I had a post on the Yammer network to provide news about updates to the readers of the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook (see https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/06/02/introducing-office-365-for-it-pros-third-edition-now-available/), so I'll create one here. The latest update for the book is now dated July 20. The EDF and EPUB formats are available online now and the updated Kindle version will be available in Amazon soon. To see the details of what's been updated, go to our change log at http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg Thanks to all who support us in this effort to document what's happening inside Office 365.Tony

Whopping update for Office 365 for IT Pros: Teams, new DLP, and more info on expandable archives. Updates now available. http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg I have not been posting here to remind people that we produce a weekly update. This one happens to be pretty large, so I was reminded to come back here and update. Looking at the way the book has developed, I see: 1st Edition (May 2015): 623 pages 2nd Edition (October 2015): 750 pages (note - we changed the margins to fit more onto a page)3rd Edition (May 2016 on): Originally 800 pages, now 954 pages In effect, we have added a complete average-sized book to Office 365 for IT Pros since the third edition first appeared as we included coverage of new applications like Teams and StaffHub and expanded coverage of existing functionality. We have even removed some now-obsolete material, so the count of new pages is more likely closer to 180. All in all, creating and publishing this eBook has been a hell of an experience... And we have the 4th Edition coming soon... TR

Now that we have had time to digest some of the material that Microsoft shared at Ignite, we have created another update. The new date for the book is 17 October 2016. See http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg for details about the changes.

The book has been updated again. Lots of changes in different chapters. See the change log for details https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/06/09/office-365-for-it-pros-3rd-edition-list-of-updates-applied/. Keeping up with Office 365 changes is such fun! TR

Office 365: Microsoft doesn't seem to be able to publish the oft-promised Microsoft Office 365 Administration Inside Out book, but the best-selling Office 365 for IT Pros ebook continues to be updated on a weekly basis. https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/12/04/office365-books-updates/ Quite a few updates this week, including all about unified DLP...

Listen to why Steve Goodman (OOF until the 8th Aug 🏖) and the @TheUCArchitects think that Office 365 for IT Pros is the only Office 365 book http://www.theucarchitects.com/1602 - and BTW, we updated the book today! See http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg for details.

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TonyRedmond
MVP
May 01, 2021
Best and Most Comprehensive Office 365 Book Updated Again

The May 2021 update for the Office 365 for IT Pros (2021 edition) eBook contains changes to 20 of the 24 chapters. The changes cover many topics from Microsoft’s FY21 Q3 results to new sensitivity labels settings for Outlook. Now spanning over 1,300 pages, Office 365 for IT Pros is packed full of practical and most importantly, up-to-date knowledge and guidance about Office 365, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Teams, Planner, Azure AD, PowerShell, the Microsoft Graph, and many other topics.

https://office365itpros.com/2021/05/01/best-most-comprehensive-office-365-book-updated-again/
AKM Shahidul Alam
Copper Contributor
Jun 14, 2017
Thank You for the updated information...
TonyRedmond
MVP
May 25, 2017
Office 365 for IT Pros 3rd Edition Ebook updated for 25 May. See http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg for details.
- Deleted
  May 25, 2017
  Thanks for the update sir..!!!
TonyRedmond
MVP
May 01, 2017
An update for May Day. Several chapters updated in Office 365 for IT Pros. Updates now available for EPUB/PDF and Kindle. http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg for details.
- TonyRedmond
  MVP
  May 15, 2017
  May 15 update issued and now available for EPUB, PDF, and Kindle. See http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg for details.
TonyRedmond
MVP
Apr 24, 2017
April 24 updates are now online for EPUB, PDF, and Kindle versions. See the change log at https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/06/09/office-365-for-it-pros-3rd-edition-list-of-updates-applied/ for details of what we have updated.
TonyRedmond
MVP
Apr 17, 2017
A new update is posted and you can access the April 17 files online now.

We are working on the fourth edition and still plan on its release in early May. However, that's no reason to not update the third edition if we find interesting things to insert...
TonyRedmond
MVP
Apr 03, 2017
We've updated the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook (3rd Edition) again. The new files are dated 3 April 2017 and include information about recovery of Office 365 Groups, how to assign tasks to multiple people, and how to keep copies of messages sent by delegates. See http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg for the change log.
TonyRedmond
MVP
Jan 30, 2017
There were many changes implemented or announced in Office 365 last week. We have updated Office 365 for IT Pros and the 30 Jan 2017 files are now available for PDF, EPUB, and Kindle. See change log https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/06/09/office-365-for-it-pros-3rd-edition-list-of-updates-applied/ for details.
- Andrew Gilleran
  Steel Contributor
  Jan 30, 2017
  Hi Tony
  Great work as always. However as I bought direct from your Exchange Server pro site, there is no clear link on practical365.com to get the update and access your account. After a bit of URL fiddling I found it:
  https://store.exchangeserverpro.com and then you log in to get the update. Thanks!
  
  cheers
  Andrew
  - TonyRedmond
    MVP
    Jan 30, 2017
    Thanks for the feedback.
    
    Paul Cunningham has been changing his site over from exchangeserverpro.com to practical365.com and I suspect that this is one of the little "details" that could be improved upon. I have sent your feedback to Paul and no doubt some web/HTTP magic will happen shortly.
    
    TR
TonyRedmond
MVP
Dec 04, 2016
Office 365: Microsoft doesn't seem to be able to publish the oft-promised Microsoft Office 365 Administration Inside Out book, but the best-selling Office 365 for IT Pros ebook continues to be updated on a weekly basis. https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/12/04/office365-books-updates/

Quite a few updates this week, including all about unified DLP...
- TonyRedmond
  MVP
  Dec 10, 2016
  The December 12 update for Office 365 for IT Pros is now online. See the change log for details of the five chapters that were refreshed:
  https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/06/09/office-365-for-it-pros-3rd-edition-list-of-updates-applied/
  
  We have now applied a total of 160 chapter updates since the 3rd edition was published in June 2016. Over 130 pages of new text (net - we have cut a lot of obsolete material too) have been added. It's a project that has taken on a life of its own...
  - TonyRedmond
    MVP
    Dec 12, 2016
    This exercise interested me, so I did it. I was wondering where the effort went in updating the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook since we released the 3rd edition in June. Here's the breakdown by chapter... We've certainly done a lot of work to keep track of what's been happening in the world of Office 365 Groups... https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/12/12/office365-book-updates/
TonyRedmond
MVP
Sep 06, 2016
New sponsor and new update... https://thoughtsofanidlemind.com/2016/09/01/quadrotech-sponsor-office-365-for-it-pros/
- TonyRedmond
  MVP
  Sep 07, 2016
  Office 365 for IT Pros updated. New version dated 7 Sept. See change log http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg for details. (five chapters have updates)...
  - TonyRedmond
    MVP
    Sep 14, 2016
    We've updated the eBook again. The new version is dated 14 September 2016. We included the new SLA figure for Office 365 for Q2 16 (99.98%), some additional clarification about external access for Office 365 Groups, and some other bits and pieces. Change log at http://wp.me/pSH8B-1kg

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