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HOW TO DO IT
Office 365: Migration, deployment and management
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Office 365 Jump Start (01): Microsoft Office 365 Overview for IT Pros
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Office 365 Transition: frequently asked questions
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for Microsoft Online Services
Business Productivity Online Services Suite (BPOS) transition guide
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BPOS to Office 365: Transition checklist for administrators
Office 365 software requirements
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Microsoft Office 365 Transition Center
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Learn about the identity options for Office 365, as well as identity architecture, federated authentication, and deployment scenarios.
Tour Exchange Online features, from anywhere access to visibility and control, and learn about deployment flexibility and unsupported feature sets.
Review hybrid features and planning requirements, and then learn about Exchange sharing, Secure Transport, and deployment stages.
Discover archiving and compliance options with Exchange Online, including personal archiving and e-discovery of email data.
Learn about initial setup, network configuration, and Lync federation, and discover how Lync meetings can make collaboration easier.
Learn how SharePoint can help you improve agency efficiency, starting with SharePoint online and hybrid scenarios.
Download tools to help plan and test your Office 365 deployment.
Plan
Jump Start: Microsoft Office 365 Identity and Access Solutions
Jump Start: Exchange Online Overview for IT Pros
Jump Start: Hybrid Options with Exchange Server & Exchange Online
Jump Start: Exchange Online Archiving & Compliance
Jump Start: Lync Online Overview & Configuration for IT Pros
Jump Start: SharePoint Online Overview
Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM): Office compatibility
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Learn about the key aspects of planning, preparing for, and migrating to Office 365 for enterprises.
Learn the client requirements (software and hardware) and details on Office Professional Plus, including the difference between managed and unmanaged deployments.
Discover best practices and requirements for Directory Sync, as well as what it can do for IT pros and users.
Get details about various approaches for migration to Exchange Online, including cutover and staged migrations, and learn about tools that are coming soon.
Get comprehensive information about requirements and workflows for deploying Microsoft Office 365, all in one place.
Deploy
Jump Start: Office 365 Deployment Overview
Jump Start: Deploying Clients For Office 365
Jump Start: Microsoft Office 365 Directory Synchronization
Jump Start: Microsoft Staged Exchange Online Migration
Microsoft Office 365 Deployment Guide for Enterprises
Get insights into User Management, License Assignment, Security Group Management, Domain Management, and Admin Role Assignment through PowerShell.
Walk through RBAC in the cloud, mailbox provisioning, license assignment and enforcement, cross-premises and partner administration, geopolitical restrictions, and other administrative features.
Learn about SharePoint online delegated administration, site collection, and site level ownership, as well as planning and assessing your move to the cloud.
Learn about in-browser customization, "no-code solutions," and developer tools, such as sandboxed solutions and Microsoft Silverlight.
Manage
Jump Start: Microsoft Office 365 Administration & Automation Using Windows PowerShell
Jump Start: Microsoft Exchange Online Administration
Jump Start: SharePoint Online Administration
Jump Start: SharePoint Online Extensibility & Customization
product specific information
Exchange
Exchange Deployment Options
Exchange Hybrid Deployment and Migration with Office 365
Checklist - Office 365 Coexistence with Exchange 2007
Checklist - Office 365 Coexistence with Exchange 2003
Migrating IBM Lotus Notes and Domino to the Cloud: Selecting Microsoft versus Google
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 virtual lab
Lync
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 planning guide
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 planning tool
Migrating from Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to Lync Server 2010
TechNet Documentation Library: Microsoft Lync Server 2010
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 virtual lab
SharePoint
Explore, deploy, manage, and maintain SharePoint Online for Office 365
SharePoint Online planning guide for Office 365 for enterprises
SharePoint Online planning guide for Office 365 for professionals and small businesses
Microsoft SharePoint Online: An Overview for Enterprise IT Professionals
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 products and technologies virtual lab
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Office 365 for the IT Pro - Lync Online, SharePoint Online & Deployment
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Introduction for Office 365 administrators
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