
Gain real skills in Microsoft 365 fundamentals through hands-on simulations with a real instructor, not AI, and 24/7 browser-based practice in a full Microsoft 365 environment.
Develop a solid foundation by covering on-premise Active Directory, domain services, RAR and DMZ, virtualization, and the Microsoft 365 and Azure environment, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
Explore the evolution of remote access with VPN, secure services with DMZ and perimeter networks, and leverage virtualization with Hyper-V and VMware for elasticity and recovery.
Learn how Microsoft renames portals and services, with examples like IntraID, admin.microsoft.com, defender.microsoft.com, purview.microsoft.com, and Intune. Use portals.examlabpractice.com as the latest portal hub for updates.
Ask questions to John Christopher and learn to search the official Microsoft docs for answers, using exam lab practice and course updates.
The first concept of Microsoft's cloud highlights that cloud services constantly change, requiring agility as menus and buttons move or get renamed; stay up to date and communicate changes.
Set up a personal lab environment with Microsoft 365 and sign up for the free Office 365 E5 trial to activate Microsoft 365 E5, noting location limits.
Complete all course videos to earn a certificate of completion, as assignments don't matter; watch the final video for detailed certificate instructions.
Compare Microsoft's IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings within Azure, showing how computing power, virtualization, and platforms enable scalable services with strong redundancy and flexible pricing.
Learn the differences between Office 365 and Microsoft 365, including licensing, platform versus software as a service, and the role of Azure AD and operating system licenses.
Discover how to redo simulations after completing an assignment by navigating to the summary, returning to the assignment, and opening the instructions to access the simulation anytime.
Explore public, private, and hybrid cloud models, including cost benefits, scalability, and redundancy, with examples like Microsoft Azure, Exchange Online, SharePoint, and Teams.
Compare on premise and cloud hosting costs, highlighting that cloud can cut total ownership by over 50% with Azure calculators, licensing, and Microsoft 365 options.
Discover the core uses of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote within Microsoft 365, including online and downloadable apps, saving to cloud or local storage, and admin deployment options.
Explore how Microsoft Project supports large and small projects in the cloud, while Planner, Bookings, Forms, Lists, and To Do enable team planning, scheduling, data collection, and HIPAA/GDPR/PCI compliance.
Microsoft renamed marketplace to purchase services under billing, keeping content largely the same. The video author notes that upcoming videos will be updated to reflect this rename.
Explore how Microsoft Teams enables seamless collaboration across the organization through channels, chats, calendar integration, and app integrations with open APIs and AI bots.
Learn how to license and plan Teams Phone, make and receive PSTN calls, assign licenses, and enable features like auto attendant and call queues via resource accounts.
Explore Microsoft Intune, a cloud-based MDM and MAM that enrolls and manages devices anywhere. See how it deploys settings and apps, enforces policy, and enables Autopilot zero-touch provisioning.
Explore Windows 365 as a cloud-hosted, streaming Windows OS for single users on thin clients, versus Azure Virtual Desktop’s scalable host pools with centralized storage for larger deployments.
Explore how to set and manage update channels for Microsoft 365 apps, including current channel, monthly enterprise channel, and semi-annual enterprise channel, with Patch Tuesday schedules and preview options.
Explore how Microsoft Viva Insights analyzes data from Viva apps and Microsoft 365 to illuminate collaboration patterns, delivering personalized and advanced insights for managers while safeguarding privacy and GDPR compliance.
Explore how the Microsoft 365 admin center serves as the platform for administrators and the user portal provides apps for end users, covering groups, licenses, domains, security, and reports.
Explore reports in the Microsoft 365 admin center and other admin centers to view adoption score, usage, and compliance insights with export options and actionable recommendations.
Explore the zero trust model: verify everything, authenticate users and devices, and enforce least privilege. Use just-in-time access and PIM with conditional and compliance policies to protect data and infrastructure.
Create and manage cloud users in Azure Active Directory via portal.azure.com and the Microsoft 365 side, set usage location for licenses, and understand both paths converge in Azure Active Directory.
Learn how to invite external guests to your Azure AD and Microsoft 365 environment, assign licenses and groups, and use access reviews to periodically verify their access.
Explore how Microsoft 365 and Azure AD groups differ, including Microsoft 365 groups, distribution and security groups, and dynamic versus assigned memberships, with implications for Teams, SharePoint, mail, and devices.
Apply role-based access control to grant precise permissions in Azure and Microsoft 365, compare RBAC with DAC and MAC, embrace least privilege, and use PIM for just-in-time administration.
Learn to implement role based access control in Azure and Entra ID by assigning roles, reviewing role definitions, and using activation with MFA for temporary access.
Explore how Microsoft 365 roles map to Azure AD across portal.microsoft.com and portal.azure.com, view role details, and assign users, including Defender XDR and Purview roles.
