Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900)

Explore why organizations migrate to the cloud, the deployment options (public, private, hybrid), service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and edge computing to reduce latency.

Explore how hybrid and flexible working empower frontline workers using Microsoft Teams, scheduling, and remote assistance with Dynamics 365, Viva, and forms for productivity.

Explore core productivity and teamwork apps in Microsoft 365, including Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, and more, and learn how to categorize by functionality to drive collaboration and exam success.

Explore work management capabilities in Microsoft 365, including scheduling, Planner, and analytics tools shown in Teams. Build exam readiness for MS900 by understanding frontline and hybrid work applications.

Learn how Microsoft 365 enables collaboration through central Teams hub, with chats, channels, files, and tabs, plus integrated apps like Planner, PowerPoint, and Power BI for real-time teamwork.

Explore how Microsoft Viva creates employee experiences via five modules—Insights, Learning, Goals, Topics, and Connections—and how licensing and admin setup in Teams control access across the Viva suite.

Extend Microsoft Teams by adding collaborative apps and workflows from the app catalog, sign in, and place them into teams or channels to enable polls, weather, and YouTube content integration.

Explore how SharePoint and OneDrive enable organization-wide collaboration, including team sites, communication sites, hub sites, and integration with Microsoft Teams, plus sharing and access controls.

Explore how Yammer connects and grows organizational communities through a private social network, now integrated as the Communities app in Teams, with polls, posts, and community creation.

Discover how the Microsoft Endpoint Manager unifies on premises and cloud device management through co-management. Explore Intune, Configuration Manager, Autopilot, and Azure Active Directory for MDM/MAM and policy governance.

Compare Windows 365 cloud PCs with Azure Virtual Desktop to understand similarities and differences, including managed versus customer-managed deployment and the business versus enterprise perspectives.

Explore Windows as a service deployment models—modern, dynamic, and traditional—along with feature versus quality updates, insider preview builds, and Windows Autopilot-enabled deployment using Endpoint Manager.

Explore deployment and servicing methods for Microsoft 365 apps, including cloud and local deployments, configuration manager, and update channels to prepare for the MS-900 exam.

Discover how Microsoft Viva Insights collates data from Outlook and Teams to deliver personal, actionable insights on focus time, well-being, and collaboration via a unified dashboard.

Take a guided tour of the Microsoft 365 user portal and admin center, uncovering hidden features, navigation tips, and admin tasks like hub sites and search.

Explore Microsoft 365 admin center reports to read usage analytics and oversight. Learn who can view data, export reports, and connect to Power BI for deeper insights.

Explore zero trust in Microsoft 365 by verifying explicitly, enforcing least privilege, and assuming breach, using the five Ws and the H across identity, endpoints, data, apps, infrastructure, and network.

Master identity and access management in Microsoft 365 by leveraging Azure Active Directory and Entra, with MFA, conditional access, and passwordless options.

Discover how Microsoft Defender safeguards Office 365 and Azure, with Defender for Office 365, using prevention, detection, investigation, hunting, response, remediation, training, and secure posture to counter phishing and BEC.

Learn how to measure and improve your organization's security posture with Microsoft Secure Score, track actions, points, and trends across identity, data, devices, and apps in the Defender portal.

Explore how threats are defined, detected, and addressed using threat intelligence, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft 365 Defender tools to enable actionable security insights across Microsoft 365 and Azure.

Understand how Microsoft 365 compliance solutions govern risk and protect data across clouds, apps, and endpoints, using tools like the Compliance Manager and Purview portal.

Compare the service trust portal and the compliance manager to see how Microsoft exposes audit reports and compliance data versus how the compliance manager tailors a user-specific compliance score.

Discover Microsoft’s six privacy guiding principles—user control, legal protections, transparency, no content based targeting, security, and user benefits—and how data residency and the privacy dashboard support regulatory compliance.

Learn how data loss prevention and classification labeling protect sensitive information across Microsoft 365 apps, applying policies and labels for compliant handling.

Discover the four insider risk solutions in Microsoft Purview: insider risk management, privileged access management, information barriers, and communication compliance, with guidance on licensing and high-level deployment.

Explore auditing and eDiscovery in Microsoft 365 Purview to audit activities, manage holds, and export case data for regulatory compliance and incident response.

Discover how Microsoft Priva unites privacy risk management with real-time insights to protect personal data and control data movement across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Teams.