Mastering Exchange Hybrid Deployments – Hands On

Overview

🕮 Off the shelf (OTS)

The target audience includes IT professionals who are responsible for managing and maintaining Microsoft 365 environments, especially those involving both on-premises and cloud-based Exchange systems.

Pre-requisites:
A familiarity with Messaging basic concepts, e.g. SMTP, messaging Connectors, mailboxes, public folders;
A familiarity with the Exchange Admin Center (either On Premise or Office 365);
A familiarity with concepts of Cloud environments and Office 365;
A knowledge and understanding of basic networking concepts, e.g. TCP/IP, DNS name resolution;
A knowledge and understanding of basic Powershell concepts and command structure.

This course may require the use of Multifactor Authentication (MFA). For more information, visit Microsoft at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-mandatory-multifactor-authentication

This unique 3-day course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to deploying and managing a hybrid Microsoft Exchange environment using Exchange Server 2013/2016 and Office 365. It begins with foundational concepts and prerequisites, guiding learners through the installation and configuration of Exchange, including SSL certificates, DNS records, and public folder hierarchies. The course then focuses on integrating on-premises infrastructure with Office 365, covering directory synchronization using Azure AD Connect, domain setup, and hybrid configuration using the Hybrid Configuration Wizard. Participants also learn to verify hybrid settings, manage mailbox migrations, and configure access to on-premises public folders from Exchange Online, equipping them with the skills to implement and maintain a robust hybrid Exchange deployment.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Build your own Exchange On-Premise Environment
Deploy Azure AD Connect for Directory Synchronisation
Use the Hybrid Configuration Wizard to deploy a hybrid environment
Examine mail flow options in a Hybrid Configuration
Migrate Mailboxes and Public Folder Contents