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Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Services

Cloud computing is at the core of every organization's IT strategy and Microsoft 365 is the most popular cloud productivity suite. This course will teach you the basics and benefits of cloud computing and introduce Microsoft 365.

Beginner
59m
(179)

Created by Vlad Catrinescu

Last Updated Sep 06, 2022

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Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Services

Cloud computing is at the core of every organization's IT strategy and Microsoft 365 is the most popular cloud productivity suite. This course will teach you the basics and benefits of cloud computing and introduce Microsoft 365.

Beginner
59m
(179)

Created by Vlad Catrinescu

Last Updated Sep 06, 2022

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There are now over 130 million monthly active users on Office 365, and over 90% of the Fortune 500 using at least one Microsoft cloud service. In this day and age, it’s important for any IT Professional to know what Microsoft offers from a cloud computing perspective. This course, Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Services, will focus on the basics of cloud computing by defining at a more general level what the cloud is, why it’s useful and examine how Microsoft fits in each type of cloud offering. First, you will learn about what the cloud is and why it is important. Next, you will discover the different types of cloud computing. Finally, you will explore what Microsoft 365 is and the services it has to offer. When you are finished with this course, you will gain an understanding of why the cloud is so important to today's businesses and know the differences between, public, private, and community clouds.

Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Services
Beginner
59m
(179)
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Vlad Catrinescu - Pluralsight course - Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Services
Vlad Catrinescu
105 courses 4.5 author rating 5024 ratings

Vlad is an Office 365 consultant helping organizations get the most out their Microsoft 365 Digital Workplace. IT Professional at heart, Vlad focuses on helping administrators deploy, manage, automate, and configure governance across services such as SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams. As an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer and recognized international speaker, Vlad has helped over a million IT Professionals and end-users across the globe to better understand and to get the most out of Office 365 and the greater Microsoft 365 platform. Vlad is the author of three SharePoint books published by Apress and over 25 courses on Pluralsight covering Microsoft 365, Azure, and the Power Platform.

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