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MS-102 Exam Prep: Microsoft 365 Administrator

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COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 2 minutes and 37 seconds
MS-102 Course Introduction
This lesson introduces the MS-102 course, which is designed to help you master the skills and knowledge needed to succeed on the MS-102 certification exam.
COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 1 hour and 44 minutes
Setting Up and Managing a Microsoft 365 Tenant
This lesson will help you as you plan your deployment of Microsoft 365, along with configuring and managing your tenant once it’s deployed.
COURSE
Intermediate
Duration: 54 minutes and 56 seconds
Managing Azure AD Identities
In this lesson, you'll learn some of the most common tasks to be performed by Microsoft 365 administrators related to Azure AD identities
COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 1 hour and 1 minute
Managing Access and Authentication in Azure Active Directory
This lesson teaches you how to manage access and authentication in Azure Active Directory.
COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 13 minutes and 16 seconds
Managing Microsoft Groups
In this lesson, I am going to take you through managing groups in Microsoft 365.
COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 41 minutes and 33 seconds
Managing Azure AD User Roles
This lesson will teach you how to plan user roles in Microsoft 365 and how to allocate roles in workloads.
HANDS-ON LAB
Beginner
Duration: Up to 1 hour
Managing Users in Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Learn how to create, manage and delete user accounts in Microsoft 365 Admin Center through this hands-on lab.
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This Course is designed to help you and your team prepare for the MS-102 Microsoft 365 Administrator exam. Even if you don't plan to take the exam, these courses will help you get started on your way to becoming a Microsoft 365 Administrator. 

The MS-102 exam is part of Microsoft’s role-based certification program. Candidates who pass this exam will earn the Microsoft 365 Administrator badge. 

The MS-102 exam tests your knowledge of several key subject areas, and that’s how we’ve structured this Course.

We’ll start with the skills needed for deploying and managing Microsoft 365 tenants. Next, we’ll get into implementing and managing identity and access in Azure AD. We'll then get into managing security and threats by using Microsoft 365 Defender. We'll round things out with compliance management via Microsoft Purview.


Learning Objectives 

  • Deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant
  • Implement and manage identity and access in Azure AD
  • Manage security and threats by using Microsoft 365 Defender
  • Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview


Intended Audience

  • IT professionals who want to become a Microsoft 365 Administrator
  • IT professionals preparing for Microsoft’s MS-102 exam 


Prerequisites

General knowledge of Microsoft 365 and related concepts.


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Tom is a 25+ year veteran of the IT industry, having worked in environments as large as 40k seats and as small as 50 seats. Throughout the course of a long an interesting career, he has built an in-depth skillset that spans numerous IT disciplines. Tom has designed and architected small, large, and global IT solutions.

In addition to the Cloud Platform and Infrastructure MCSE certification, Tom also carries several other Microsoft certifications. His ability to see things from a strategic perspective allows Tom to architect solutions that closely align with business needs.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys camping, fishing, and playing poker.

Covered Topics

Microsoft 365
Microsoft Azure
Security for Azure
Microsoft Entra ID
Identity and Access Management
Security
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Microsoft 365 - Security and Access