20347: Enabling and Managing Office 365

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    About this Course

    This is a 5-day instructor-led training (ILT) course that 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 its users.

    Audience Profile

    This course will provide experienced IT professionals with the training that they need to plan, configure, and manage an Office 365 environment. Students who attend this course are expected to have a fairly broad understanding of several on-premises technologies such as Domain Name System (DNS) and AD DS, and a general understanding of Exchange Server, Microsoft Lync Server or Skype for Business Server, and Microsoft SharePoint Server.

    This course also is intended as preparation material for IT professionals who are looking to take the exams 70-346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements and 70-347: Enabling Office 365 Services to obtain the MCSA: Office 365 certification.

    At Course Completion

    After completing this course, students will be able to:
    •Plan an Office 365 deployment, configure the Office 365 tenant, and plan a pilot deployment.

    •Manage Office 365 users, groups, and licenses, and configure delegated administration.

    •Plan and configure client connectivity to Office 365.

    •Plan and configure directory synchronization between Azure AD and on-premises AD DS.

    •Plan and implement the deployment of Office 365 ProPlus.

    •Plan and manage Exchange Online recipients and permissions.

    •Plan and configure Exchange Online services.

    •Plan and implement the Skype for Business Online deployment.

    •Plan and configure SharePoint Online.

    •Plan and configure an Office 365 collaboration solution that includes Yammer Enterprise, OneDrive for Business, and Office 365 groups.

    •Plan and configure the integration between Office 365 and Azure RMS, and configure compliance features in Office 365.

    •Monitor and review Office 365 services, and troubleshoot Office 365 issues.

    •Plan and implement identity federation between on-premises AD DS and Azure AD.

    Outline

    Module 1: Planning and provisioning Microsoft Office 365

    This module reviews the features of Office 365 and identifies recent improvements to the service. Also it describes how to configure an Office 365 tenant and plan for a pilot deployment.

    Lessons
    •Overview of Office 365
    •Provisioning an Office 365 tenant
    •Planning a pilot deployment

    Lab : Provisioning Office 365
    •Configuring an Office 365 tenant
    •Configuring a custom domain
    •Exploring the Office 365 administrator interfaces

    After completing this module, students will be able to:
    •Describe the features and benefits of Office 365.
    •Provision new tenant accounts.
    •Plan a pilot deployment of Office 365.

    Module 2: Managing Microsoft Office 365 users and groups

    This module describes how to manage Office 365 users, groups, and licenses, and configure administrative access by using the Office 365 console and the Windows PowerShell command-line interface.

    Lessons
    •Managing user accounts and licenses
    •Managing passwords and authentication
    •Managing security groups in Office 365
    •Managing Office 365 users and groups with Windows PowerShell
    •Configuring administrative access

    Lab : Managing Office 365 users and passwords
    •Managing Office 365 users and licenses by using the Office 365 admin center
    •Managing Office 365 password policies

    Lab : Managing Office 365 groups and administration
    •Managing Office 365 groups
    •Managing Office 365 users and groups by using Windows PowerShell
    •Configuring delegated administrators

    After completing this module, students will be able to:
    •Manage user accounts and licenses by using the Microsoft Office 365 admin center.

    •Manage passwords and authentication.

    •Manage security and distribution groups by using the Office 365 admin center.

    •Manage Office 365 users and groups by using Windows PowerShell.

    •Configure administrative access.

    Module 3: Configuring client connectivity to Microsoft Office 365

    This module describes the different types of client software that you can use to connect to Office 365, and the infrastructure requirements that the clients need to meet to connect to Office 365. Also this teaches you how to configure different types of Office 365 clients.

    Lessons
    •Planning for Office 365 clients
    •Planning connectivity for Office 365 clients
    •Configuring connectivity for Office 365 clients

    Lab : Configuring client connectivity to Office 365
    •Configuring DNS records for Office 365 clients
    •Running the Office 365 connectivity analyzer tools
    •Connecting Office 2016 clients

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Plan for the deployment of Microsoft Office 365 clients.

    •Plan for, and troubleshoot, connectivity for Office 365 clients.

    •Configure connectivity for Office 365 clients.

    Module 4: Planning and configuring directory synchronization

    This module describes how to plan and configure directory synchronization between Azure AD and on-premises AD DS.

    Lessons
    •Planning and preparing for directory synchronization
    •Implementing directory synchronization by using Azure AD Connect
    •Managing Office 365 identities with directory synchronization

    Lab : Planning and configuring directory synchronization
    •Preparing for directory synchronization
    •Configuring directory synchronization
    •Managing Active Directory users and groups

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Plan and prepare for directory synchronization.

