Microsoft Office 365 is a suite of productivity tools and services that can be used both online as well as through desktop versions. Some of the productivity programs that are included within Microsoft Office 365 are Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneNote, but there are many others.
It can either be called Microsoft Office 365, using Microsoft's brand, or, as in this book, just Office 365. There are other books that cover the use of Office 365, but this book covers how to use Office 365 and start using new technologies. This integration is often necessary for organizations that already have, or will need to have, integration with some level of on-premises infrastructure for administration or other purposes.
Most organizations leverage Microsoft Active Directory (AD) as their primary identity system to manage users, groups (distribution or security), and group policies. AD is the identity management solution that is most widely used in enterprises, and the intention is not for it to be replaced by Office 365. Most organizations that are migrating to Office 365 have their on-premises email systems, such as Exchange, and leverage on-premises technologies such as AD for security and authentication purposes.
With Office 365, your organization has the option to utilize some or all of its programs, or simply use and adapt parts of mailboxes to Office 365 or other programs such as SharePoint and OneDrive. These are all examples of conclusions that organizations see using studies to go to cloud, and this book addresses these kinds of everyday operations with planning, distribution, setup, support, and management of Office 365 programs.

By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience working with Office 365 and its collaboration tools and services.