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Microsoft 365

Also known as: Office 365, M365

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Technology explained

What is Microsoft 365?

Microsoft 365 is Microsoft's cloud productivity and collaboration platform spanning identity-integrated applications and services. This profile connects the concept to KBY's practical engineering guidance.

It brings together services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams and Office applications under tenant-level identity, security, compliance and licensing controls. Reliable administration requires understanding both individual workloads and their shared Microsoft Entra boundary.

Primary purpose

Deliver managed productivity, communication and collaboration services to organisations.

Typical environments
Enterprise ITCloud Workspaces
Typical use cases
  • Office productivity
  • Corporate communication (Teams)
  • Cloud file storage (OneDrive)
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7 resources for Microsoft 365

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Systems Engineering(3)

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Graduate Learning(2)

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Ops Playbooks(2)

Operate, maintain and improve it in production.