Description
Book SynopsisModernize your IT skills for the new world of cloud computing!
Whether you are an IT administrator, developer, or architect, cloud technologies are transforming your role. This guide brings together the knowledge you need to transition smoothly to Microsoft Office 365 cloud-only and hybrid environments. Microsoft MVP Ben Curry and leading cloud architect Brian Laws present specific, up-to-date guidance on administering key cloud technologies, including Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint Online, Azure AD, and OneDrive for Business.
Microsoft cloud technology experts Ben Curry and Brian Laws show you how to:
- Anticipate and respond to the ways cloud technologies change your responsibilities, such as scripting key management tasks via Windows PowerShell
- Understand today’s new mix of essential “Cloud Pro” skills related to infrastructure, scripting, security, and networking
- Master modern cloud administration for Office 365 cloud and hybrid environments to deliver content and services, any time, on any device, from anywhere, and across organizational boundaries
- Administer and configure SharePoint Online, including services, site collections, and hybrid features
- Help secure client devices via Mobile Device Management for Office 365
- Centrally manage user profiles, groups, apps, and social features
- Bridge Office 365 and on-premises environments to share identities and data
- Enforce governance, security, and compliance
Table of ContentsContents
Chapter 1 Getting started as an Office 365 cloud pro
Becoming a cloud pro
Living in a tenant world
The rapid pace of change
Preparing the network
Getting started with Office 365
Chapter 2 PowerShell 101 for cloud pros
Beyond the browser with Office 365
Microsoft Windows PowerShell fundamentals
Prepare your environment for Office 365 PowerShell
How to connect via PowerShell
Work with Office 365 using PowerShell
Chapter 3 Working with Azure Active Directory for Office 365
Azure Active Directory
Identity scenarios
Identity sync with Azure Active Directory Connect
Configuring identity federation with Office 365
Chapter 4 SharePoint Online administration and configuration
SharePoint Online architecture
Understanding licensing, update channels, and tenant types
Configuring SharePoint Online
Site Collection administration
Managed Metadata Service
Search settings
Chapter 5 Managing the client: OneDrive for Business, Office ProPlus, and Mobile Device Management
for Office 365
Office 365 and the client
Managing OneDrive for Business
Managing Office ProPlus
Protecting your data through Mobile Device Management for Office 365
Chapter 6 Hybrid Office 365
Hybrid Office 365 scenarios and considerations
SharePoint hybrid solutions
Publishing on-premises applications through Azure AD
Surfacing on-premises data through Power BI
Chapter 7 Social capabilities, Office 365 Groups, and apps
Socializing in the cloud world
Yammer
Office 365 Groups
Diving into Delve
Office 365 Video Portal
Know your roadmap
Chapter 8 Managing governance, security, and compliance
Service assurance
Permissions
Alerts
Governance
Chapter 9 Migrating content to SharePoint Online
Use a methodology
Migration scenarios and scope
Migrating SharePoint and My Site content
Change management and communication
Running a migration project
