{"id":6340,"date":"2016-04-18T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6340"},"modified":"2016-04-15T23:34:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T22:34:29","slug":"marks-office-365-resource-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/04\/marks-office-365-resource-centre.htm","title":{"rendered":"Retired: Mark&#8217;s Office 365 Resource Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>18 months ago, I created &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/office365.markwilson.co.uk\">Mark&#8217;s\u00a0Office 365 Resource Centre<\/a>&#8221; using\u00a0the public site from my Office 365 subscription. Over the last few months it&#8217;s fallen by the wayside as my focus has recently moved towards Azure (and Office 365 public websites are a deprecated feature) so I decided to move it here. \u00a0This content is no longer maintained, but may still contain some useful links.<\/p>\n<h3>New functionality<\/h3>\n<p>See also\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/?filter=true&amp;filter-product=office-365&amp;filter-type=updates\">Office 365 Updates on the Office Blogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2\/12\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sway.uservoice.com\/forums\/294879-sway-for-office-365\/suggestions\/8080992-remove-sway-from-app-launcher-if-sway-is-disabled\">Remove Sway from the App Launcher<\/a>\u00a0(see also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/kb\/3075256\">KB3075256<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>10\/11\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2015\/11\/10\/microsoft-announces-plans-to-offer-cloud-services-from-the-uk\/\">UK datacentres for Azure and Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>2\/11\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.onedrive.com\/onedrive_changes\/\">OneDrive storage limits decreased<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.onedrive.com\/onedrive_changes_FAQ\/\">FAQ<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>29\/9\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/09\/29\/announcing-general-availability-of-expressroute-for-office-365\/\">Express Route for Office 365<\/a> GA.<\/li>\n<li>22\/9\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/09\/22\/introducing-office-365-planner\/\">Introducing Office 365 Planner<\/a>\u00a0(launching to First Release customers in Q4 2015).<\/li>\n<li>8\/7\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/07\/08\/announcing-new-activity-logging-and-reporting-capabilities-for-office-365\/\">New activity logging and reporting capabilities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>4\/6\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/windowsitpro.com\/blog\/granular-administrative-roles-appear-office-365\">Granular administrative roles in Office 365<\/a> (described by Tony Redmond).<\/li>\n<li>3\/6\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/06\/03\/announcing-auto-expanding-highly-scalable-archives-for-office-365-email\/\">Auto-expanding archives for Office 365 email<\/a> (no need to raise a service request for more storage).<\/li>\n<li>11\/5\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/11\/microsoft-invests-in-subsea-cables-to-connect-datacenters-globally\/\">Microsoft invests in sub-sea datacentre connectivity<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>7\/5\/2015: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/05\/07\/making-email-archive-migration-easier-with-the-office-365-import-service\/\">Office 365 Import service for uploading bulk data<\/a> (e.g. PSTs) &#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/library\/ms.o365.cc.IngestionHelp.aspx?v=15.1.166.0&amp;l=1\">more information on TechNet<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>30\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/2967362\">No more IE9 support for Yammer<\/a> (IE8 support ended 31\/12\/2014).<\/li>\n<li>29\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.onedrive.com\/?linkId=13863798\">New OneDrive API<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>22\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yammer.com\/itpronetwork\/#\/Threads\/show?threadId=527532368\">Yammer moving into Microsoft datacentres<\/a> 16 May 2015 (from AWS, I understand,\u00a0although I can&#8217;t find a link for that&#8230;).<\/li>\n<li>21\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/04\/21\/enhancing-transparency-and-control-for-office-365-customers\/\">Enhancing Office 365 security and control<\/a> &#8211; new management activity\u00a0API (e.g. for SIEM) with private preview summer 2015,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/04\/21\/announcing-customer-lockbox-for-office-365\/\">Customer Lockbox<\/a>\u00a0(in Exchange Online by end of 2015, SharePoint Online Q1 2016), and content-level encryption (by end of 2015).<\/li>\n<li>16\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/04\/16\/office-365-video-begins-worldwide-rollout-and-gets-mobile\/\">Office 365 Video begins rollout<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0new mobile app (for iOS) and HTML5 player.<\/li>\n<li>16\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/04\/16\/sharepoint-server-2016-update\/\">SharePoint Server 2016 announcement<\/a>\u00a0(public beta in Q4 2014 and GA in Q2 2016).