Duration: 5 days
The skills for your professional career Demonstrate your skills in transitioning to and administering cloud-hosted business applications with Microsoft Office 365. Earning an MCSA: Office 365 certification qualifies you for a position as a software as a service (SaaS) administrator or cloud applications administrator focused on managing Office 365 business productivity products like Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync.
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Description
This course has been recommended by Microsoft to prepare for the exams 70-346 and 70-347. You need to pass both exams in order to receive the brand new MCSA: Office 365 certification.
Course OutlineModule 1: Preparing for Office 365
Lessons
- Introduction to Office 365
- Provisioning the Tenant Accounts
- Planning a Pilot
- Enabling Client Connectivity
Lab : Preparing for Office 365
- Set Up and Configure the Lucerne Publishing Data Center Environment
- Build Environment Recovery Steps
- Planning a FastTrack Pilot
- Provisioning the Tenant Account
- Preparing to Manage Office 365
Lab : Setting up the Lucerne Publishing Datacenter Environment
- Set Up and Configure the Lucerne Publishing Data Center Environment
- Build Environment Recovery Steps
- Planning a FastTrack Pilot
- Provisioning the Tenant Account
- Preparing to Manage Office 365
- Describe the features and benefits of Office 365.
- Plan a pilot deployment of Office 365.
- Provision new tenant accounts.
- Check that clients can connect to the Office 365 service.
Module 2: Managing Users, Groups, and Licenses
Lessons
- Manage Users and Licenses by Using the Administration Center
- Manage Security and Distribution Groups
- Manage Cloud Identities with Windows PowerShell
Lab : Managing Users, Groups, and Licenses
- Manage Users and Licenses by Using the Administration Center
- Manage Security and Distribution Groups
- Manage Cloud Identities with Microsoft PowerShell
- Set Up the Exchange Server
Lab : Continue Lucerne Publishing Datacenter Setup
- Manage Users and Licenses by Using the Administration Center
- Manage Security and Distribution Groups
- Manage Cloud Identities with Microsoft PowerShell
- Set Up the Exchange Server
- Manage users and licenses by using the Office 365 admin center.
- Manage security and distribution groups by using the Office 365 admin center.
- Manage users, licenses, and groups by using Windows PowerShell.
Module 3: Administering Office 365In this module, students learn about more complex administration functions, such as the management of administrators themselves, how to configure and set password policies in Office 365, and how to enable and administer rights management to protect confidential documents.Lessons
- Manage Administrator Roles in Office 365
- Configure Password Management
- Administer Rights Management
Lab : Administering Office 365
- Manage Administrator Roles in Office 365
- Configure Password Management
- Administer Rights Management
- Manage users and licenses by using the Office 365 admin center.
- Manage security and distribution groups by using the Office 365 admin center.
- Manage users, licenses, and groups by using Windows PowerShell.
Module 4: Planning and Managing Clients
Lessons
- Plan for Office Clients
- Manage User-driven Client Deployments
- Manage IT Deployments of Office 365 ProPlus
- Office Telemetry and Reporting
Lab : Managing Clients
- Manage user-driven client deployments
- Manage IT deployments of Office 365 ProPlus
- Plan for deploying Office 365 clients.
- Prepare for user-driven client deployments.
- Prepare for managed IT deployments of Office 365 clients.
- Implement and use Office Telemetry with Office 365 clients.
Module 5: Planning DNS and Exchange Migration
Lessons
- Add and Configure Custom Domains
- Recommend a Mailbox Migration Strategy
Lab : Preparing for Exchange Migration
- Configure Exchange Server for Cutover Migration
- Explain how to add custom domains to Office 365 and customize this domains to the organization’s requirements.
- Recommend a mailbox migration strategy for moving to Exchange Online
- Plan for implementing Exchange Online within your organization
- Configure DNS records for Office 365 services.
