Course 20346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Services
Overview
This course targets the needs of IT professionals who take part in evaluating, planning, deploying, and operating Office 365 services, including its identities, dependencies, requirements, and supporting technologies. This course focuses on skills required to set up an Office 365 tenant, including federation with existing user identities, and skills required to sustain an Office 365 tenant and users.
Duration: 40 hours
Course Outline
Module 1: Preparing for Office 365
- Introduction to Office 365
- Provisioning the Tenant Accounts
- Planning a Pilot
- Enabling Client Connectivity
Module 2: Managing Users, Groups, and Licenses
- Manage Users and Licenses by Using the Administration Center
- Manage Security and Distribution Groups
- Manage Cloud Identities with Windows PowerShell
Module 3: Administering Office 365
- Manage Administrator Roles in Office 365
- Configure Password Management
- Administer Rights Management
Module 4: Planning and Managing Clients
- Plan for Office Clients
- Manage User-driven Client Deployments
- Manage IT Deployments of Office 365 ProPlus
- Office Telemetry and Reporting
Module 5: Planning DNS and Exchange Migration
- Add and Configure Custom Domains
- Recommend a Mailbox Migration Strategy
Module 6: Planning Exchange Online and Configuring DNS Records
- Plan for Exchange Online
- Configure DNS Records for Services
Module 7: Administering Exchange Online
- Configure Personal Archive Policies
- Manage Anti-malware and Anti-spam Policies
- Configure Additional Email Addresses for Users
- Create and Manage External Contacts, Resources, and Groups
Module 8: Configuring SharePoint Online
- Manage SharePoint Site Collections
- Configure External User Sharing
- Plan a Collaboration Solution
Module 9: Configuring Lync Online
- Plan for Lync Online
- Configure Lync Online Settings
Module 10: Implementing Directory Synchronization
- Prepare On-premises Active Directory for DirSync
- Set up DirSync
- Manage Active Directory Users and Groups with DirSync In Place
Module 11: Implementing Active Directory Federation Services
- Planning for AD FS
- Install and Manage AD FS Servers
- Install and Manage AD FS Proxy Servers
Module 12: Monitoring Office 365
- Isolate Service Interruption
- Monitor Service Health
- Analyze Reports