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Clear, actionable guides for IT administrators, security professionals, educators, students, and business leaders — written by a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert with decades of real-world experience.
Section One
Practical, app-by-app guides for everyday Microsoft 365 users, teams, and organizations ready to get real value out of the tools they already pay for. The most popular series in the Olympus Academy Press library.
The most comprehensive Microsoft 365 user library available — 23 focused guides covering every major app in the ecosystem. From OneDrive and Outlook to Power Automate and Power BI, each book delivers practical, app-specific guidance for the modern professional.
M365 Companion Series
Store, sync, and share files from anywhere — master OneDrive for personal productivity and seamless collaboration across devices.
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M365 Companion Series
Your AI assistant built into Microsoft 365 — use Copilot across Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook to work faster and smarter every day.
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The ultimate digital notebook — organize notes, research, and meeting minutes in a flexible system that works the way your brain does.
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Build team sites, share documents, and create intranet pages that actually work — the practical guide to SharePoint as a collaboration hub.
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Everything you need to communicate and collaborate in Teams — from your first channel to advanced meeting and workflow strategies.
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M365 Companion Series
Master the most-used app in Microsoft 365 — formatting, styles, collaboration, mail merge, and AI-powered writing assistance.
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Build surveys, quizzes, and polls in minutes — collect and analyze responses directly within Microsoft 365.
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Create stunning interactive presentations that look professional without design skills — visual storytelling made effortless.
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Take control of your inbox, calendar, and contacts — productivity strategies that turn Outlook into your most powerful daily tool.
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Organize tasks, track project progress, and keep your team aligned — a practical guide to Planner for individual and team task management.
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M365 Companion Series
From formulas to pivot tables to data visualization — the guide that makes Excel accessible for every skill level.
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Design slides that actually communicate — master layout, animation, storytelling, and Copilot integration for presentations that land.
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The accessibility tool built into Microsoft 365 — how Immersive Reader supports reading, language learning, and inclusive instruction.
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Automate repetitive tasks and build powerful workflows without code — connect your Microsoft 365 apps and save hours every week.
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The modern canvas for collaborative work — use Loop components, pages, and workspaces to keep teams in sync across Microsoft 365.
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M365 Companion Series
A digital canvas for brainstorming, planning, and visual thinking — bring your team together in real-time inside Microsoft 365.
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M365 Companion Series
Create professional diagrams, flowcharts, and process maps — the guide for business analysts, IT pros, and project managers.
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M365 Companion Series
Simplify scheduling for your business — set up self-service appointment booking that integrates directly with your Microsoft 365 calendar.
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M365 Companion Series
Turn data into decisions — build interactive dashboards and reports that connect to your Microsoft 365 data.
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M365 Companion Series
Build custom business apps without a developer — automate processes and solve real problems using data already in your tenant.
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M365 Companion Series
Record, share, and discover video content across your organization — Stream makes video a first-class communication tool inside Microsoft 365.
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M365 Companion Series
Track information, manage workflows, and build smart lists that go far beyond a spreadsheet — the practical guide to Lists in Microsoft 365.
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The complete collection — tools, tips, and techniques for the modern professional across every major Microsoft 365 application.
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Deep-dive technical books for Microsoft 365 administrators, security engineers, and IT professionals who need real competence — not just portal familiarity.
Four-Book Series • Microsoft 365 Administration Foundations
Built for admins who want to run Microsoft 365 with confidence. These books walk through the same decisions you face in production: tenant setup, identity protection, security operations, and compliance controls that hold up under pressure.
Standalone Book • SharePoint Online • OneDrive Administration
Governance, Security, and Lifecycle Operations for SharePoint Online & OneDrive
If you run Microsoft 365, you know SharePoint can grow fast. This book shows you how to keep it clean, secure, and easy to manage — without slowing the work. Clear steps, copy-ready templates, and labs you can finish in an afternoon.