<\/li>\n<li>14\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/04\/14\/skype-for-business-is-here\/\">Skype for Business general availability<\/a> (client update as part of the April Office update, server updates for\u00a0Lync Online during April and May 2015).<\/li>\n<li>8\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/04\/08\/introducing-exchange-online-advanced-threat-protection\/\">Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection<\/a> (extends EOP for an additional charge).<\/li>\n<li>1\/4\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msexchange.org\/kbase\/ExchangeServerTips\/MicrosoftOffice365\/ExchangeOnline\/exchange-online-onboarding-message-size-limit-now-150-mb.html\">Exchange Online onboarding limit (per message) increased to 150MB<\/a> (via Nuno Mota at MSExchange.org).<\/li>\n<li>17\/3\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/03\/17\/announcing-azure-expressroute-connectivity-to-office-365\/\">Extension of Azure ExpressRoute to allow direct connectivity to Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>25\/2\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/library\/en-us\/dn913785.aspx\">Upgrade\u00a0of Lync Online to\u00a0Skype for Business<\/a>\u00a0(<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">no mention of release timeframes<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/dn913785.aspx\">\u00a0GA\u00a0will be 14 April 2015<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>20\/2\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/02\/20\/extended-email-retention-deleted-items-office-365\/\">Extended email retention for deleted items in Exchange Online<\/a>\u00a0(watch out for mailbox growth).<\/li>\n<li>17\/2\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/02\/17\/office-365-partner-admin-mobile-app-now-available\/\">Office 365 partner admin mobile app available<\/a> for Android, iOS and\u00a0Windows Phone.<\/li>\n<li>2\/2\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/02\/02\/evolution-sharepoint\/\">Evolution of SharePoint in the cloud<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>18\/2\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/02\/18\/office-everywhere-encryption-everywhere\/\">Updates to Office 365\u00a0encryption options<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>17\/2\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/02\/17\/sign-page-branding-cloud-user-self-service-password-reset-office-365\/\">Sign in page branding and cloud user self-service password reset<\/a> (previously required an\u00a0Azure AD subscription &#8211; self-service password reset still does for non-cloud users).<\/li>\n<li>20\/1\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/01\/20\/enhanced-email-protection-dkim-dmarc-office-365\/\">Enhanced email protection in Office 365 with DKIM and DMARC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>8\/1\/2015:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-lays-out-year-long-roadmap-for-unifying-onedrive-sync-engines\/\">Roadmap for unifying OneDrive functionality<\/a> (from Ed Bott).<\/li>\n<li>17\/12\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/12\/17\/salesforce-integrate-onedrive-business-sharepoint-new-universal-file-sharing-solution\/\">Salesforce and OneDrive for Business integration<\/a> for file sharing (see<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/company\/news-press\/press-releases\/\">Salesforce Files Connect announcement<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>16\/12\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/12\/16\/yammer-enterprise-now-offered-office-365-enterprise-k1-kiosk-plan\/\">Yammer is\u00a0now included in K1 plans<\/a>\u00a0(so it&#8217;s now in all Office 365 for Business plans).<\/li>\n<li>15\/12\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/12\/15\/office-365-now-available-datacenters-japan\/\">Office 365 availability\u00a0from Japanese datacentres<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>8\/12\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-au\/news\/locallyhostedO365andCRM.aspx\">Office 365 availability from Australian datacentres<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>5\/12\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/12\/05\/video-calling-skype-lync-available-now\/\">Video calling between Lync and Skype<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>2\/12\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/microsoft_in_education\/archive\/2014\/12\/02\/by-anthony-salcito-vice-president-of-worldwide-education-office-365-proplus-benefit-now-available-to-students-and-educators-worldwide.aspx\">Office ProPlus available at no extra cost to students and educational staff worldwide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>18\/11\/2014: New\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/11\/18\/introducing-office-365-video\/\">Office 365 Video<\/a> functionality (rolling out through to early 2015) on Enterprise plans.<\/li>\n<li>12\/11\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/11\/12\/use-office-365-credentials-sign-yammer\/\">Use Office 365 credentials to log on to Yammer<\/a> (rolling out from December 2014 to March 2015).