Chapter 2

Preparing your environment for the cloud

Setting up your subscription

Assigning administrators

Configuring DNS, firewalls, and proxy servers

Preparing your directories

Updating and deploying client software

Synchronizing your users

Licensing your users

What’s next?

In the previous chapter, we identified some high-level tasks involved in a Microsoft 365 deployment. In this chapter, we will use your understanding of those tasks to

  • Continue setting up your Microsoft 365 subscription

  • Assign administrators

  • Configure your network

  • Run the IDFix tool to clean up your directory

  • Update and install client software

  • Start synchronizing your users to your tenant

Once these tasks are complete, you will be able to start using your Microsoft 365 ...

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