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Published by Microsoft Press (May 30, 2015) © 2015

Blain Barton
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    ISBN-13: 9780735697096

    Microsoft Public Cloud Services: Setting up your business in the cloud ,1st edition

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    Use Microsoft cloud services to help build a more competitive, agile business
    Grow your business with Microsoft public cloud services--without costly new hardware or IT staff. Discover high-value services including Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Intune, Azure, OneDrive for Business, and Windows Server 2012 R2 in the cloud. Set up your work environment, build websites, customize apps, market online, and more!

    This Microsoft book:
    • Walks you through setting up your business in the cloud
    • Presents easy instructions to help you get started fast
    • Links online demos, hands-on labs, and additional free training through the Microsoft Virtual Academy
    • Covers all types of Microsoft public cloud services: software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and platform as a service (PaaS)

    Get the benefits of new technology without the hassles
    • Deliver powerful Office 365 productivity tools on smartphones, tablets, and PCs
    • Store files by using the built-in security features of Microsoft OneDrive for Business
    • Collaborate via Skype for Business and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
    • Manage all your Windows, iOS, and Android devices with Microsoft Intune
    • Create virtual servers to handle your workload tasks
    • Quickly extend business software to new users by using Microsoft Azure RemoteApp
    • Access and use cloud applications from within the Azure Application Gallery
    • Build new websites by using Azure Websites
    • Develop mobile apps by using Windows App Studio
    Foreword     xiii
    Introduction     xv
    Chapter 1: What the cloud can do for your business     1