<\/li>\n<li>12\/11\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/11\/12\/office-2013-updated-authentication-enabling-multi-factor-authentication-saml-identity-providers\/\">Updated authentication for Office 2013 (MFA and SAML ID providers)<\/a>, coming later in November 2014 (Office client passive authentication).<\/li>\n<li>11\/11\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/11\/11\/introducing-skype-business\/\">Lync to become Skype for Business<\/a> (in H1 2015).<\/li>\n<li>11\/11\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/11\/11\/de-clutter-inbox-office-365\/\">New Clutter feature<\/a> for Inbox management.<\/li>\n<li>9\/11\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2012\/08\/27\/click-to-run-and-office-on-demand\/\">Office on Demand withdrawn<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>7\/11\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/11\/6\/7163789\/microsoft-office-free-for-ipad-iphone-android\">Office mobile apps freed from the need for an Office 365 subscription<\/a> (for consumers).<\/li>\n<li>31\/10\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/10\/31\/new-outlook-mac-available-office-365-customers\/\">New version of Outlook for Mac released to Office 365 subscribers<\/a> (as long as they have an Office license).<\/li>\n<li>29\/10\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/10\/29\/client-library-office-365-admin-reporting-web-service-now-available-2\/\">.NET\u00a0Client library for Office 365 reporting<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>28\/10\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/10\/28\/expanding-data-loss-prevention-dlp-sharepoint-online-onedrive-business-windows-file-share-office-clients\/\">Exchange data loss prevention (DLP) technology being made available to other Office 365 workloads<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>28\/10\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/10\/28\/introducing-built-mobile-device-management-office-365\/\">Mobile device management from Intune rolled into Office 365 subscriptions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>27\/10\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.onedrive.com\/office-365-onedrive-unlimited-storage\/\">Unlimited OneDrive for Business storage<\/a>\u00a0(together with an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.onedrive.com\/office-365-onedrive-unlimited-storage-faq\/\">FAQ<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>8\/10\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/10\/08\/introducing-new-way-share-files-outlook-web-app\/\">Sharing files in Outlook Web App using OneDrive for Business<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>25\/9\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/09\/25\/delivering-first-chapter-groups-office-365\/\">Groups<\/a> bring some Yammer functionality into Outlook Web App and OneDrive for Business, rolling out to all on eligible plans by end of 2014.<\/li>\n<li>16\/9\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/ad\/archive\/2014\/09\/16\/azure-active-directory-sync-is-now-ga.aspx\">Azure Active Directory Sync is now GA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>8\/9\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/09\/08\/milestone-office-delve\/\">Office Delve<\/a> rolling out to all by early 2015.<\/li>\n<li>21\/8\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/community.office365.com\/en-us\/f\/172\/t\/259931.aspx\">Changes to Office ProPlus<\/a>, including removal of Office on Demand.<\/li>\n<li>5\/2014: DirSync backup for federated sign-in.<\/li>\n<li>6\/5\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/05\/06\/alternate-login-id-for-office-365-reduces-dependence-on-upn\/\">Alternative sign-in ID<\/a> (reducing dependence on UPN).<\/li>\n<li>21\/4\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/ad\/archive\/2014\/04\/21\/new-sync-capabilities-in-preview-password-write-back-new-aad-sync-and-multi-forest-support.aspx\">Azure Active Directory Sync Preview<\/a>\u00a0(with password write-back and multi-forest support).<\/li>\n<li>3\/4\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/ad\/archive\/2014\/04\/03\/azure-active-directory-premium-has-reached-ga.aspx\">Azure Active Directory Premium is GA<\/a> (including self-service password reset).<\/li>\n<li>6\/3\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/03\/06\/announcing-support-for-saml-2-0-federation-with-office-365\/\">Support for SAML 2.0 for Office 365 federation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>10\/2\/2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2014\/02\/10\/multi-factor-authentication-for-office-365\/\">Multi-factor authentication for Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>11\/2013:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/social.technet.microsoft.com\/wiki\/contents\/articles\/17370.best-practices-for-deploying-and-managing-the-windows-azure-active-directory-sync-tool.aspx#A11\">DirSync supported on Domain Controllers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>6\/11\/2013:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2013\/11\/06\/getting-it-done-with-social-yammer-introduces-new-features-expands-to-all-office-365-enterprise-customers\/\">Yammer made available to Office 365 enterprise customers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>26\/7\/2013:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2013\/07\/26\/password-hash-sync-simplifies-user-management-for-office-365\/\">Password hash added to DirSync<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>13\/5\/2013:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/nexthop\/archive\/2013\/05\/13\/lync-hybrid-offers-simplified.aspx\">Lync Hybrid Offers Simplified<\/a> (deprecation of Lync Online hybrid voice).