The document outlines 10 things to do with an Office 365 demo/dev tenant: 1) sign up for a demo tenant, 2) choose English as the language, 3) enable MFA for the admin user, 4) create an app catalog and set release preferences, 5) add admin rights to the metadata service, 6) add demo users via script, 7) set up email forwarding, 8) use provisioning services to add demo data, 9) install PnP PowerShell, and 10) create an org-wide Teams team. Step-by-step instructions are provided for configuring common tenant settings and services to optimize the demo tenant for testing and demonstrations.
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1. 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD DO WITH YOUR O365 DEMO/DEV TENANT
THOMAS GOELLES @thomyg
2. ABOUT US
THOMAS GÖLLES
MICROSOFT MVP (O365)
SOLVION
https://thomy.tech
@thomyg
Head of Modern Workplace Solutions
Graz, Austria
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MICROSOFT MVP (AI)
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@stephanbisser
Technical Lead
Graz, Austria
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4. 1 Sign up for a development or demo tenant
2 Choose English as your tenant language
3 Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for your admin user
4 Create an App Catalog and set everyone to “Targeted release for
everyone”
5 Add your user as an admin to the Managed Metadata Service
6 Add test or demo users via script
7 Add email forwarding to your user’s main work address
8 Use the SharePoint Online Provisioning Service to deploy demo
data
9 Install PnP PowerShell on your machine
10 Create an org-wide Teams team for your users
The list
17. Mobile apps Phone calls Text messages
How it works
• Push Notification
• One-Time Passcode
(OTP) Token
• Phone Calls • Text Message
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MFA Configuration
• Newer dev tenants get E5 licenses
• Add additional user information (SMS, email)
• Use the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone
• Follow the guide at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/office365/admin/security-and-compliance/set-up-multi-factor-
authentication?view=o365-worldwide
19. 04 Create an app catalog and set everyone to “Targeted
release to everyone”
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Create app catalog
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/use-app-catalog
Takes 15 to 20
minutes!
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Set release preferences
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/admin/manage/release-options-in-office-365?view=o365-
worldwide#set-up-the-release-option-in-the-microsoft-365-admin-center
22. 05 Add your user as an admin to the Managed Metadata
Service
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Configure Managed Metadata Service
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Configure Managed Metadata Service
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Needed PowerShell Details
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/enterprise/powershell/connect-
to-office-365-powershell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT-G2V8E1Zc Video details on adding
users
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/msonline/new-
msoluser?view=azureadps-1.0 Details on New-Msoluser Cmdlet
Install the Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph module and the
Microsoft Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell
module.
29. 07 Add email forwarding to your user’s main work
address
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Don’t let them miss important messages
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We are using MFA so we need something special
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/exchange/exchange-online/connect-to-exchange-online-
powershell/mfa-connect-to-exchange-online-powershell?view=exchange-ps
https://cann0nf0dder.wordpress.com/2019/04/14/unable-to-download-the-exchange-online-powershell-
module-deployment-and-application-do-not-have-matching-security-zones/
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SharePoint PnP PowerShell
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-pnp/sharepoint-pnp-cmdlets?view=sharepoint-ps
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A ton of cmdlets ready …
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-pnp/?view=sharepoint-ps
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PnP PowerShell examples online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrvrsESAQF0
47. 1 Sign up for a development or demo tenant
2 Choose English as your tenant language
3 Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for your admin user
4 Create an App Catalog and set everyone to “Targeted release for
everyone”
5 Add your user as an admin to the Managed Metadata Service
6 Add test or demo users via script
7 Add email forwarding to your user’s main work address
8 Use the SharePoint Online Provisioning Service to deploy demo
data
9 Install PnP PowerShell on your machine
10 Create an org-wide Teams team for your users
RECAP