Microsoft 365 Administration Inside Out

Conquer Microsoft 365 administration, from the inside out!

Dive into Microsoft 365 administration and harness the full power of cloud scaling, automation, and availability in Microsoft 365! This supremely well-organized reference packs hundreds of time-saving solutions, tips, and workarounds; all you need to continually enhance organizational agility, productivity, and security. Three Microsoft insiders help you fully leverage Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), Azure AD, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and more. Discover how experts tackle today's key tasks and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.

• Plan deployment, understand downstream impacts, and avoid pitfalls
• Prepare your environment, establish governance, and enforce compliance
• Assess and improve security posture with Microsoft 365 Secure Score
• Move to identity-based security with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS)
• Plan identity types, authentication, identity federation, and AAD Connect deployment
• Replace costly premises infrastructure with cloud-based Azure synchronization
• Manage complex Azure AD scenarios such as mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
• Automate Azure to improve consistency, security, and standardization
• Prepare for Exchange Online cloud-only deployments, hybrid coexistence, and migration
• Move mailboxes and public folders to Exchange Online
• Understand Microsoft Teams concepts, architecture, and user interface
• Support meetings, webinars, and live events
• Deliver full-featured telephony solutions with Teams Phone System
• Implement telephony scheduling, room collaboration, automation, and IVR
• Use SharePoint Online to manage content and extend it with analytics and dashboards

For IT Professionals and Consultants

• Your role: You have, or will have, responsibilities for deploying, migrating to, or managing some or all of a Microsoft 365 environment
• Prerequisites: For individuals at any stage of their cloud journey

Aaron Guilmette is a Senior Program Manager for Customer Experience at Microsoft and provides guidance and assistance to customers adopting the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing on messaging, identity, automation, and security solutions. You can follow Aaron on LinkedIn at aka.ms/aaronlinkedin.

Darryl Kegg is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, dedicated to deploying Microsoft 365 and Azure technologies with a focus on identity, security, and access management. Darryl has been involved in deploying Microsoft 365 to government, education, healthcare, and commercial customers since its launch in 2011 and has helped migrate 15+ million users to Azure. You can follow Darryl on LinkedIn at aka.ms/darrylkegg.

Ed Fisher is a Technical Solution Leader-Security at Microsoft, focusing on helping customers evaluate, deploy, and adopt Microsoft 365 collaboration technologies, networking, and security solutions. His focus is on Microsoft's XDR and SIEM platforms and Microsoft Defender for Office. Find out more at aka.ms/edfisher.