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Planning and Deployment resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deploy.office.com\/\">Office 365 Deployment Center<\/a>:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deploy.office.com\/getting-started\">Getting started with FastTrack<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>FastTrack\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deploy.office.com\/Media\/Default\/resources\/FastTrack_StepByStep.pdf\">Office 365 Deployment Step by Step<\/a> (including links to template end user communications).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=36778\">Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hybrid Exchange Server 2010\/2013:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/dn756393.aspx\">Exchange Server Deployment Assistant<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/exdeploy2013\/\">link to the tool<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/jj838715%28v=office.15%29.aspx\">Hybrid SharePoint Server 2013<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/jj204805.aspx\">Hybrid Lync Server 2013<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/about.yammer.com\/success\/activate\/activation-guide\/\">Yammer activation guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/about.yammer.com\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/Yammer-Network-Architecture.pdf\">Yammer network architecture<\/a> (including steps for management of domains).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/gg715562%28v=office.15%29.aspx\">Office ProPlus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/dn246918.aspx\">Implementing Password Synchronisation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/2939261\">How to obtain an Exchange Hybrid Edition product key for your on-premises Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2003 organization<\/a>. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theucguy.net\/office-365-hybrid-license-key\/\">More info on why you might need this<\/a>, from Rajith Jose Enchiparambil.<\/li>\n<li>Using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/library\/office-365-blackberry.aspx\">BlackBerry with Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/Skype-for-Business-client-on-Lync-Online-Awareness-and-readiness-planning-a97c2110-13d0-4855-bae1-85c30b01affb\">Awareness and readiness planning for Skype for Business with\u00a0Lync Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/summit.office.com\/readiness\">Readiness materials from the Office 365 Summit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Technical resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>General:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/dn788774\">Office 365 Tech Center<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Security:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/business\/office-365-trust-center-cloud-computing-security-FX103030390.aspx\">Office 365 Trust Center<\/a>, including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/business\/office-365-trust-center-cloud-computing-security-FX103030390.aspx\">security and regulatory requirements, industry standards and certifications<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>UK Government\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ukgovernment\/archive\/2013\/02\/04\/microsoft-office-365-receives-g-cloud-il2-accreditation-from-cabinet-office-for-use-across-the-uk-public-sector.aspx\">IL2 accreditation<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/ukgovernment\/archive\/2014\/06\/11\/faq-what-microsoft-azure-and-microsoft-office-365-official-accreditation-means-for-your-organisation.aspx\">&#8220;OFFICIAL&#8221; accreditation<\/a>\u00a0(see also the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/286667\/FAQ2_-_Managing_Information_Risk_at_OFFICIAL_v2_-_March_2014.pdf\">UK Government advice on managing risk at OFFICIAL<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/office_resource_kit\/\">Office IT Pro Blog<\/a> (deprecated).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/jj863580%28v=office.15%29.aspx\">Office Telemetry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/gp\/office-2013-365-update\">Office 365 version numbers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/testconnectivity.microsoft.com\/\">Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Training and certification<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Virtual Academy:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\/training-courses\/office-guides-introduction-to-office-365\">Office Guides: Introduction to Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\/training-courses\/office-guides-identity-management-with-office-365\">Office Guides: Identity Management with Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\/training-courses\/office-guides-office-365-fasttrack-pilot\">Office Guides: Office 365 FastTrack Pilot<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\/training-courses\/office-guides-deploying-office-as-a-service\">Office Guides: Deploying Office as a Service<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\/training-courses\/managing-office-365-identities-and-services\">Managing Office 365 Identities and Services<\/a> (covers the same content as Microsoft Official Curriculum course 20346 but in less detail).