Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert

This course is designed for anyone seeking Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert (MS-102) certification and gives in-depth knowledge to deploys and manages Microsoft 365 and performs Microsoft 365 tenant-level implementation and administration of cloud and hybrid environments.

Candidates will learn to Deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant, Implement and manage identity and access in Microsoft Entra ID, Manage security and threats by using Microsoft 365 Defender, and Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview.

This course also covers Microsoft 365 Fundamentals which includes: describe Microsoft 365 apps and services, describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365, and describe Microsoft 365 pricing, licensing, and support. This is a lab-intensive course and objectives are accomplished through hands on learning.

This 90hrs (Lectures + hands-on Lab) Microsoft 365 Administrator training is designed for personnel who deploys and manages Microsoft 365 and performs Microsoft 365 tenant-level implementation and administration of cloud and hybrid environments.

This course provides candidates with in-depth knowledge to deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant, implement and manage identity and access in Azure AD, implement and manage identity synchronization with Microsoft Entra ID, manage security and threats by using Microsoft 365 Defender, and manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview.

This course also covers Microsoft 365 fundamentals (MS-900). This course also helps candidates to describe Microsoft 365 apps and services, describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365, and describe Microsoft 365 pricing, licensing, and support. This is a lab-intensive course and objectives are accomplished through hands on learning.

The key to a high success rate is based on the program’s objectives as follows:

• Course contents are based on Microsoft 365 Administrator course outlines defined by Microsoft.
• Dedicated Monitoring to evaluate and report candidate’s progress.
• Extensive hands-on lab exercises.
• Industry acclaimed, experienced and certified instructors.

Highlights:

• Project manager can be assigned to track candidate’s performance.
• Curriculum based on course outlines defined by Microsoft.
• This Instructor-led classroom course is designed with an aim to build theoretical knowledge supplemented by ample hands-on lab exercises.
• Facility of Lab on cloud available.
• Courseware includes reference material to maximize learning.
• Assignments and tests to ensure concept absorption.
• Courseware includes reference material to maximize learning.
• Repeating of lectures allowed (On approval basis)
• Candidates can attend lectures online.

Objectives:

• Learn how to create and configure a Microsoft 365 tenant.
• Understand how to manage domains and configure organizational settings.
• Learn to identify and respond to service health issues and configure notifications.
• Gain knowledge in monitoring adoption and usage of Microsoft 365 services.
• Learn how to create, manage, and delegate users, groups, and licenses.
• Understand how to perform bulk user management using PowerShell.
• Gain skills in implementing and managing privileged identity management.
• Implement and manage identity synchronization with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Understand and implement various authentication methods, including MFA and SSPR.
• Learn to plan, implement, and manage secure access using Conditional Access policies.
• Gain skills in troubleshooting synchronization and authentication issues * Understand how to manage security reports, alerts, and improve Secure Score.
• Learn to implement policies and rules in Defender for Office 365 for email and collaboration protection.
• Gain skills in onboarding devices and configuring settings for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
• Understand how to implement Microsoft Purview information protection, retention policies, and sensitivity labels.
• Learn to implement DLP for various workloads within Microsoft 365.
• Understand how to review and respond to threats identified in various analytics and investigations.
• Learn to manage roles and role groups for Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft 365 workloads.
• Gain skills in managing delegation using administrative units.
• Manage role groups for Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft 365 workloads

Topics:

• Implement and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant
• Create a tenant
• Implement and manage domains
• Configure organizational settings, including security, privacy, and profile
• Identify and respond to service health issues
• Configure notifications in service health
• Monitor adoption and usage
• Manage users and group
• Create and manage users
• Create and manage guest users
• Create and manage contacts
• Create and manage groups, including Microsoft 365 groups
• Manage and monitor Microsoft 365 license allocations
• Perform bulk user management, including PowerShell
• Manage roles in Microsoft 365
• Manage roles in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra
• Manage role groups for Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft 365 workloads
• Manage delegation by using administrative units
• Implement privileged identity management for Microsoft Entra role
• Implement and manage identity synchronization with Microsoft Entra ID
• Prepare for identity synchronization by using IdFix
• Implement and manage directory synchronization by using Microsoft Entra Connect cloud sync
• Implement and manage directory synchronization by using Microsoft Entra Connect
• Monitor synchronization by using Microsoft Entra Connect Health
• Troubleshoot synchronization, including Microsoft Entra Connect and Microsoft Entra Connect cloud sync
• Implement and manage authentication
• Implement and manage authentication methods, including Windows Hello for Business, passwordless, tokens, and the Microsoft Authenticator app
• Implement and manage self-service password reset (SSPR)
• Implement and manage Microsoft Entra Password Protection
• Implement and manage multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Investigate and resolve authentication issues
• Implement and manage secure access
• Plan for identity protection
• Implement and manage Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
• Plan Conditional Access policies
• Implement and manage Conditional Access policies
• Manage security reports and alerts by using the Microsoft 365 Defender portal
• Review and take actions to improve the Microsoft Secure Score in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal
• Review and respond to security incidents and alerts in Microsoft 365 Defender
• Review and respond to issues identified in security and compliance reports in Microsoft 365 Defender
• Review and respond to threats identified in threat analytics
• Implement and manage email and collaboration protection by using Microsoft Defender for Office 365
• Implement policies and rules in Defender for Office 365
• Review and respond to threats identified in Defender for Office 365, including threats and investigations
• Create and run campaigns, such as attack simulation
• Unblock users
• Implement and manage endpoint protection by using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Onboard devices to Defender for Endpoint
• Configure Defender for Endpoint settings
• Review and respond to endpoint vulnerabilities
• Review and respond to risks identified in the Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management dashboard
• and more.