Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-346, and demonstrate your real-world mastery of the skills needed to provision, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Microsoft Office 365 identities and cloud services. Designed for experienced IT pros ready to advance their status, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. The new Second Edition reflects all updated exam topics released by Microsoft through mid-2017. It covers the expertise measured by the following objectives:

• Provision Office 365
• Plan and implement networking and security in Office 365
• Manage cloud identities
• Implement and manage identities by using DirSync
• Implement and manage Federated Identities single sign on
• Monitor and troubleshoot Office 365 availability and usage

Microsoft Exam Ref publications stand apart from third-party study guides because they:

• Provide guidance from Microsoft, the creator of Microsoft certification exams
• Target IT professional-level exam candidates with content focused on their needs, not "one-size-fits-all content
• Streamline study by organizing material according to the exam’s objective domain (OD), covering one functional group and its objectives in each chapter
• Feature Thought Experiments to guide candidates through a set of "what if?" scenarios, and prepare them more effectively for Pro-level style exam questions
• Explore big picture thinking around the planning and design aspects of the IT pro’s job role

Orin Thomas is a consultant, writer, server administrator, speaker, Microsoft MVP and Regional Director who has authored more than 30 books for Microsoft Press, including Exam Ref 70-347: Enabling Office 365 Services.