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\/training-courses\/office-365-security-compliance-exchange-online-protection\">Office 365 Security and Compliance:\u00a0Exchange Online Protection<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\/training-courses\/office-365-performance-management\">Office 365 Performance Management<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com\/training-courses\/office-365-identity-management\">Office 365 Identity Management<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Official Curriculum:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/learning\/en-gb\/course.aspx?id=10968b\">Course 10968B: Designing for Office 365 Infrastructure<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/learning\/en-gb\/course.aspx?id=20346b\">Course 20346B: Managing Office 365 Identities and Services<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Certification:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/learning\/en-gb\/exam-70-346.aspx\">Exam 70-346: Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/learning\/en-gb\/exam-70-347.aspx\">Exam 70-347: Enabling Office 365 Services<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/anderseideblog.wordpress.com\/reading-lists\/ms-exam-70-347-enabling-office-365-services\/\">Anders Eide has a good study guide<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Other:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yammer.com\/itpronetwork\/notes\/1734901\">Yammer Power User Training<\/a> (self-paced).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Licensing<\/h2>\n<p>To license Office 365, costs are provided on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/online\/downloads\/Catalog.aspx\">Microsoft Online Services Customer Portal<\/a>. These are ordered and paid for directly by customers (although trial tenants may be created by partners though the<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/deploy.office.com\/\">FastTrack portal<\/a>). Customers with Enterprise Agreements have additional options including not just the Office 365 plans but &#8216;add-on&#8217; and &#8216;bridge&#8217; licenses for on-premises Office and CAL Suites.<\/p>\n<h2>Information for partners<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.6;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mspartner.microsoft.com\/en\/us\/pages\/solutions\/office-365.aspx\">Jump start your cloud business<\/a>\u00a0(resources, licensing, demos and more &#8211; including the<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.microsoft.com\/en-us\/Office-365-Active-Usage-Partner-Playbook-1.pptx\">Office 365 Active Usage Partner\u00a0playbook<\/a>)<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.6;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tips, tricks and more from my blog<\/h2>\n<p>There are a few posts missing from this list, because I consider them to be out-of-date (although they are still available):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/04\/self-service-password-reset-is-not-available-for-users-on-a-trial-office-365-tenant.htm\">Self-service password reset is not available\u00a0for users on a trial Office 365 tenant<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/03\/the-relationship-between-microsoft-office-365-and-azure.htm\">The relationship between Office 365 and Azure<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/11\/choosing-an-office-365-identity-model-when-to-use-adfs.htm\">Choosing an Office 365 identity model (when to use ADFS)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/09\/onedrive-for-business-lots-of-cloud-storage-terrible-sync-client.htm\">OneDrive for Business: lots of cloud storage; terrible sync client<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/some-tools-in-outlook-2013-for-diagnosing-exchange-connectivity-issues.htm\">Some tools in Outlook 2013 for diagnosing Exchange connectivity issues<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/administering-office-365-using-powershell-updated-information-on-the-required-components.htm\">Administering Office 365 using PowerShell: updated information on the required components<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/12\/confusion-over-accounts-used-to-access-microsofts-online-services.htm\">Microsoft accounts vs. Organisational accounts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/10\/rogue-retention-policies-in-exchange-online-after-false-positive-junk-mail-is-moved-to-the-inbox.htm\">\u201cRogue\u201d retention policies in Exchange Online after false positive junk mail is moved to the Inbox<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/10\/issues-connecting-to-office-365-using-powershell-check-the-client-firewall.htm\">Issues connecting to Office 365 using PowerShell? Check the client