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Introduction
Why Oce 365 and why this book? We are cloud solution consultants. Our mission is to make companies more
successful through our knowledge of Oce 365. We help companies assess, migrate, and manage cloud-based
solutions.
Oce 365 is a cloud-based service; it is what you know—the Microsoft Oce suite. It simply works, plus you
do not have to give up your intellectual property to use the service. is is important. Not all cloud solutions are this
forthright. Our customers who use Oce 365 have signicantly reduced their IT services costs and their concerns in
the areas of data security, compliance, and discovery.
is is a living book. We approached our publisher with the idea that this book should morph over time. We
suggested that a living book could be created about Microsoft cloud services, based on our experience both now and
in the future. It agreed.
KAMIND, a Microsoft Tier 1 Champion and a multiyear Microsoft Partner award winner, presents a unique value
proposition for our Oce 365 customers. Our approach has been to partner with our clients to journey to the cloud
together. at experience is reected in this book and will continue to be.
Join us in this journey to the cloud with Oce 365.
Chapter 1–What Is Office 365?
is chapter is focused on why you should move your organization to Oce 365. e decision to move to Oce 365
is a business, rather than a technical, decision. Like any business change, the objective is to reduce your operational
costs and to improve your organization’s productivity, to gain a competitive advantage. e chapter ends with a
hypothetical customer making the business tradeos toward moving to the cloud.
Chapter 2–Using Office 365 and Windows Intune
e best way to understand Oce 365 is to experience it. We explore the Oce 365 capabilities in a demonstration
site, with a focus on how this helps your business productivity. We use a day in the life of a user to demonstrate the
capabilities of Oce 365. e chapter closes with a reference section on the most common end-user congurations.
Chapter 3–Office 365 Planning and Purchase
e secret to a successful migration to Oce 365 is picking the correct plan that supports your business. ere are
three dierent categories of plans. e key to a successful migration to Oce 365 is the planning and purchase
process. Once you select a plan, your primary consideration must be to ensure that the migration process is seamless
for your organization. is chapter describes the basic purchase information and details the choices. It concludes with
information about pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment.