Office 365 Administration Playbook

By Paul Cunningham
Switching to Office 365 requires learning new tools and processes. This course will teach you how to perform common, day-to-day administrative tasks in the Office 365 admin portal.
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Rating
(40)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 18, 2017
Duration
2h 59m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Introduction
Course Introduction 4m
Office 365 Tenant Provisioning
Introduction 2m Signing up for an Office 365 Tenant 4m Configuring Organization Profile Information 2m Configuring First Release Options 2m Configuring Custom Themes 2m Configuring Custom App Tiles 2m Configuring Custom Help Info 1m Controlling App Capabilities and Features 4m Configuring Office Client Downloads 3m Using the Service Health Dashboard 3m Using the Message Center 3m
Managing Domains
Introduction 3m Adding Custom Domains 4m Configuring DNS Requirements 4m Troubleshooting DNS Requirements 5m Removing Custom Domains 3m
Managing User Accounts
Introduction 3m Adding User Accounts 3m Adding Multiple User Accounts 3m Editing Account Properties 4m Performing Password Resets 1m Configuring Password Policies 2m Using the Azure AD Admin Portal 2m Delegating Admin Roles 3m Securing Admin Accounts with Multi-factor Authentication 6m
Managing Office 365 Licenses
Introduction 2m Purchasing Licenses 5m Assigning Licenses to User Accounts 5m Group-based License Management 6m Reviewing License Usage 3m
Managing Security and Distribution Groups
Introduction 3m Creating Security and Distribution Groups 3m Managing Group Membership 1m Managing Group Ownership 2m Assigned vs. Dynamic Group Membership 3m
Managing Office 365 Groups
Introduction 2m Configuring Groups Creation Policies 5m Configuring Groups Options 5m Creating Groups 6m Managing Members and Managers 2m Managing Groups-enabled Applications 5m
Managing Resources
Introduction 2m Creating Room and Equipment Mailboxes 2m Configuring Resource Mailbox Settings 3m Configuring Advanced Resource Options 3m Creating SharePoint Sites 8m
Managing OneDrive Sharing and Sync
Introduction 1m Configuring OneDrive Sharing 7m Configuring OneDrive Sync 5m Configuring OneDrive Storage 2m Configuring Device Access and Mobile Application Policies 5m OneDrive and SharePoint Admin Overlap 3m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(40)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 18, 2017
Duration
2h 59m
Description

Moving to Office 365 means a whole new set of tools and processes are required for performing day-to-day administration tasks for your organization. Even an experienced IT professional needs to learn the new way to perform the same tasks in Office 365 that are used to perform on-premises. In this course, Office 365 Administration Playbook, you'll learn how to administer Office 365 using the web-based administration portals that are provided with the service. First, you'll discover how to provision a brand new Office 365 tenant. Next, you'll explore user account administration, license management, groups, and resources. Finally, you'll learn how to manage OneDrive for Business. By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently perform common Office 365 administrative tasks, and have an understanding of how and where to apply your new skills to other scenarios you encounter on the job.

About the author
Paul Cunningham
About the author

Paul Cunningham is a consultant, trainer and author, specializing in Office 365 and Exchange Server. Paul lives in Brisbane, Australia and has over 20 years of experience deploying and managing Microsoft systems and services for enterprise and government customers. Paul has authored and co-authored several books about Office 365 and Microsoft Exchange Server.

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Section Introduction Transcripts
Section Introduction Transcripts

Course Overview
Hello everyone, my name is Paul Cunningham, and welcome to my course, the Office 365 Administration Playbook. I'm a Microsoft MVP for Office servers and services, which includes products and services such as Office 365, Exchange Online, and Exchange Server on-premises. I've been an IT professional for nearly 20 years, designing and deploying server and application infrastructure, supporting large enterprises, and helping customers migrate and run their IT in the cloud with Office 365. Moving to Office 365 means a whole new set of tools and processes are required for performing day-to-day administration tasks for your organization. Even an experienced IT professional needs to learn the new way to perform the same tasks in Office 365 as they're used to performing on-premises. This course covers, at an intermediate level, how to administer Office 365 using the web-based administration portals that are provided with the service. Some of the topics that we'll cover include provisioning a brand-new Office 365 tenant, user account administration, license management, groups and resources, and managing OneDrive for Business. By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently perform common Office 365 administration tasks, and have an understanding of how and where to apply your new skills to other scenarios you encounter on the job. Before beginning this course, you should be familiar with the basics of Office 365 and the services and features that are included with it. However, if this is your first time using Office 365, you'll still be able to follow along and learn as we go. I hope you'll join me on this journey to learning Office 365 administration here at Pluralsight.

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