    •Implement directory synchronization by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect (Azure AD Connect).

    •Manage Microsoft Office 365 identities with directory synchronization.

    Module 5: Planning and deploying Office 2016 ProPlus

    This module covers the planning process, how to make Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus directly available to end users, and how to deploy it as a managed package. Finally, this module covers how to set up Office telemetry so that administrators can keep track of how users are interacting with Microsoft Office.

    Lessons
    •Overview of Office 365 ProPlus
    •Planning and managing user-driven Office 365 ProPlus deployments
    •Planning and managing centralized deployments of Office 365 ProPlus
    •Office telemetry and reporting

    Lab : Deploying Office 365 ProPlus
    •Preparing an Office 365 ProPlus managed installation
    •Managing user-driven Office 365 ProPlus installations
    •Managing Centralized Office 365 ProPlus installations

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Describe Office 365 ProPlus.

    •Plan and manage user-driven Office 365 ProPlus deployments.

    •Plan and manage centralized deployments for Office 365 ProPlus.

    •Describe Office telemetry and reporting.

    Module 6: Planning and managing Exchange Online recipients and permissions

    This module describes Exchange Online and explains how to create and manage recipient objects and how to manage and delegate Exchange security.

    Lessons
    •Overview of Exchange Online
    •Managing Exchange Online recipients
    •Planning and configuring Exchange Online permissions

    Lab : Managing Exchange Online recipients and permissions
    •Configuring Exchange Online recipients
    •Configuring delegated administration

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Plan and prepare for directory synchronization.

    •Implement directory synchronization by using Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect (Azure AD Connect).

    •Manage Microsoft Office 365 identities with directory synchronization.

    Module 7: Planning and configuring Microsoft Exchange Online services

    This module describes how to plan and configure Exchange Online services. It also explains how to plan and configure anti-malware and anti-spam settings in Office 365.

    Lessons
    •Planning and configuring email flow in Office 365
    •Planning and configuring email protection in Office 365
    •Planning and configuring client access policies
    •Migrating to Exchange Online

    Lab : Configuring message transport in Exchange Online
    • Configuring message transport settings

    Lab : Configuring email protection and client policies
    •Configuring email protection
    •Configuring client access policies

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Plan and configure email flow in Office 365.

    •Plan and configure antimalware and anti-spam settings in Office 365.

    •Plan and configure policies for Exchange Online Clients.

    •Plan and configure a migration to Exchange Online.

    Module 8: Planning and deploying Skype for Business Online

    This module describes how to plan and implement the Skype for Business Online deployment. Also it describes how to plan voice integration with Skype for Business Online.

    Lessons
    •Planning and configuring Skype for Business Online service settings
    •Configuring Skype for Business Online users and client connectivity
    •Planning voice integration with Skype for Business Online

    Lab : Deploying Skype for Business Online
    •Configuring Skype for Business Online organization settings
    •Configuring Skype for Business Online user settings
    •Configuring a Skype Meeting Broadcast

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Plan and configure Skype for Business Online service settings.

    •Configure Skype for Business Online user settings and clients.

    •Plan voice integration with Skype for Business Online.

    Module 9: Planning and configuring SharePoint Online

    This module describes the administrative features available within SharePoint Online and the most common configuration tasks for any administrator who starts using SharePoint Online. Also it describes the concept of site collections and the different sharing options within SharePoint Online. A brief overview of additional portals, such as the video portal, are also provided.

    Lessons
    •Configuring SharePoint Online services
    •Planning and configuring SharePoint site collections
    •Planning and configuring external user sharing

    Lab : Configuring SharePoint Online
    •Configuring SharePoint Online settings
    •Creating and configuring a SharePoint Online site collection
    •Configuring and verifying external user sharingConfigure

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Configure SharePoint Online services.

    •Plan and configure SharePoint Online site collections

    •Plan and configure external user sharing.

    Module 10: Planning and configuring a Office 365 collaboration solution

    This module describes how to plan and implement a SharePoint collaboration solution, and how to enable Yammer Enterprise services within Office 365 and OneDrive for Business, and Office 365 groups.

    Lessons
    •Planning and managing Yammer Enterprise
    •Planning and configuring OneDrive for Business
    •Configuring Office 365 groups

    Lab : Planning and configuring an Office 365 collaboration solution
    •Configuring a Yammer Enterprise
    •Configuring OneDrive for Business
    •Configuring Office 365 groups

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Enable and configure Yammer Enterprise.

    •Configure OneDrive for Business.

