Microsoft 365: Application Management

Course details

Microsoft 365 is a complete, intelligent solution that includes Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security. The applications in Office 365 have the highest visibility to your users, so they’re critical to get right. This course presents fundamental concepts for enterprise administrators that are planning, migrating, deploying, and managing the applications in Microsoft 365. Microsoft MVP Brien Posey covers automated installation, customization, upgrades, and many other important topics. He also helps you troubleshoot deployment and migration-related challenges that you may encounter in the real world.

Learning objectives
Planning an Office ProPlus installation
Reviewing requirements and licensing
Creating a readiness report
Removing pre-existing Office components
Using the Office Customization Tool
Using the Office Deployment Tool
Adding Office ProPlus to a deployment image
Managing Office updates

Concepts

Introduction

Deploy Microsoft Office

Plan for Office 365 Pro Plus

Review infrastructure and requirements
Review licensing and accounts
Assess network capability
Assess application compatibility
Client considerations

Basic Office 365 Pro Plus Installation

Office Pro Plus installation options
Additional deployment considerations
Control what users can download
The Office Deployment Tool

Create a Readiness Report

Preparing to run a Readiness Report
Run a Readiness Report
Review the Readiness Report results
Multiple user readiness checking

Preexisting Office Components

Requirements for using RemoveMSI
Uninstall all Office products
Install the same language resources
Selectively uninstall Office products

The Office Customization Tool

The Office Customization Tool
Office Customization Tool configuration
Edit an existing configuration File

The Office Deployment Tool

Create a configuration file
Office Deployment Tool download mode
Office Deployment Tool configure mode

Including Office Pro Plus in a Deployment Image

Install the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
Create the MDT share
Add the Windows setup files
Add the Microsoft Office files
Create a Task Sequence
Add Office to the sequence
Build the reference image
Test the reference image

Managing Office Updates

Choose an update channel
Configuration Manager requirements
Enable SSCM for update notifications
Install the Office Deployment Tool
SSCM and the Office Deployment Tool
Office updates from SSCM
Configure Group Policy for SSCM updates

Conclusion

Next steps