firewall<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/02\/selectively-removing-cookies-to-resolve-office-365-authentication-issues.htm\">Selectively removing cookies to resolve Office 365 authentication issues<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/12\/office-365-administrators-make-sure-your-account-has-these-details-populated.htm\">Office 365 administrators: make sure you have these details populated<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/11\/office-365-password-resets-and-disabling-password-expiry.htm\">Office 365 password resets\u2026 and disabling password expiry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/06\/office-365-message-filtering-and-a-horrible-little-bug-that-leaves-email-addresses-exposed.htm\">Office 365 message filtering (and a horrible little bug that leaves email addresses exposed\u2026)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/05\/migrating-mail-and-contacts-from-google-mail-to-office-365.htm\">Migrating mail and contacts from Google Mail to Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/05\/changing-the-primary-email-address-for-office-365-users.htm\">Changing the primary email address for Office 365 users<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Useful to know<\/h2>\n<p>(Including tips and tricks from elsewhere on the web):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/jj819284.aspx\">Office 365 Service Descriptions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/Office-365-release-programs-3b3adfa4-1777-4ff0-b606-fb8732101f47\">Office 365 release programmes<\/a> (including &#8220;First Release&#8221;). See also<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/microsoft-to-tweak-its-office-365-feature-rollout-and-disclosure-processes-7000029879\/\">Office 365 feature rollout and disclosure process<\/a> described by Mary-Jo Foley.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.messageops.com\/office-365-tech-tips\/enable-msonlineuser-usagelocation-country-codes\/\"><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-10\">-UsageLocation<\/span> country codes<\/a> (e.g. for\u00a0<span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-10\">New-MsolUser<\/span>) uses<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/obp\/ui\/#search\/code\/\">ISO country code reference<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/social.technet.microsoft.com\/wiki\/contents\/articles\/19901.dirsync-list-of-attributes-that-are-synced-by-the-windows-azure-active-directory-sync-tool.aspx\">DirSync: List of Attributes that are Synced by the Windows Azure Active Directory Sync Tool<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>(Also linked from Office 365 admin center):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.office.com\/Commerce\/Catalog.aspx\">Office 365 service catalogue<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help\/reset-your-public-website-to-the-default-version-HA104119991.aspx\">reset the public website to its default settings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.co.uk\/insight\/enterprise-apps\/free-mobile-office-apps-what-you-can-cant-do\/\">What you can and can&#8217;t do with the free mobile Office apps<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/hh852522.aspx\">Ports and protocols used by Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/hh373144.aspx\">Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/Settings-for-POP-and-IMAP-access-for-Office-365-for-business-or-Microsoft-Exchange-accounts-7fc677eb-2491-4cbc-8153-8e7113525f6c\">Office 365 POP and IMAP settings<\/a> (business\/enterprise tenants).<\/li>\n<li>Types of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/Types-of-files-that-cannot-be-added-to-a-list-or-library-30be234d-e551-4c2a-8de8-f8546ffbf5b3\">files that cannot be added to a list or library<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Steve Goodman (MVP)&#8217;s view on including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/searchexchange.techtarget.com\/tip\/Choose-the-best-way-to-include-signatures-in-Office-365\">signatures in Office 365<\/a> (Exchange Online).<\/li>\n<li>Changes to Internet Explorer support:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/gp\/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer\">from\u00a0January 12, 2016, only the most current version of Internet Explorer available for a supported operating system will receive technical support and security updates<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/1071518?hl=en\">Google bandwidth limits<\/a> that may affect IMAP migrations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.perficient.com\/microsoft\/2015\/02\/office-365-common-exchange-online-hybrid-mail-flow-issues\/\">Common Exchange Hybrid mailflow issues<\/a>, described by\u00a0Joe Palarchio.<\/li>\n<li>Stuart Aston discusses\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/enterprise\/it-trends\/cloud-computing\/articles\/14-points.aspx\">meeting the [UK] Government&#8217;s 14 cloud security principles<\/a>\u00a0(covering security, privacy, compliance and protection).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/consulting.risualblogs.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/13\/microsoft-cloud-services-and-uk-security-markings\/\">Microsoft cloud\u00a0services\u00a0and UK security markings<\/a>, discussed by Brian Cain at risual.