Management and Security

The Office 365 management platform improved through 2016 and more changes are expected in 2017. The platform is the customer’s primary tool for user identity management and Office 365 data encryption, it can help secure mobile client devices and the Office 365 data they contain, and it can help organizations uncover threats or anomalous behavior in their Office 365 environment. However, organizations that want to manage other applications and services with the same tools as Office 365 will need to purchase additional services from Microsoft.

Office 365 Management Platform Background

The Office 365 management platform includes the following services:

• A directory service, Azure Active Directory ( Azure AD)
• A mobile device management service based on Microsoft Intune
• An encryption service, Azure Information Protection
• Advanced Security Management for threat protection and use discovery.

It also offers other administrative tools through Web, scripting, and mobile management interfaces.