The document outlines global settings and recommended practices for managing SharePoint Online (SPO), including multi-factor authentication, external sharing, site administration, managed metadata, search functionalities, and security measures. It also covers governance strategies such as data classification, retention policies, and data loss prevention. Additionally, it provides insights into the SharePoint migration tool and operational tasks for maintaining environmental health and addressing common issues.

1. · Global O365 Tenant Settings relevant to SPO, and
recommended settings
Multi Factor Authentication
Sign In Page customization
External Sharing
· Global SPO settings and recommended settings
Manage External Sharing
Site Creation Settings
· Information Architecture and Hub Site Management
Site Structure
Create and manage Hub Site
· Site Administration
Create Sites

2. Delete Sites
Restored Deleted Sites
Manage Site Admins
Manage Site creation
Manage Site Storage limits
Change Site Address
· Managed Metadata (Term Store)
Introduction
Setup new term group sets
Create and manage Terms
Assign roles and permission to Manage term sets
· Search
Search Content
Search Center
Crawl Site content
Remove Search results

3. Search Results
Manage Search Query
Manage Query Rules
Manage Query Suggestion
Manage result sources
Manage search dictionaries
· Security (identity – internal / external, and authorization –
management of platform level)
Control Access of Unmanaged devices
Control Access of Network location
Authentication
Safeguarding Data
Sign out inactive users
· Governance – e.g. labels, retention, etc.

4. Data Classification
Create and Manage labels
· Data loss prevention
· Create and Manage security policies
· Devices Security policies
· App permission policies
· Data Governance
· Retention Policies
· Monitoring and alerting
Create and Manage Alerts
Alert Policies
· SharePoint Migration Tool
Overview
· Operational tasks for managing the health of the environment,

5. alerting, etc.
File Activity report
Site usage report
Message Center
Service Health
· Common issue resolution and FAQ