    •Configure Office 365 groups.

    Module 11: Planning and configuring rights management and compliance

    This module describes the compliance features in Office 365 and explains how to manage them. Also it describes how to plan and configure Microsoft Azure Rights Management (Azure RMS). Additionally it discusses the security features in Office 365.

    Lessons
    •Overview of the compliance features in Office 365
    •Planning and configuring Azure rRights Mmanagement in Office 365
    •Managing the compliance features in Office 365

    Lab : Configuring Rrights Mmanagement and compliance
    •Configuring rights management in Office 365
    •Configuring compliance features

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Describe the compliance features in Office 365.

    •Configure Azure RMS in Office 365.

    •Manage the compliance features in Office 365.

    Module 12: Monitoring and troubleshooting Microsoft Office 365

    This module describes how to monitor and review Office 365 services, and troubleshoot Office 365 issues.

    Lessons
    •Troubleshooting Office 365
    •Monitoring Office 365 service health

    Lab : Monitoring and troubleshooting Office 365
    •Monitoring Office 365
    •Monitoring service health and analyzing reports

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Troubleshoot Microsoft Office 365 connectivity and service issues.

    •Monitor Office 365 service health.

    Module 13: Planning and configuring identity federation

    This module describes how to plan and implement identity federation between on-premises AD DS and Azure AD.

    Lessons
    •Understanding identity federation
    •Planning an AD FS deployment
    •Deploy AD FS for identity federation with Office 365
    •Planning and implementing hybrid solutions (Optional)

    Lab : Planning and configuring identity federation
    •Deploying Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Web Application
    •Configuring federation with Office 365
    •Verifying single sign-on (SSO)

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    •Describe how identity federation works, and how AD FS can be used to implement identity federation.

    •Plan an AD FS deployment to support identify federation with Office 365.

    •Deploy AD FS to enable SSO for Office 365

    •Describe hybrid solutions for Exchange Server, Skype for Business Server, and SharePoint Server.

    Prerequisites

    A minimum of two years of experience administering the Windows Server operating system, including Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2.

    •A minimum of one year of experience working with AD DS.A minimum of one year of experience working with name resolution, including DNS.

    •Experience working with certificates, including public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates.

    •Experience working with Windows PowerShell.Experience working with Exchange Server 2013 or later, Lync Server 2013 or Skype for Business Server 2015, and SharePoint Server 2013 or later is beneficial but not required.

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    Description:

    Live Online Training

    Get the same training you expect in the classroom without leaving your office or home. These are NOT recorded classes. They are LIVE sessions with an expert instructor. We use the latest in video conferencing technologies and audio so you can confidently participate in any class just like being right there in person. We guarantee the effectiveness of our online training delivery approach that we will give you your money back if you are not totally satisfied.  Ask us for a demo.

    Online class requirements:

    • Moderate to fast Internet
    • A phone or computer headset is required in order to hear the instructor/moderator). You can use Computer Audio (VoIP) or you can dial in from a regular phone.  For convenience, we recommend a hands-free headset or phone.
    • Training software must be installed on your computer (trial versions are acceptable)
    • RECOMMENDED: Dual Monitors or computers. For optimal online learning experience, we recommend participants have dual monitors or two computers. Your online classroom credentials allow you to join multiple times from multiple computers. Participants should use one monitor or computer to view the instructor’s shared screen and another monitor or computer to work with the software.

    What happens when you enroll in an online class

    When you register for an online class, you will receive a welcome email followed by login access to the Citrix GoToTraining virtual classroom. A workbook (printed copy or eBook) will be sent to you prior to the start of class.

    Online Training Advantages

    Convenience: You don’t have to travel and can attend from your home, office or anywhere with an internet connection. Our online classes are conducted using GoToTraining, a more robust version of the popular GoToMeeting screen sharing and conferencing platform. To accommodate multiple time zones, courses are typically scheduled from 10am – 5pm Eastern with a one-hour lunch break at 12:30 – 1:30 pm Eastern and a 10-minute break in the morning and afternoon. When conducting custom online course for your group, class times can be modified to accommodate your timezone.

    Interactive Learning: Our online training is fully interactive. You can speak and chat with the instructor and classmates at any time. Various interactive techniques are used in every class. Our small class sizes (typically 4 – 8 students), allow our instructors to focus on individual performance and issues and to work closely with you to meet your unique needs. Classes are designed to be a hands-on learning experience, providing opportunities for you to try your new skills while the instructor is available for review, questions, and feedback. You have the option to give the instructor permission to view your computer to provide one-on-one assistance when needed.

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