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Microsoft Office 365 - Exchange Online Implementation and Migration - Second Edition

By : David Greve, Ian Waters
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Microsoft Office 365 - Exchange Online Implementation and Migration - Second Edition

By: David Greve, Ian Waters

Overview of this book

Organizations are migrating to the cloud to save money, become more efficient, and empower their users with the latest technology. Office 365 delivers all of this in a reliable, fast, and ever-expanding way, keeping you ahead of the competition. As the IT administrator of your network, you need to make the transition as painless as possible for your users. Learn everything you need to know and exactly what to do to ensure your Office 365 Exchange online migration is a success! This guide gives you everything you need to develop a successful migration plan to move from Exchange, Google, POP3, and IMAP systems to Office 365 with ease. We start by providing an overview of the Office 365 plans available and how to make a decision on what plan fits your organization. We then dive into topics such as the Office 365 Admin Portal, integration options for professionals and small businesses, integration options for enterprises, preparing for a simple migration, performing a simple migration, and preparing for a hybrid deployment. Later in the book, we look at migration options for Skype for Business and SharePoint to further help you leverage the latest collaborative working technologies within your organization.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Microsoft Office 365 – Exchange Online Implementation and Migration - Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
10
Deploying a Hybrid Infrastructure – Exchange Hybrid

Working with PowerShell


There are numerous Exchange Online functions that can only be performed through PowerShell, such as:

  • Setting mailbox permissions

  • Creating a shared mailbox

  • Allowing users to send on behalf of other users

Any Windows 7 (or above) computer is capable of running Windows PowerShell commands against Exchange Online. You can also create PowerShell scripts to automate functions and actions if you plan to perform them regularly.

Note

It is important to note that PowerShell sessions may become inactive after 15 minutes of idle time, so make sure you know what commands you wish to run before creating the connection.

Connecting to Exchange Online with PowerShell involves a few steps:

  1. Load Windows PowerShell (search for it via the Start menu).

  2. Specify your Office 365 administrative credentials:

        $cred = Get-Credential
    
    
  3. Establish a new PowerShell session with the Exchange Online interface:

        $s = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -                            ...