Learn how to implement multi-factor authentication in Microsoft Entra ID using per-user MFA or conditional access policies, manage authentication methods, and enforce trusted-device behavior.
Explore Defender for Endpoint as an enterprise-grade security platform that delivers threat and vulnerability management, attack surface reduction, next-gen protection, and endpoint detection and automated remediation.
Discover how Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protects email, documents, and teams via policies, safe attachments, safe links, threat explorer, and attack simulator to thwart phishing.
Identify and explore threats in Defender for Office 365 using the Threat Explorer to review email malware, phishing, and content malware, analyze URLs and sender data, and apply remediation actions.
Learn how Microsoft Defender for Identity monitors on-prem and cloud activity, detects and investigates attacks, and maps attacker paths through the kill chain to protect user identities.
Explore how Microsoft Sentinel centralizes log data by integrating SIM and saw, automates responses with Logic Apps, and connects to Azure and Microsoft 365 services for proactive threat detection.
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This course is based around the original MS-900 course but continues to get updated even though MS-900 has retired.
Have access to the following:
Training from an instructor of over 25 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer
Lecture that explains the concepts in an easy to learn method for someone that is just starting out with this material
Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND PRACTICE TUTORIALS:
Introduction
Welcome to the course
Understanding the Microsoft Environment
A Foundation of Active Directory Domains
A Foundation of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization
A Foundation of the Microsoft Cloud Services
Questions for John Christopher
Order of concepts covered in the course
IMPORTANT Using Assignments in the course
The First Concept of Microsoft's Cloud Services
Creating a trial Microsoft 365/Azure Account
Describe the different types of cloud services available
Understanding Microsoft’s IaaS, PaaS, and SAAS offerings
Differences between Office 365 and Microsoft 365
Describe the benefits of and considerations for using cloud, hybrid, or on-premises services
Understanding public, private, and hybrid cloud models
Compare costs and advantages of cloud, hybrid, and on-premises services
Concepts of hybrid work and flexible work
Describe productivity solutions of Microsoft 365
Core productivity capabilities of Microsoft Outlook, Exchange, and OneDrive
Core uses of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote
Understanding uses of Microsoft Project, Planner, Bookings, Forms, Lists, and To Do
Describe collaboration solutions of Microsoft 365
Exchange, Outlook, Engage (formally Yammer), SharePoint, OneDrive, & Stream
Concepts of collaboration benefits and capabilities of Microsoft Teams
Concepts of collaboration benefits and capabilities of Teams Phone
Understanding the Microsoft Viva apps
Describe endpoint modernization, management concepts, & deployment options
Endpoint management capabilities of Microsoft 365 using Intune
Visualizing AutoPilot, co-management with Configuration Manager & tenant attach
Compare the differences between Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop
Understanding Windows-as-a-Service (WaaS) including deployment rings
Identify deployment and update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps
Describe analytics capabilities of Microsoft 365
Capabilities of Viva Insights
Capabilities of the Microsoft 365 Admin center and Microsoft 365 user portal
Reports available in the Microsoft 365 Admin center and other admin centers
Describe Zero Trust security principles for Microsoft 365
Understanding the Zero Trust Model
Principles of Microsoft Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP)
Describe identity and access management solutions of Microsoft 365
User management capabilities using Microsoft 365 & Azure AD part of Microsoft Entra
Guest management capabilities Azure AD part of Microsoft Entra
Group management capabilities using Microsoft 365 & Azure AD part of Microsoft Entra
Understanding Roles in Microsoft 365 and Azure AD
Access management with roles in Microsoft 365 and Azure AD
Understanding multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Implementing self-service password reset (SSPR)
Understanding Conditional Access policies
Implement and manage Conditional Access policies
Describe threat protection solutions of Microsoft 365
Concepts of Microsoft 365 Defender
Understanding Defender for Endpoint
Understanding Defender for Office 365
Reviewing threats identified in Defender for Office 365
Understanding Defender for Cloud Apps
Understanding the capabilities and benefits of Microsoft Sentinel
Describe trust, privacy, risk, and compliance solutions of Microsoft 365
Concepts Microsoft Purview risk, compliance solutions and Microsoft Priva
Role based management in Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview
Understanding sensitivity labels
Insider risk management by using sensitivity labels in Microsoft Purview
Understanding Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Insider risk management using Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Concepts of eDiscovery in Microsoft Purview
Implementing eDiscovery in Microsoft Purview
Capabilities and benefits of Microsoft Priva
Identify Microsoft 365 pricing and billing management options
Understanding the pricing models for Microsoft cloud services
Available billing and bill management options for Microsoft 365
Identify licensing options available in Microsoft 365
License management for Microsoft 365 services
Differences between base licensing and add-on licensing
Identify support options for Microsoft 365 services
Viewing service health status by using the Microsoft 365 admin portal
Understanding service level agreements (SLAs) including service credits
Configuring notifications in service health