Plan and execute a successful Office 365 Exchange Online migration with ease About This Book • This book gives you the most up-to-date and accurate information available today on online migration with Microsoft Office 365 • Discover the very best migration path for your small or enterprise network and avoid costly mistakes • Learn from seasoned professionals who migrate small businesses to multinational companies from around the world on a daily basis Who This Book Is For If you are an appointed IT person or an IT administrator who is part of a large internal team in your organization, then this book is for you. If you are a small business owner, manager, or consultant, this book will also help you. Knowledge of Office 365 is not required. However, experience with Exchange Server and mail clients, and role and delegation concepts is required. What You Will Learn • Sign up for an Office 365 account and configure your e-mail domains • Migrate mailboxes from Exchange server, Google, and any other POP3 or IMAP based system in to Office 365 • Configure a hybrid configuration by using Azure AD Connect to synchronize your on-premises Active Directory with Office 365 • Deploy Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) to enable Single sign on and streamline the login process for your users • Set up a hybrid Exchange configuration and host mailboxes locally or in the cloud and move mailboxes between the two with ease • Configure a public folder hybrid and share existing on-premises public folders with users hosted in Exchange online • Setup a hybrid Skype for Business (SFB) configuration and move users into SFB online • Configure a SharePoint configuration, allowing users to create and search content hosted on an existing SharePoint server as well as in SharePoint online In Detail Organizations are migrating to the cloud to save money, become more efficient, and empower their users with the latest technology. Office 365 delivers all of this in a reliable, fast, and ever-expanding way, keeping you ahead of the competition. As the IT administrator of your network, you need to make the transition as painless as possible for your users. Learn everything you need to know and exactly what to do to ensure your Office 365 Exchange online migration is a success! This guide gives you everything you need to develop a successful migration plan to move from Exchange, Google, POP3, and IMAP systems to Office 365 with ease. We start by providing an overview of the Office 365 plans available and how to make a decision on what plan fits your organization. We then dive into topics such as the Office 365 Admin Portal, integration options for professionals and small businesses, integration options for enterprises, preparing for a simple migration, performing a simple migration, and preparing for a hybrid deployment. Later in the book, we look at migration options for Skype for Business and SharePoint to further help you leverage the latest collaborative working technologies within your organization. Style and approach This is a detailed yet easy to follow step-by-step guide to planning and executing a successful migration to Office 365.
Ian Waters is technical director for Southern IT Networks Ltd, a managed service provider in the UK. He has built up over 15 years of training and experience using Microsoft products and provides expert technical advice to businesses across the UK. Ian is Microsoft-certified in Windows Server, Exchange, SQL Server, and Active Directory, but over the last few years, he has focused his efforts on working with Office 365 and Azure.
The majority of Ian's work now involves designing, managing, and implementing Office 365 with his team at Southern IT Networks Ltd and empowering their clients by utilizing the latest cloud technology.
Ian also offers help, advice, and training to his fellow administrators via www.slashadmin.co.uk. There you will find how-to guides and walkthroughs on implementing the latest tools used by IT consultants.
His recent work includes publishing The Office 365 PowerShell Reference Manual for IT Super Heroes, which helps Office 365 administrators manage their environments using PowerShell.
David Greve is a two-year Microsoft MVP in Office 365 and a published author of the first version of this Office 365 Exchange migration book. He has over 20 years of consulting experience in the IT industry solving business problems and designing cloud solutions ranging from mid-size to enterprise environments.
David has expertise in designing, developing, and marketing cloud computing solutions with a focus on Microsoft Azure and Office 365. He commonly works in the most complex business environments, both with C-Level and technical business leaders, to provide thought leadership for strategic business mapping, integration, and migration planning to cloud solutions.
David works for SoftwareONE, as a Global Cloud Innovation and Strategy Leader, with a focus on enabling a full cloud Software Portfolio Management platform and services. SoftwareONE is redefining the technology solutions landscape as the thought leaders in Software Portfolio Management (SPM) services. By combining commercial, technology, compliance, and governance expertise into a balanced SPM service offering, SoftwareONE support customers by ensuring their IT investments are cost-effectively road-mapped towards their unique business needs. Prior to SoftwareONE, David managed a Microsoft Cloud professional services business, as a National Director, at Perficient.
Loryan Strant is a twenty-year veteran of the IT industry. He has spent the last decade and a half building digital relationships for businesses and organizations. Loryan blogs and writes articles about the cloud on his blog at thecloudmouth.com as well as for a variety of vendors and publications.
Loryan is also the founder of Paradyne (which was acquired by Generation-e in late 2015), helping to deliver innovative solutions through the cloud and enabling businesses to reduce IT costs. He is passionate about enabling people and organizations using technology the right way, enabling them to become more productive.
Loryan has been a Microsoft Office 365 MVP (Most Valuable Professional) since 2011, an award created by Microsoft to recognize the best and brightest from technological communities around the world.
