Explore cloud service administrators

- [Instructor] When setting up a cloud service … such as Microsoft 365, … the first user will be a global administrator, … and everyone else is a user. … You will need to allocate admin roles to other users … such as security reader or billing administrator. … These administrative roles can have far-reaching impact, … and they're essential … for spreading the administrative burden … especially if your organization … has thousands of users to manage. … Let's review the various administrative roles … available in Microsoft 365. … The global administrator role … is the account created on the first time you sign up … for Office 365 of Microsoft 365. … This role is a powerful account, … and it's granted full access … to the Microsoft 365 admin portal. … You will need to ensure that this account … is allocated to a suitable person … such as the head of IT or a board member. … The global administrator should only be used … when strictly necessary. … For example, for tasks that require … global administrator privileges. …