Planning Microsoft 365
• Microsoft 365 is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution
that includes Microsoft Office and other services, integrates
all Microsoft’s exiting online applications.
o such as email and collaboration, from Microsoft’s cloud
server
o Microsoft Office 365 provides desktop functionalities
and is available by subscription
• No upfront installation or integration is required, other than
an Internet connection and supporting Web browser.
o The Microsoft Office 365 suite of applications includes
several different online services, including Office
Professional Plus, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, etc.
• Features and benefits of Office 365 are:
o Explore and Integrate
„ Office 365 Integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office and
other Microsoft programs. It takes just a few minutes to
create a trial account that users can test and integrate with
the cloud.
o Collaborate anywhere anytime
„ With Office 365, users get web-enabled access to email,
documents, contacts, and calendars regardless of
whichever device or browser they use. This accessibility
enables unified collaboration among employees.
o Stay Up and Running always
„ By running your applications in the cloud and storing your
data there, too, you’ll ensure all your business documents
and applications, such as email, will always be available –
even if your company experiences a disaster such as a
fire or a flood.
o Flexibility
„ With multiple options in the Office 365 suite, enterprises buy
only the office solutions they need and convert
CAPEX into OPEX.
o Single sign-on
„ Users can store their password in the system tray of their
machine to avoid having to repeatedly sign in.
o Support
„ Users receive business-class service including IT admin
phone support, a financially-backed 99.9% uptime
guarantee, geo-redundant data centers, disaster recovery,
robust security, privacy controls, and standards.
o Security
„ Office 365 has built-in security and continuous compliance.
You always know where your data is and who has access to
it. You can also remotely wipe all data from your mobile
device if it’s lost or stolen.
o No Licensing Issues
„ Office 365 includes all licensing and it can be deployed
company-wide. This means everyone has the same version
of Microsoft Office, and all users receive upgrades at the
same time.
o Get Organized
„ When you use Office 365, email, calendar and contacts are
all synchronized. Update a contact on your mobile phone
and it will be automatically updated across all your devices.
You can also access the same data from any device or save
a document on your PC and continue working on it on your
smartphone or tablet.
o Real-time Collaboration
„ Teams can collaborate with Microsoft Word, Excel and
PowerPoint. Users can see real-time edits or additions their
colleagues are making to a document. It also saves each
version automatically, so you can revert to older versions
easily. This ensures a quicker and simpler collaboration
between employees and departments, resulting in
improved productivity.
Microsoft 365 Component Service
• The Enterprise Mobility + Security components included
with Office 365 Enterprise. These services provide
capabilities that enable Microsoft cloud enterprise
administrators to not just protect company employees’
identities and devices, but also control access to company
data itself
o Microsoft Azure Active Directory
„ Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is Microsoft's cloudbased identity and access management service, which
helps your employees sign in and access resources in:
External resources, such as Microsoft 365, the Azure
portal, and thousands of other SaaS applications.
o Azure AD Identity Protection
„ Identity Protection is a tool that allows organizations to
accomplish three key tasks:
„ Automate the detection and remediation of identitybased risks.
„ Investigate risks using data in the portal.
„ Export risk detection data to third-party utilities for further
analysis.
„ Identity Protection uses the learnings Microsoft has
acquired from their position in organizations with Azure
AD, the consumer space with Microsoft Accounts, and in
gaming with Xbox to protect your users. Microsoft
analyses 6.5 trillion signals per day to identify and
protect customers from threats.
o Azure AD Information Protection
„ Azure Information Protection (AIP) is a cloud-based
solution that enables organizations to discover, classify,
and protect documents and emails by applying labels to
content.
„ AIP is part of the Microsoft Information Protection (MIP)
solution, and extends the labeling and classification
functionality provided by Microsoft 365.
o Azure AD privileged identity management
„ Privileged Identity Management (PIM) is a service in
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) that enables you to
manage, control, and monitor access to important resources in your organization. These resources include
resources in Azure AD, Azure, and other Microsoft Online
Services such as Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Intune.
o Microsoft Intune
„ Microsoft Intune, which is a part of Microsoft Endpoint
Manager, is a Microsoft cloud-based management tool
that provides for mobile device and operating system
management. It aims to provide unified endpoint
management of both corporate and BYOD equipment in
a way that protects corporate data.
Planning Microsoft 365 Subscription
• An organization should consider the following questions
when it plans to purchase a Microsoft 365 subscription:
o Which business needs will drive the organization to
move to Microsoft 365?
o What is the organization’s current IT infrastructure?
o What is the organization’s change-management
process?
o How many employees will use Microsoft 365 and what
are the organization’s plans for growth?
• Organizations that migrate to Microsoft 365 should plan on
performing the following tasks:
o Decide which Microsoft 365 plan(s) meets the
organization’s requirements
o Inventory the current environment in the organization
o Make key deployment decisions
o Fix potential deployment blockers and clean up the
organization
o Configure the Microsoft 365 subscription
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