Are you a SharePoint Admin tasked with navigating the complex challenges of the new world of SharePoint Hybrid? Microsoft Virtual Academy has a new, nine-course SharePoint Hybrid series to help you find your way! Learn what you need to know to be your organization’s SharePoint Hybrid SME, as you plan and prepare for implementation, address special considerations, skill up on productivity functions and features, and gear up for digital transformation.
Co-authored and taught by expert Neil Hodgkinson, this series covers the basics and beyond. From Office 365 Core onboarding and OneDrive for Business to the power of search, taxonomy, and self-service site creation, these courses offer robust and in-depth guidance and practical tips based on real-world experience.
- Office 365 Core Onboarding for SharePoint Hybrid Scenarios Get the details on how to prepare the Office 365 environment, including your on-premises Active Directory, and how to implement directory synchronization.
- SharePoint Hybrid: OneDrive for Business Learn about deploying and configuring the OneDrive for Business Redirection feature, and see how OneDrive for Business integrates with SharePoint Hybrid.
- SharePoint Hybrid: Sites and Sites Following Get an introduction to the Hybrid Sites and Sites Following features, and explore the different ways to deploy and configure them.
- SharePoint Hybrid: Extensible App Launcher Look at the special considerations needed to implement the Hybrid Extensible App Launcher in your SharePoint Hybrid environment, and watch a practical demonstration.
- SharePoint Hybrid: Business to Business Extranets Find out how the power of Business to Business Extranets can help improve productivity while expanding business activities into the cloud.
- SharePoint Hybrid: Taxonomy Learn how taxonomy, a foundational element for your company’s operation and success, can be extended to the cloud spaces you’re implementing with SharePoint Hybrid.
- SharePoint Hybrid: Self Service Site Creation See how putting the power of collaboration into the hands of the people in your organization is critical to the overall success of your cloud journey.
- SharePoint Hybrid: Auditing Review sample reporting available for Hybrid Auditing, and see a helpful demonstration that focuses on deployment and configuration.
- SharePoint Hybrid: Cloud Search Service Application Find out how you can improve your search functionality by deploying the SharePoint Hybrid Cloud Search Service Application feature.
Go even more in-depth with the two free e-books that Neil co-wrote to accompany the training: Planning and Preparing for Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid and Configuring Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid Capabilities. For an even deeper dive, take the two corresponding edX courses, Planning and Preparing SharePoint Hybrid and SharePoint Hybrid Configuration, which go into much greater detail and offer hands-on labs that step you through how to connect SharePoint on-premises with Office 365, along with assessments so you can check your progress.
We know that the digital transformation is underway, and many organizations are headed to the cloud. Along this journey, hybrid is vital to growth. Get ahead of the curve! Be sure to take this opportunity to skill up on SharePoint Hybrid, increase your knowledge, and be the SME in your organization.
