50201 - Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services

At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand the signup process for Microsoft Online Services
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Microsoft Online Administration Center
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Microsoft Online Services Sign In application
• Demonstrate an understanding of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Live Meeting Online
• Create and administer user accounts and domains
• Create and administer contacts, distribution lists, safe and blocked senders and conference rooms
• Create, administer, and customize SharePoint Online site collections
• Implement Live Meeting company-wide defaults
• Understand the migration process from an existing on-premise server to Microsoft Online Services

Session 1: Introduction – Subscribing and Activating Services
• Service Offerings Overview
• The Microsoft Online Portals
• The Microsoft Online Tools
• Signing up for Microsoft Online Services

Session 2: Getting Started with the Microsoft Online Administration Center
• The Administration Center
• First Sign In
• Creating and Managing users
• Configuring Services
• Adding Custom Domains
• Using Support

Lab : Administering Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite
• Explore the Administration Center
• Basic User Management
• Advanced User Management
• Reviewing Service Settings and the Migration Page

Session 3: Accessing Business Productivity Online Services
• Microsoft Online Services Sign In application
• Microsoft Online Services Web Access
• Microsoft Online Services Mobile Access

Lab : Accessing Business Productivity Online Services
• Accessing Microsoft Online Services through Microsoft Online Services Web Access
• Accessing Microsoft Online Services through the Microsoft Online Services Sign In Application

Session 4: Exchange Online Administration and Capabilities
• Accessing Exchange Online
• Exchange Online Administration
• Domain Administration
• Managing Mailboxes, Contacts, Distribution lists, Safe & Blocked senders, and Conference rooms
• Mobile Support
• Exchange Web Services

Lab : Administering Exchange Online Services
• Administering Custom Domains
• Creating and Editing Contacts
• Creating and Editing Private and Public Distribution Lists
• Creating Safe and Blocked Senders
• Creating and Booking Conference Rooms

Session 5: Email Migration and Active Directory Coexistence
• Active Directory Synchronization and Coexistence
• Migrating Email content to Exchange Online
• Post Migration Tasks and Considerations

Session 6: Administering and Extending SharePoint Online
• Overview
• Offering and Integration with Microsoft Office
• User Security, Access, and Extensibility
• Service Security and Data Protection

Lab : Managing and Customizing SharePoint Online Services
• Creating and Configuring Site Collections and Site Collection Administrators
• Creating and Testing Workflows with Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

Session 7: Administering Office Live Meeting Standard
• Overview
• Offering and Differences with Office Live Meeting
• Administrator Experience
• User Experience

Lab : Administering Office Live Meeting Standard Services
• Setting Company-wide Microsoft Office Live Meeting Online Defaults
• Scheduling a Live Meeting Session

Attendees will get the most out of this workshop if they have the following prerequisites:

• One or more years experience in the management of Active Directory on Windows Server 2000 or greater
• One or more years experience in the creation of contacts and mailboxes in Exchange Server 2000 or greater
• One or more years experience in administering Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• One or more years experience using Live Meeting