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“The cloud represents one of the most interesting topics of today’s computing. The concept of practicing a centralized approach for information management that makes the cloud is not that new, and has been around since the beginning of systems interconnectivity. However, there are fundamental differences – present-day systems are being accessed by a much larger scope of clients, and the tools to manage the infrastructures are very different. Scalability, security, and mobility are required factors that have become the basics of technology meeting business requirements.

When it comes to the private cloud, it can certainly solve some problems we are facing, mainly scalability and flexibility in assigning physical resources appropriately. With virtualization being commonly present in most major infrastructures, it is becoming easier to deploy infrastructures and manage them under the same umbrella system. However, such implementations still require IT staff to deal with HA and security, as well as take care of overall health of the implementation. One example of a private cloud solution is the Microsoft System Center suite of products, which offers Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), an App Controller (cloud management tools); System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) for monitoring; Orchestrator for automation; Service Manager for IT management; and Data Protection Manager (DPM), a backup and recovery tool. These tools make a complete framework on which a private cloud can be built.

With a public cloud, managed by a third-party, many issues are solved, with the back-end administration being outsourced. Office 365 can provide benefits in scalability, security, high availability, and information access through a robust back-end platform, and is considered a reliable public cloud solution. Although the back-end is managed by Microsoft with its Azure platform, Office 365 allows a greater level of control of your resources suited to your particular needs.“

Content:

• Introduction
• The Office 365 Products Suite
• Licensing
• The Fast-Track Approach
• Initial Configuration
• DNS and UPN Suffixes
• Migration and Coexistence
• DirSync and Active Directory® Federation Services (AD FS)
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