    What is the cloud?      1
    What kinds of Microsoft public cloud services are available?      2
    What can Microsoft public cloud services do for your business?      3
    Sidebar: Preparing your plan     4
    Putting it all together     4
    Summary     5
    Chapter 2: Get started with Office 365     7
    Introduction to Office 365     7
    Sidebar: Skype for Business     9
    Under the hood of Office 365     9
    Find the right subscription     10
    Office 365 Business subscription options for small and medium organizations     10
    Sidebar: Office Online web apps     11
    Using the 30-day trial     11
    Sign in for the first time     12
    Explore the Office 365 Admin Center     14
    Configure a custom domain     14
    Add, edit, and delete user accounts     22
    Work with files     27
    Use Office Mobile on all your devices     30
    Summary     32
    Chapter 3: Store your files in the cloud by using OneDrive for Business     35
    Introduction to OneDrive for Business     35
    Sidebar: It’s not personal...it’s business     36
    Find the right subscription     36
    Explore OneDrive for Business     37
    Copy files to OneDrive for Business     38
    Save and open files within OneDrive for Business     39
    Manage files     39
    Create a new file or folder     41
    Sidebar: Create a new document from OneDrive for Business     42
    Share a file or folder     42
    Sidebar: Follow shared files     44
    Work on shared files     44
    Check out a file     44
    View a file’s version history     45
    Sync OneDrive for Business to your computer     46
    Use OneDrive for Business on the go     47
    Access OneDrive for Business on an Internet browser     47
    Use the OneDrive for Business app     50
    Summary     50
    Chapter 4: Keep track of customers by using Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online     53
    What is Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online?      54
    Find the right subscription     55
    Explore the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online work areas and dashboards     55
    Work with contacts, accounts, leads, and opportunities     58
    Work with contacts     58
    Work with accounts     63
    Work with leads and opportunities     66
    Create and manage cases     70
    Create a case     70
    View and edit a case     72
    Mark a case as resolved     73
    Track activities     74
    Add a customer-related activity     74
    Sidebar: Explore the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online ready-to-use business processes     76
    Add an activity for yourself     78
    View and edit activities     78
    Microsoft Dynamics Marketing     79
    Microsoft Social Listening     80
    Go mobile with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online     82
    Summary     83
    Chapter 5: Manage devices in the cloud by using Microsoft Intune     85
    Introduction to Microsoft Intune     85
    Set up your Microsoft Intune subscription     86
    Sidebar: System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune     87
    Explore the Account Portal    . 88
    Configure a custom domain     90
    Add, edit, and delete users     90
    Explore the Admin Console     94
    Sidebar: What is Endpoint Protection?      95
    Create device and user groups     96
    Set up alerts     98
    Create policies     101
    Install the Microsoft Intune client software on client computers     103
    Set up Microsoft Intune to work with mobile devices     108
    Prepare software for distribution     116
    Explore the Company Portal      120
    Create your Company Portal     121
    Install the Company Portal app on your mobile device     121
    Sidebar: Terms and conditions     122
    Enroll a device in the Company Portal     122
    Install software on a computer or device from the Company Portal     122
    Summary     126
    Chapter 6: Build and run servers without using hardware     129
    What is IaaS?      129
    Sidebar: Azure in Action     131
    Set up your Azure subscription     131
    Get started with Azure     133
    Create a storage account     133
    Sidebar: How many storage accounts can you have?      134
    Sidebar: What is geo-redundancy?      136
    Set up a virtual network     137
    Sidebar: What’s an IP address?      137
    Understand virtual machine templates     139
    Sidebar: Open source and third-party software     140
    Build your first virtual machine     141
    Define a data disk within the virtual machine     145
    Install Active Directory Domain Services on the virtual machine     148
    Azure monitoring and alerts     155
    Back up your files with Azure Recovery Services     157
    Sidebar: Azure Site Recovery as a disaster recovery solution     158
    Create a backup vault     159
    Download the vault credentials, install the Azure Backup Agent, and register your server     159
    Configure and schedule backup options     164
    Run a manual backup     168
    Recover data     168
    Summary     174
    Chapter 7: Understand Server Manager     175
    What is Server Manager?      175
    Get started with Server Manager     175
    Add roles and features     176
    The Windows Server Essentials Experience role     181
    Set up the Windows Server Essentials Experience role     182
    Sidebar: Why Learn Windows PowerShell?      186
    Summary     188
    Chapter 8: Run Windows apps remotely     189
    Introduction to Azure RemoteApp     189
    Set up your RemoteApp subscription     190
    Create a RemoteApp service     191
    Add users to your RemoteApp service     192
    Publish an app     196
    Sidebar: Remove an app     198
    Configure user access     198
    Set up RemoteApp on a client computer or mobile device     199
    Summary     203
    Chapter 9: Give users access to third-party apps     205
    Share third-party apps in the cloud     205
    Set up your directory     205
    Sidebar: Start out in the cloud with just a directory     209
    Share the Intuit QuickBooks Online app     210
    Set up the Access Panel Extension     213
    Allow users access to the third-party app     215
    Access the third-party app     216
    Summary     220
    Chapter 10: Build a website for your business     221
    Azure websites     221
    Plan your website     222
    Create your website     223
    Sidebar: What is open-source software?      223
    Customize your website     228
    Explore WordPress settings     229
    Add content to your site     233
    Add pages to your site     235
    Apply a WordPress theme to your site     237
    Summary     239
    Chapter 11: Build a Windows app by using Windows App Studio     241
    Why build a mobile app?      241
    Prepare to build your mobile app     241
    Sidebar: Use the Lean Startup approach     242
    Tools for building mobile apps     243
    Sidebar: What is Microsoft BizSpark?      244
    Create an empty app     244
    Add data sources     246
    Add an RSS feed     246
    Sidebar: What is the emulator?      248
    Add a static HTML page     248
    Add a YouTube video page     249
    Add a Flickr photo stream     250
    Add a Bing news page     251
    Add your Facebook page     252
    Add your Instagram feed     253
    Add a collection     253
    Add a menu     255
    Create a visually rich app     256
    Apply a theme     256
    Set the tile     258
    Choose the splash screen     259
    Enable ads     259
    Create an About page     262
    Test and export your app     263
    Test your app     263
    Export the package     264
    Submit your app to the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store     265
    Summary     275
    Index     277
    About the author     291
    About the contributors     293
    About the technical reviewer     297
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