Seven practical guides covering every major area of Microsoft Intune — from initial setup through Autopilot automation, application deployment, iOS management, compliance policies, Conditional Access, and cloud migration strategy. Built for IT pros who need real-world guidance, not sanitized demos.
Intune Playbook Series
Start here — the foundational guide to setting up Microsoft Intune and deploying devices with confidence. Practical setup, real scenarios, repeatable results.
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Automate your Windows device provisioning end-to-end — configure Autopilot profiles, deployment scenarios, and zero-touch enrollment that works in production.
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Intune Playbook Series
Deploy Win32, Microsoft Store, and LOB apps through Intune — with clear guidance on assignments, detection rules, and troubleshooting common failures.
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Design compliance policies that enforce real security standards and pair them with Conditional Access to control who gets in, from where, and on what device.
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Intune Playbook Series
Enroll, configure, and manage iPhones and iPads — supervised enrollment, app deployment, and policy management for Apple devices in a Microsoft environment.
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Intune Playbook Series
The strategic guide to moving from on-premises device management to a modern, cloud-first Intune environment — practical migration planning without the chaos.
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Intune Playbook Series
Build and tune Conditional Access policies that balance security and usability — with Intune compliance signals and real-world policy design patterns.
Get on Amazon →Six focused guides covering every major area of Microsoft Teams — from getting started through advanced channel strategy, meetings, telephony, app integrations, and AI-powered collaboration with Copilot.
Teams Companion Series
The user's guide to efficient collaboration — get oriented and start communicating effectively from day one.
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Teams Companion Series
Organizing people and projects so the right conversations happen in the right places.
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Teams Companion Series
Master chat, meetings, and live events to reduce friction and run better conversations.
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Teams Companion Series
Configure calling plans, deploy Teams phones, and modernize your organization's voice infrastructure.
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Teams Companion Series
Connect your tools, automate workflows, and build a Teams environment that works the way you do.
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Teams Companion Series
Put Microsoft 365 Copilot to work in Teams — summarize meetings, catch up on conversations, work more efficiently.
Get on Amazon →Seven focused guides covering every major area of Microsoft Purview — from foundational concepts through DLP, insider risk, sensitivity labels, AI-powered security, compliance frameworks, and data governance strategy.
Purview Companion Series
The essential starting point — understand how Purview works and get oriented in the compliance portal.
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Purview Companion Series
Deploy DLP across Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and endpoints with a repeatable process.
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Purview Companion Series
Configure insider risk management and build detection workflows that protect sensitive data.
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Purview Companion Series
Design and roll out sensitivity labels that protect data without blocking collaboration.
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Purview Companion Series
Put Security Copilot to work inside Purview for faster investigations and stronger compliance posture.
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Purview Companion Series
Map Purview controls to GDPR, HIPAA, and NIST — a practical guide for compliance officers and IT leads.
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Purview Companion Series
Move beyond individual controls to build a lasting governance strategy with classification and policy lifecycle.
Get on Amazon →Actionable compliance roadmaps and security guides for IT leads, compliance officers, and healthcare, education, and government teams who need clear steps — not theory. Each book maps directly to Microsoft 365 configurations and real-world implementation scenarios.
Security Made Simple
A clear, actionable roadmap for HIPAA compliance using Microsoft 365 — for healthcare IT teams, compliance officers, and MSPs serving healthcare clients.
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Security Made Simple
A step-by-step compliance guide for IT and security teams — implement NIST 800-171 controls with practical checklists and clear implementation guidance.
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Security Made Simple
Understanding student privacy in schools — the practical guide to FERPA compliance for K–12 districts and higher education institutions.
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Security Made Simple
Understanding data privacy in the digital age — a clear guide to GDPR compliance for organizations processing data about EU residents.
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Security Made Simple
A clear guide to modern security — implement Zero Trust principles across your Microsoft 365 environment with practical, actionable steps.
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Security Made Simple
A clear guide to government cloud security — navigate the Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud with confidence and compliance clarity.
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Security Made Simple
Stay safe, stay confident, stay in control — recognize phishing, build stronger habits, and protect your inbox from the threats that target it every day.
