during the creative process. The use of AR headsets enables architects, engineers and design professionals to see exactly how their designs might look in real life — and even make virtual, on-the-spot changes.

Training

Immersive AR training simulations use advanced technology to place soldiers in diverse operational environments, stress them physically and mentally, and bolster readiness through a grueling series of virtual scenarios. This type of training can also apply to police officers and departments looking to improve de-escalation capabilities, implement anti-racism measures and earn back the trust of communities.

Education

While tablets and other smart devices have become widespread in educational institutions, educators are ramping up the student learning experience with AR. Students learning about astronomy can explore topics through a full AR-generated map of the solar system; those in a music class can use AR to see musical notes in real time as they learn to play instruments. In higher education, AR is enabling chemistry students to experiment with and create complex 3D visualizations of molecules. In healthcare, students can learn anatomy by using AR to study the human body in a 3D format.

Insight for HoloLens 2

As you integrate mixed reality or AR into your business using Microsoft HoloLens, support from Insight can fast-track your time to value and create optimal outcomes along the way with expert guidance for planning, adoption, endpoint management, change management and more.

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Workshops, training and support

Design thinking workshops

Insight’s iterative workshop methodology enables your team to understand progress, make necessary adjustments and discover valuable outcomes. Workshops include several activities and deliverables to support your work beyond our time together.

Custom application development

Insight’s Immersive Technology Professional Services empower you to explore, develop and prove a virtual reality, augmented reality or mixed reality solution to meet business needs using HoloLens 2 and the latest technologies.

HoloLens 2 Fast Start

This remote session developed by Insight covers the basics of Remote Assist and HoloLens 2 and helps guide you on the path to effective deployment. It includes an overview of HoloLens 2 and Remote Assist, typical use case reviews and technical considerations, an explanation of licensing, deployment and implementation needs, a demo of the HoloLens 2 out-of-the-box experience and guidance for making your first Remote Assist call.

Dynamics 365 Remote Assist training

Empower technicians to collaborate more efficiently by working together from different locations with Dynamics 365^® Remote Assist on HoloLens, Android or iOS^® devices. This service is enabled by Microsoft Teams, OneDrive^® and Dynamics 365.

Dynamics 365 Guides training

Let operators learn during the flow of work by providing holographic instructions when and where they’re needed. Instruction cards are visually tethered to the place where the work must be done and can include images, videos and 3D models.

HoloLens 2 in action

Evolved auto service

HoloLens 2 and Dynamics 365 Remote Assist enable Mercedes-Benz technicians to accelerate automotive service with holographic views of internal vehicle components shared with remote experts.

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Advanced medical training

Insight services for HoloLens 2 resulted in a hands-free training guide that walks users through advanced imaging technology procedures and protocols using voice and head-based gesture advancement, enabling trainees to stay on task while working with multiple systems.

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Remote clinical care

The capability to make hands-free calls and remotely share images and patient care data allows Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to reduce physical contact on premises while improving patient care.

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Shop HoloLens 2.

Fulfill all your AR needs at Insight. Shop our wide selection of HoloLens 2 devices and accessories here.

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Getting started with Microsoft HoloLens 2

Your quick start checklist

Azure Active Directory

Mobile Device Management

Office 365 user license

HoloLens 2 device guides