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In this lecture-only course, you will discover how cloud-based Office 365 enables organizations to solve more problems from more places. Microsoft Office 365 brings together cloud versions of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Lync Online with the Office Professional Plus desktop suite.

What You'll Learn

• Key components of Microsoft Office 365
• Deployment models
• Key elements of automation using PowerShell
• How to use Directory Sync
• Differentiate key functions of Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Lync Online

Who Needs to Attend

IT professionals, IT decision makers, network administrators, and Microsoft customers and partners who need to determine how to best leverage the cloud

Prerequisites

• Knowledge and proficiency in:
• Active Directory Domain Services and Federation Services (ADFS) 2.0, DNS, and PowerShell
• Microsoft Exchange 2010/2007/2003/2000 and SharePoint Server 2010/2007
• Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 or Microsoft Lync Server 2010
• Microsoft Office 2010/2007, Microsoft Internet Explorer (and other browsers), Windows Update/Microsoft Update, Windows Phone, and mobility
• Knowledge of network topology, including:
• Active Directory sites, trusts, and topology
• Wide area connectivity: on-premise networks, equipment, and Internet bandwidth and latency
• Firewall technologies
• Knowledge of:
• SSL certificates, e-mail encryption, and archival systems
• Lotus Notes Domino, Novell GroupWise, and POP/IMAP/SMTP-based systems
• Project management

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Office 365

• Why Office 365?
• Security in Office 365
• Multi-Layered Defense
• Security and Compliance Features

2. Deploying Clients for Microsoft Office 365

• Software and Hardware Requirements
• Office Professional Plus
• Office Professional Plus Components and Interactions
• Office Professional Plus Deployment Options
• Office Professional Plus Installation
• Office Professional Plus Deployment Considerations

3. Microsoft Office 365 Administration and Automation Using Windows PowerShell

• Update on Office 365 PowerShell Plans
• Features

4. Microsoft Office 365 Identity and Access Solutions

• Different Identity Options
• Identity Architecture and Features
• How Federated Authentication Works
• Various Deployment Scenarios

5. Microsoft Office 365 Directory Synchronization

• What Directory Sync Is
  • WhIt Was Built For
  • What It Does for You and Your Users
  • When tUse It
• Using Directory Sync
  • Requirements
  • How Directory Sync Works
  • Common Questions
  • Upcoming Features
  • Gotchas

6. Exchange Online for IT Pros

• Exchange Online Delivers:
  • Anywhere Access
  • Protection and Compliance
  • Visibility and Control
  • Deployment Flexibility
  • Unsupported Feature Sets

7. Microsoft Exchange Online Administration

• Tools
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in the Cloud
• Mailbox Provisioning Options
• License Assignment and Enforcement
• Cross Premises Administration
• Partner Administration
• Geopolitical Restrictions

8. Microsoft Exchange Online Migration

• Migration
• Cutover Exchange Migration
• Staged Exchange Migration

9. Hybrid Deployment with Exchange Server

• Hybrid Features
• Planning Requirements
• Exchange Sharing
• Secure Transport
• Deployment Stages

10. Exchange Online Archiving and Compliance

• Compliance in Exchange Online
• Key Compliance Features in Exchange Online
  • Personal Archive
  • Discovery
  • Retention and Hold Policies
  • Information Rights Management
  • Transport rules

11. Lync Online and Configuration

• Lync Online
• Initial Set Up and Network Configuration
• Setting Up Lync Federation
• Lync Meetings and Dial-In AudiConferencing
• Roadmap Update

12. SharePoint Online

• Features
• Where tStart
• Live in a Hybrid World

13. SharePoint Online Administration

• Delegated Administration
• SharePoint Online Administration Overview
• Site Collection Ownership
• Planning and Assessing a Move tthe Cloud

14. SharePoint Online Extensibility and Customization

• Microsoft SharePoint Online Development
• The Power User and/or Designer
  • In-Browser Customizations
  • SharePoint Designer 2010: No-Code Solutions
• The Developer
  • Sandboxed Solutions
  • Microsoft Silverlight

15. Office 365 Deployment

• Pre-Deployment Considerations
• Planning, Preparing, and Migrating
  • Common Deployment Blockers
  • Organizational Planning
  • Network Planning
  • User Identity and Provisioning Planning
  • Exchange Online
  • Lync Online
  • SharePoint Online
  • Client Deployment
  • Mobile Devices