SharePoint Online is a cloud-based service that helps organizations share and collaborate with colleagues, partners, and customers. With SharePoint Online, you can access internal sites, documents, and other information from anywhere—at the office, at home, or from a mobile device.
Before you dive into building and configuring your organization’s SharePoint Online environment, there are a few things you should think about. For example, how will your organization manage sites and users? Do you plan to make special customizations or build any solutions?
We’ve divided the planning process into five manageable steps. With each step, you’ll find helpful resources to guide your decisions and get you better acquainted with SharePoint Online.
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Set up your SharePoint Online environment Who does this? Office 365 global admin, SharePoint Online admin
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Plan sites and manage users Who does this? SharePoint Online admin and site collection admins. |
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Organize site content and plan content features Who does this? Site collection admins, site owners, and key content stakeholders in your business |
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Customize sites with solutions & apps Who does this? SharePoint Online admin, site owners, solution developers
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Useful SharePoint Online Resources
Here are some articles that provide key information you may want to refer to during planning and as you maintain your SharePoint Online sites.
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Information about what SharePoint Online features are available in different Office 365 plans, or information about how different SharePoint Online plans compare to the on-premises version SharePoint Server 2013. |
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Information about storage quotas, number of supported site collections, number of supported users. |
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Blocked file types for SharePoint Online. |
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Information about using the SharePoint Online Management Shell to perform administrative tasks from the command line. |
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Information about integrating an on-premises deployment of SharePoint Server 2013 with SharePoint Online. |
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A comprehensive list of Help articles about SharePoint Online in Office 365 for business. |
Find content about SharePoint Online for Office 365 for business |
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A comprehensive list of Help articles about the SharePoint Online admin center. |
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Where to find partners who provide solutions or services for Office 365. |
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