Establish your Microsoft 365 Business Basic tenant with essential services, identity and collaboration configured
Business Basic Setup helps organisations get started with Microsoft 365 Business Basic by setting up core identity, domain, users and essential services. It is for small and medium businesses that want a functioning cloud productivity environment with email, collaboration and storage configured consistently with operational needs.
We guide you through initial tenant configuration including domain verification, user and licence assignment, email and collaboration service activation, and baseline governance settings for identity and security. Delivery includes documented configuration, operational checklists and a handover session so your team can manage and extend the setup with confidence. Setup aligns with Microsoft 365 best practices for service activation.
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Service Overview
Highlights
- Tenant and domain verification in Microsoft 365 Business Basic
- User creation and licence assignment
- Email service configuration via Exchange Online
- Activation of Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive for Business
- Baseline identity and security settings
Business Benefits
- Get a functional Microsoft 365 tenant tailored to your organisation
- Provide professional email at your own domain
- Enable collaboration with Teams and cloud storage via SharePoint and OneDrive
- Clear documentation of initial setup and handover
- Reduce setup errors with guided configuration steps
Typical use cases
- New business subscription setup for Microsoft 365 Business Basic
- Reconfiguration of tenant identity and domain for small teams
- Baseline cloud productivity setup for remote workers
- Preparation for ongoing managed services or security configuration
Objectives & deliverables
What Success Looks Like
- Confirm tenant scope, domain and identity management needs
- Verify domain ownership and configure DNS records
- Create users and assign Business Basic licences
- Activate email and collaboration services
- Document setup and provide operational handover
What You Get
- Verified and connected domain for your Microsoft 365 tenant
- Provisioned user accounts with assigned Business Basic licences
- Configured Exchange Online mailboxes
- Activated Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive services
- Setup documentation and handover checklist
How It Works
- Discovery of business requirements and scope for setup
- Domain addition and verification in Microsoft 365 admin centre
- User creation, group setup and licence assignment
- Configure email routing, Teams access and SharePoint/OneDrive settings
- Validation of services and documentation handover
Engagement Options
- Core Setup - Basic tenant setup, domain verification and user provisioning
- Collaboration Enablement - Includes Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive activation with site basics
- Security Baseline Add-On - Adds baseline identity and security configuration such as MFA and role assignments
Additional Information
Prerequisites & licensing
Before this engagement starts you should have:
- Active Microsoft 365 Business Basic subscription
- Access to your domain registrar for DNS changes
- Decision on primary email domain and admin roles
Security & Compliance Notes
- We recommend enabling multi-factor authentication for administrators and reviewing baseline security settings in the tenant admin centre.
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