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/Switching-between-the-Skype-for-Business-and-the-Lync-client-user-interfaces-a2394a4c-7522-484c-a047-7b3289742be0\">Switching between the Skype for Business and Lync client interfaces<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-CA\/article\/Help-topics-about-Skype-for-Business-07fef189-3d68-4038-bb1d-04b721980e1e\">Help topics for Skype for Business<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.risualblogs.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/15\/dirsync-vs-fim-vs-azure-active-directory-sync-services-vs-azure-ad-connect\/\">Useful overview of the various Azure AD\u00a0sync technologies\u00a0Microsoft has released<\/a> (from\u00a0risual).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsitpro.com\/blog\/reporting-office-365\">Reporting in Office 365<\/a> (a view from Tony Redmond).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/repository.jisc.ac.uk\/5911\/1\/Cloud_for_Ed_-_Office_365_info.pdf\">Janet Cloud Services for Education Agreements<\/a> (&#8220;giving you peace of mind with amendments and due diligence on around 100 pages of contractual documents for Microsoft Office 365&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/dn957912.aspx\">Comparison of MDM in Office 365 and Intune<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/onthewire\/archive\/2014\/06\/27\/dns-geolocation-for-office-365-connecting-you-to-your-nearest-datacenter.aspx\">DNS geolocation for Exchange Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.office365.com\/en-us\/w\/sso\/534\">Details of the Microsoft Online Services Sign In Assistant<\/a> (and confirmation that it is not required with Office 2013).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/uktechnet\/archive\/2015\/04\/10\/dns-the-key-to-a-successful-office-365-migration.aspx\">Why DNS is so important to Office 365 (and making sure you select\u00a0the right datacentre)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0by\u00a0David Dixon for\u00a0TechNet UK.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/uktechnet\/archive\/2015\/07\/01\/office-365-the-journey-continues.aspx\">What to do after you&#8217;ve migrated your mailboxes to Office\u00a0365<\/a> &#8211; another TechNet UK blog post from David Dixon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/business\/office-365-trust-center-cloud-computing-security?tab=d1f6ec18-0f9b-0fef-3203-3d7d52bc1437\">Quarterly uptime metrics for Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsitpro.com\/office-365\/office-365-licensing-windows-powershell\">Office 365 Licencing with PowerShell<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/documentation\/articles\/active-directory-aadconnect-get-started-tools-comparison\/\">Azure AD integration technologies<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co-store.com\/iw\">Office 365 merchandise<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/microsoft-office-365-security-guidance\">CESG guidance for use of Office 365 at OFFICIAL<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/social.technet.microsoft.com\/wiki\/contents\/articles\/15905.how-to-use-powershell-to-automatically-assign-licenses-to-your-office-365-users.aspx\">Using PowerShell to assign Office 365 licences based on AD attributes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Adam Jacobs&#8217; (MVP)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imaucblog.com\/archive\/2013\/05\/10\/step-by-step-guide-enabling-split-domain-within-office-365-lync-online\/\">step-by-step guide to enabling split domain with Lync\/Lync Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/library\/dn878163.aspx\">New datacentre regions for Office 365<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bits and bytes (downloads)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\" href=\"http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkID=278924\">DirSync<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">\u00a0(via <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\" href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/library\/dn635310%28v=office.15%29.aspx\">TechNet article<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">)<\/span> &#8211; replaced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwLink\/?LinkID=518309&amp;clcid=0x409\">Azure AD Connect<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/download\/details.aspx?id=36789\">Exchange PST Capture<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.technet.microsoft.com\/Exchange-Client-Network-8af1bf00\">Exchange client network bandwidth calculator<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/download\/details.aspx?id=19011\">Lync 2010 and 2013 bandwidth calculator<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=44541\">OneDrive for Business network bandwidth calculator<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=44225\">Azure AD Sync Services<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/ad\/archive\/2014\/09\/16\/azure-active-directory-sync-is-now-ga.aspx\">blog post announcing\u00a0Azure AD Sync availability<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/office-2016-preview\">Office 2016 Public 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