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\"\"<\/a>Every now and again, I get asked to review a technology book. My response is usually something along the lines of “sure, send me a copy and I’ll take a look”. Experience suggests that dead tree editions are more likely to get read than a PDF but sometimes I’m just busy and it takes a while. That’s not because I’m lazy – it’s because if I review a book I want to take the time to review it properly and write a considered response – not just bang out a blog post because\u00a0the publisher is nagging me for a review…<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this particular publisher was chasing me just 48 hours after they ordered me a copy (and several days before I’d received the book!) and, just a month later (in the middle of the summer holiday season) they are still pushing…<\/p>\n

So, here goes. A very short, not very thorough, view on Microsoft Office 365:\u00a0Exchange\u00a0Online Implementation and Migration, by David Greve<\/a> and Loryan Strant<\/a>\u00a0(@TheCloudMouth<\/a>).<\/p>\n

As I’d expect from a book written by a couple of MVPs, this book covers all of the basics of implementing the Exchange Online elements of Office 365.\u00a0Importantly, it doesn’t just concentrate on the\u00a0enterprise\u00a0elements, including\u00a0information\u00a0for those getting started with the Office 365 plans for small business and professionals, highlighting some important limitations (although not all – as I found recently, the P1 plans don’t include two factor authentication<\/a>, which is something that users on competing platforms are being\u00a0encouraged\u00a0to use<\/a>). \u00a0The book continues to take a logical approach, working through the administration portal and on to integration options – even considering the practicalities involved when the available options from Microsoft are less than desirable, \u00a0recommending some alternatives to consider. \u00a0Unfortunately the space given to working from the command line in PowerShell (a useful tool in the Office 365 administrator’s arsenal) is very limited.<\/p>\n

Moving on through enterprise integration options, preparing for, and performing both simple and hybrid migrations (including supporting infrastructure, such as Active Directory Federation Services), it seems that the authors have covered a variety of scenarios, with many screen shots and diagrams provided to illustrate key points in the process. One\u00a0criticism\u00a0is that the screen shots can, in places, feel as though they are being used to pad out the text – presumably the target audience consists of experienced administrators and they shouldn’t really need screen shots of EULA dialogues – after all, this is not “Office 365 migration for dummies”! Finally, the book examines some important post-migration considerations and highlights additional resources.<\/p>\n

When I previously\u00a0reviewed\u00a0a book from the same publisher<\/a>, I remarked on the high cover price. Well, I’m pleased to say that this one is a much more reasonable \u00a324.99 ($39.99) and that there are online discounts and free shipping, as well as reasonably-priced eBook options. Indeed, very sensibly, the print and eBook bundle only costs a little more than the print copy on its own.<\/p>\n

If you get the chance to read the book properly and you have some comments (perhaps even based on experience of following its advice, as I would have like to have done), then please leave a comment below. Maybe, together, we can crowdsource its review!<\/p>\n

Microsoft Office 365:\u00a0Exchange\u00a0Online Implementation and Migration by David Greve and\u00a0Loryan Strant<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0published by Packt Publishing<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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