Jun 14, 2011 07:55 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft is offering a collection of Office 365 high definition videos designed to help IT professionals get started with the company’s upcoming Cloud productivity offerings.

“Microsoft Office 365 for IT Professionals” Jump Start is now live on TechNet Edge, offering no less than 15 videos focused on the services that the software giant plans to introduce at the end of this month.

With the official RTW (release to web) deadline for Office 365 just a couple of weeks away, IT pros that are considering the Redmond company’s Cloud offerings need to take a look at the videos supplied especially for them, and maybe even give the Beta of the Cloud productivity suite a try while they still have the chance.

“"Microsoft Office 365 for IT Professionals" is specially tailored for technologists looking for real-world proof of how cloud-based Office 365 enables organizations to solve more problems from more places,” revealed Microsoft’s WIlfried Schadenboeck.

“Microsoft Office 365 brings together cloud versions of our most trusted email, communication and collaboration software – Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online – with the Office Professional Plus desktop suite.

“This fast-paced, demo-rich online course features the best experts teaching the technical aspects of Office 365 for IT Professionals.”

Customers will be able to find a complete list of the videos available, as well as links to each of the materials at the bottom of this article.

Those IT pros already familiar with TechNet Edge undoubtedly already know that in addition to being able to watch the videos online, they can also download all of them in a range of formats and view the content offline.

Microsoft has confirmed officially that it will wrap up Office 365 later this month and that the final version of the Cloud productivity offerings will be available to customers worldwide on June 28.

“Schadenboeck highlighted some aspects of the video collection: “The 15-hour course is broken into three five-module sections: (1) Office 365 Platform, (2) Exchange Online and (3) Lync & SharePoint Online. Every module is an engaging discussion, packed with best practices and real-world demonstrations.”

Office 365 Jump Start (01): Microsoft Office 365 Overview for IT Pros

Office 365 Jump Start (02): Deploying Clients For Office 365

Office 365 Jump Start (03): Microsoft Office 365 Administration & Automation Using Windows PowerShell™

Office 365 Jump Start (04): Microsoft Office 365 Identity and Access Solutions

Office 365 Jump Start (05): Microsoft Office 365 Directory Synchronization

Office 365 Jump Start (06): Exchange Online Overview for IT Pros

Office 365 Jump Start (07): Microsoft Exchange Online Administration

Office 365 Jump Start (08): Microsoft Staged Exchange Online Migration

Office 365 Jump Start (09): Hybrid Options with Exchange Server & Exchange Online

Office 365 Jump Start (10): Exchange Online Archiving & Compliance

Office 365 Jump Start (11): Lync Online Overview & Configuration for IT Pros

Office 365 Jump Start (12): SharePoint Online Overview

Office 365 Jump Start (13): SharePoint Online Administration

Office 365 Jump Start (14): SharePoint Online Extensibility & Customization

Office 365 Jump Start (15): Office 365 Deployment Overview