Microsoft Public Cloud Services: Setting up your business in the cloud

Use Microsoft cloud services to help build a more competitive, agile business
Grow your business with Microsoft public cloud services--without costly new hardware or IT staff. Discover high-value services including Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Intune, Azure, OneDrive for Business, and Windows Server 2012 R2 in the cloud. Set up your work environment, build websites, customize apps, market online, and more!

This Microsoft book:

• Walks you through setting up your business in the cloud
• Presents easy instructions to help you get started fast
• Links online demos, hands-on labs, and additional free training through the Microsoft Virtual Academy
• Covers all types of Microsoft public cloud services: software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and platform as a service (PaaS)

Get the benefits of new technology without the hassles

• Deliver powerful Office 365 productivity tools on smartphones, tablets, and PCs
• Store files by using the built-in security features of Microsoft OneDrive for Business
• Collaborate via Skype for Business and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
• Manage all your Windows, iOS, and Android devices with Microsoft Intune
• Create virtual servers to handle your workload tasks
• Quickly extend business software to new users by using Microsoft Azure RemoteApp
• Access and use cloud applications from within the Azure Application Gallery
• Build new websites by using Azure Websites
• Develop mobile apps by using Windows App Studio

Online Sample Chapters

Get Started with Office 365

Microsoft Public Cloud Services: What the Cloud Can Do for Your Business

Sample Pages

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Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: What the cloud can do for your business 
• Chapter 2: Get started with Office 365
• Chapter 3: Store your files in the cloud by using OneDrive for Business
• Chapter 4: Keep track of customers by using Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 
• Chapter 5: Manage devices in the cloud by using Microsoft Intune 
• Chapter 6: Build and run servers without using hardware
• Chapter 7: Understand Server Manager
• Chapter 8: Run Windows apps remotely
• Chapter 9: Give users access to third-party apps
• Chapter 10: Build a website for your business
• Chapter 11: Build a Windows app by using Windows App Studio 
• Index
• About the author
• About the contributors
• About the technical reviewer

Downloads

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Features

• Teaches students how to set up a business to get the maximum impact from the latest technology with minimal financial investment
• Details steps of the process of setting up a business in the cloud
• Shows how to utilize the latest technology without investing in hardware and software
• Leads readers through demos and instructions to get a business up and running
• PowerPoint slides and a test bank will be provided as instructor resources

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