Deploying and Managing Office 365 Hybrid Deployments

Introduction

This is a 3-day ILT course that targets the needs of IT professionals who take part in administering, configuring, and operating Office 365 services in hybrid environments, where part of the infrastructure is hosted on-premises. This course also includes management of identities, authentication, and supporting technologies for Office 365. This course focuses on the skills required to administer and troubleshoot an Office 365 tenant, and key services of Office 365 such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Skype for Business, as well services such as Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Azure Active Directory Identity Protection, and Azure Active Directory Privileged Identity Management. All these services are covered from the hybrid aspect. This course provides knowledge on how to use Office 365 services for both cloud and on-premises resources.

Audience Profile

The audience for this course includes IT professionals and system administrators who want to learn how to implement and maintain Office 365 in hybrid scenarios, where one part of collaboration infrastructure is located on-premises and integrated with Office 365 services. These professionals should have at least 3 years of experience working in their respective fields—specifically, previous knowledge about Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Skype for Business Server (for example, Lync server) is expected. Students who attend this course are also expected to have a fairly broad understanding of Office 365 services administration in general as well as several on-premises technologies such as DNS and AD DS.

Prerequisites

In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge:

Minimum of two years of experience administering the Windows Server operating system, including Windows Server 2012 or later
Minimum of one year of experience working with Active Directory Domain Services
Minimum of one year of experience working with name resolution, including Domain Name System (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 2013 Server or Skype for Business Server2015, and SharePoint Server 2013 or later.
Experience working with Office 365 key services such as Exchange Online, Skype for Business and SharePoint Online
An understanding of the following concepts as related to Office 365: Microsoft cloud services, Office 365 platform

Outcomes

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Describe Office 365 administration and licensing.
Deploy and configure directory synchronization.
Plan an Exchange Server hybrid deployment.
Perform an Exchange Server hybrid deployment.
Deploy Skype for Business in a hybrid deployment.
Deploy SharePoint and OneDrive for Business in a hybrid environment.
Deploy additional Office 365 services in a hybrid deployment.
Deploy various authentication methods in a hybrid Office 365 deployment.

Onsite Training?

If you need training for three or more people, ask us about training at your site. You can enjoy the convenience of reduced travel cost and time, as well as a familiar environment for your staff. Additionally, we can customise the course for your business needs.