intriduction
as result of last article ( create MS365 Subscription ) :
we have subscribe in MS365 with tenant called : Pioneers101.OnMicrosoft.com
this subscription give us trial license of E5 : SO we can create up to 25 user with FULL features to explore MS365 Capabilities
you may woulder how to manage ALL Ms365 aspect >> the answer is Admin center
as part of create MS365 subscription : we have created user account called Bisan@Pioneers.OnMicrosoft.com
this account is assigned as (Global Administrator ) which allow him to manage ALL admin center or delegate Rle to other users when create them
this article is to explore admin center in orderly manner , before diving inside deep configuration through this course and other courses
please join us
Office 365 Admin Center
when you login to https://office.com
and provide your credential (xxx@Pioneers101.OnMicrosoft.com ) and password [and MFA if required ] :
the first login page is your application that you can run
BUT
if your are assigned as (Global Administrator _ : then you will see on top left corner new icon called (admin )
office365 admin center capabilities
so what does admin center provide us to manage in common ?
below we will briefly try to list what we can do with office365 admin center
Home
This is the landing page in the admin center. You’ll see where to manage users, billing, service health, and reports.
Users
Create and manage users in your organization, like employees or students. You can also set their permission level or reset their passwords.
Groups
Create and manage groups in your organization, such as a Microsoft 365 group, distribution group, security group, or shared mailbox.
Resources
Create and manage resources, like a SharePoint site collection.
Billing
View, purchase, or cancel subscriptions for your organization. View past billing statements or view the number of assigned licenses to individual users.
Support
View existing service requests or create new ones.
Settings
Manage global settings for apps like email, sites, and the Office suite. Change your password policy and expiration date. Add and update domain names like contoso.com. Change your organization profile and release preferences. And choose whether partners can access your admin center.
Setup
Manage existing domains, turn on and manage multi-factor authentication, manage admin access, migrate user mailboxes to Office 365, manage feature updates, and help users install their Office apps.
Reports
See at a glance how your organization is using Microsoft 365 with detailed reports on email use, Office activations, and more.
Health
View the service health at a glance. You can also check out more details and the service health history.
Use Message center to keep track of upcoming changes to features and services. We post announcements there with information that helps you plan for change and understand how it may affect users.
other Admin Centers
Azure Active Directory
Go deep with identity management. Enable multi-factor authentication, self-service password reset, and edit company branding.
Compliance
Manage your compliance needs using integrated solutions for data governance, encryption, access control, eDiscovery, and more.
Exchange
Manage advanced email settings, such as quarantine, encryption, and mail flow rules.
Power Automate
Manage the automation of repetitive and time-consuming tasks in the Power Platform admin center, where you can set up connections to web services, files, or cloud-based data and put them to work.
Microsoft Search
Manage Microsoft Search settings including services and content that are available for people in your organization. Make finding internal tools, documents, and people just as easy as searching the web in Bing.
Stream
Choose how Microsoft Stream works for your organization.
OneDrive
Control access and sharing settings, default storage, and allowed file types.
Power Apps
Use the Power Platform admin center to manage activity, licenses, and policies for user-generated Power Apps, which can connect to your data and work across web and mobile.
Power BI
This admin center enables Power BI service admins to manage a Power BI tenant for your organization. The portal includes items such as usage metrics and settings.
Security
Get visibility into your security state, investigate and protect against threats, get recommendations on how to increase your security, and more.
SharePoint
Manage site collections, list and library permissions, file storage and sharing.
Yammer
Manage your Yammer network, set a usage policy, control external network settings, and enable features like translation.
conclusion
Textas global administrator for office 365 : we have the tools [admin center ] to manage ALL aspect in your tenants
later we will see how to assign custom administrator role to specific users so they can be responsible o managing certain area of ofce365
