A short reading list for Microsoft 365 — picked for the parts that outlast portal redesigns. Fast-moving product knowledge lives in Microsoft Learn instead.
by Tony Redmond, Paul Robichaux, and team
Updated monthly — the single most current independent reference for M365 admins. The digital subscription model is what makes the currency possible.
Microsoft 365adminreference
by Vittorio Bertocci
The OAuth / OIDC / OpenID Connect book from the person who shipped Entra ID's identity platform. Foundational for anyone thinking about token flows.
Entra IDOAuthOIDC
by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais
The org-design frame that turns a Microsoft 365 rollout into a lasting product team, not a project.
operating modelteam design
by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim
The evidence-based delivery metrics that separate a tenant that stays healthy from one that drifts.
DevOpsoperating model
by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford
A novel about IT delivery going wrong and slowly right — the mental model behind Accelerate.
operating modeldelivery
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