Microsoft® Lync® Server 2013 Unleashed Second Edition

Planning Lync Online Administration

An important aspect of planning for Lync Online is determining how the cloud deployment will be administered. Much like an on-premise Lync deployment, Lync Online and Office 365 follow a role-based access control (RBAC) model, in which permissions and capabilities are defined by management roles. When an organization signs up for a Lync Online or Office 365 subscription, the individual who handles the sign-up process automatically becomes a global administrator, or top-level administrator for the cloud deployment. Additional administrators can then be added as needed to handle various aspects of the online tenant. There are a total of five administrator roles within Office 365, as shown in Table 28.3. Each ...