Module 6: Planning Exchange Online and Configuring DNS Records
Lessons
- Plan for Exchange Online
- Configure DNS Records for Services
Lab : Configuring DNS Records and Migrating to Exchange Online
- Perform a cutover migration to Exchange Online
- Configure DNS Records for Services
- Explain how to add custom domains to Office 365 and customize these domains to the organization’s requirements.
- Recommend a mailbox migration strategy for moving to Exchange Online.
- Plan for implementing Exchange Online within your organization.
- Configure DNS records for Office 365 services.
Module 7: Administering Exchange Online
Lessons
- Configure Personal Archive Policies
- Manage Anti-malware and Anti-spam Policies
- Configure Additional Email Addresses for Users
- Create and Manage External Contacts, Resources, and Groups
Lab : Administering Exchange Online
- Configure Personal Archive Policies
- Manage Anti-malware and Anti-spam Policies
- Configure Additional Email Addresses for Users
- Create and Manage External Contacts, Resources, and Groups
- Configure Messaging Records Management (MRM) for Exchange Online
- Manage Anti-malware and Anti-spam Policies
- Configure additional email addresses for users
- Create and manage external contacts, resources, and groups in Exchange Online
Module 8: Configuring SharePoint Online
Lessons
- Manage SharePoint Site Collections
- Configure External User Sharing
- Plan a Collaboration Solution
Lab : Configuring SharePoint Online
- Create SharePoint Site Collections
- Configure External User Sharing
- Configure Social and Collaboration Features
- Manage SharePoint site collections by using the SharePoint Online admin center and Windows PowerShell.
- Configure external user sharing by using the Office 365 admin center.
- Plan a collaboration solution.
Module 9: Configuring Lync Online
Lessons
- Plan for Lync Online
- Configure Lync Online Settings
Lab : Configuring Lync Online
- Configure Lync End-User Communication Settings
- Configure Lync Organizational Settings
- Plan for Lync Online.
- Configure Lync Online settings.
Module 10: Implementing Directory Synchronization
Lessons
- Prepare On-premises Active Directory for DirSync
- Set up DirSync
- Manage Active Directory Users and Groups with DirSync In Place
Lab : Implementing Directory Synchronization
- Prepare on-premises Active Directory for DirSync
- Set up DirSync
- Manage Active Directory Users and Groups with DirSync In Place
- Prepare an on-premises environment ready for directory synchronization.
- Install and configure DirSync.
- Manage Active Directory users in a DirSync enabled scenario.
Module 11: Implementing Active Directory Federation ServicesIn this module, students learn to plan for single sign-on (SSO) by using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and then cover the process for setting up an AD FS server farm and an AD FS proxy. This module also cover the management process for certificates and the AD FS servers.Lessons
- Planning for AD FS
- Install and Manage AD FS Servers
- Install and Manage AD FS Proxy Servers
Lab : Implementing Active Directory Federation Services
- Install AD FS Servers and Proxy Servers
- Manage AD FS Servers and Proxy Servers
- Plan for an AD FS deployment.
- Install and manage AD FS servers.
- Install and manage AD FS proxies.
Module 12: Monitoring Office 365In this module, students learn about monitoring user connections to Office 365 and how to cope with service outages. They look at a range of tools that diagnose service health and review the reports that Office 365 provides.Lessons
- Isolate Service Interruption
- Monitor Service Health
- Analyze Reports
Lab : Monitoring Office 365 (Optional)
- Isolate Service Interruption
- Track Message Delivery
- Monitor Service Health and Analyze Reports
- Isolate and identify causes of Office 365 service interruption.
- Monitor Office 365 service health.
- Analyze and use Office 365 reports.
Target audience
Candidates for this exam are IT professionals who take part in evaluating, planning, deploying, and operating the Office 365 services, including its dependencies, requirements, and supporting technologies. Candidates should have experience with the Office 365 Admin Center and an understanding of Microsoft Exchange Online, Skype for Business Online, SharePoint Online, Office 365 ProPlus, and Azure Active Directory. This includes experience with service descriptions, configuration options, and integrating services with existing identity management and on-premises infrastructure to support the business requirements of an organization.