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For executives, managers, and organizational leaders navigating the AI transformation — practical frameworks grounded in ethics, strategy, and real-world implementation.
Business • AI Strategy • Organizational Leadership
AI Strategies for a Future-Ready Organization
Transform the promise of AI into tangible results with the GAIN model — Ground Floor, Advance, Innovate, New Horizons. Through the story of Alex, a project manager at 365 Strategies, you'll see AI evolve from task automation into a catalyst for new revenue streams and competitive advantage.
Whether you're a tech-savvy executive or just beginning your AI journey, this is your roadmap to building a strategy that balances innovation with ethics, collaboration, and long-term organizational resilience.
Section Four
Microsoft 365 is transforming how schools teach and students learn. These two books bring Dr. Jones's K–12 background directly to the classroom — one for educators, one for students.
For Educators • Teachers • School Administrators
Empowering Schools with Microsoft Resources
Written by a former teacher, school administrator, and district technology director, this book speaks directly to the realities of teaching in a Microsoft 365 school and helps educators build more engaging, efficient learning environments.
For Students • K–12 • Higher Education
A Student's Guide to Success
Clear, friendly, and practical — the guide every student in a Microsoft school should have from day one. Shows them how to work smarter, stay organized, and do their best work with Word, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, and more.
Podcast • App • Workflow-Focused Learning
These books describe the features — but real productivity comes from building workflows around them. The Beyond the Feature podcast goes deeper, helping you change how you work, not just which buttons you click. New episodes explore Microsoft 365 workflows, productivity strategies, and IT insights you won't find in a manual.
Who These Books Serve
These aren't textbooks — they're field guides written by someone who has deployed, administered, and taught Microsoft 365 in real organizations across education, healthcare, and enterprise IT.
Step-by-step walkthroughs on Intune, Autopilot, Entra, Defender XDR, Purview, SharePoint governance, and tenant configuration — the guidance you want before a production deployment.
The Security Made Simple and Admin Foundations series cover HIPAA, NIST 800, FERPA, GDPR, Zero Trust, and DLP — built for teams accountable for real compliance outcomes, not just checkbox completion.
Transforming Education speaks directly to classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and school technology leaders ready to use Microsoft 365 to improve learning outcomes.
Unlocking Microsoft 365 is written for students at every level — showing them how to use the tools they already have to study smarter, stay organized, and do their best work.
GAINing the Edge gives organizational leaders a clear, ethical AI adoption framework — moving from automation basics to sustained competitive advantage without the hype.
You don't need a job title to benefit from these books. Whether you're returning to the workforce, growing into a new role, or just tired of feeling behind on tech — this library meets you where you are and takes you further.
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About the Author
Ed.D. • Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert • Microsoft Elevate Educator Expert • Director of Cloud Strategies • Author • Educator
Dr. Patrick Jones brings a rare combination to technical writing: a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, recognition as both a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Microsoft Elevate Educator Expert, years leading technology across K–12 school districts, and a current role as Director of Cloud Strategies at AuditSolv — an IT consulting firm where he leads the Microsoft as a Service (MSaaS) division.
That background — classroom teacher to school administrator to district technology director to enterprise IT consultant — is precisely what makes the Olympus Academy Press library distinctive. Dr. Jones doesn't just know how Microsoft 365 works; he knows how real organizations adopt it, struggle with it, and ultimately succeed with it across education, healthcare, and enterprise environments.
In addition to his 60+ published books and consulting work at AuditSolv, Dr. Jones hosts the Beyond the Feature podcast, and founded Olympus Academy — an online learning platform offering courses that complement the book library and go deeper into workflows, implementation, and real-world application.
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IT consulting & Microsoft as a Service — Dr. Jones's professional home as Director of Cloud Strategies.
Online courses that go beyond the book — deep workflow training for Microsoft 365 professionals and educators.
The podcast for M365 professionals who want to change their workflows, not just hunt for features.
