This course provides foundational knowledge on the considerations and benefits of adopting cloud services and the Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud model, with a specific focus on Microsoft 365 cloud service offerings.

Candidates for this course are Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrators who take part in evaluating, planning, migrating, deploying, and managing Microsoft 365 services. They perform Microsoft 365 tenant management tasks for an enterprise, including its identities, security, compliance, Power Platform, and supporting technologies.

Candidates have a working knowledge of Microsoft 365 workloads and should have been an administrator for at least one Microsoft 365 workload (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams), and Windows as a Service. Candidates also have a working knowledge of networking, server administration, and IT fundamentals such as DNS, Active Directory, and PowerShell.

You will begin by learning about cloud fundamentals, including an overview of cloud computing and specifically Microsoft cloud services. You will be introduced to Microsoft Azure, and you will examine the differences between Microsoft 365 and Office 365. You will then perform an in-depth review of Microsoft 365, including a comparison of Microsoft on-premises services versus Microsoft 365 cloud services, a review of enterprise mobility in Microsoft 365, and an analysis of how Microsoft 365 services provide collaboration. The course then analyzes how security, compliance, privacy, and trust are handled in Microsoft 365, and it concludes with a review of Microsoft 365 subscriptions, licenses, billing, and support.

This course is designed for IT Administrators who aspire to deploy and manage cloud services in their organization. Students will be provided the following information:

• Design and implement Microsoft 365 services (25-30%)

• Manage user identity and roles (25-30%)

• Manage access and authentication (15-20%)

• Plan Office 365 workloads and applications (25-30%)

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe identities, including cloud, on-premises, and hybrid identity.

• Describe cloud device management and protection, including the use of Intune.

• Describe data protection, including the use of Azure Information Protection.

• Describe compliance in general and the compliance features in Microsoft 365.

• Describe Microsoft 365 subscriptions, licenses, billing, and support

• Differentiate between the various cloud service models.

• Identify the key differences between Microsoft 365 and Office 365.

• Plan for migration to Microsoft 365 services.

• Identify key differences between Microsoft on-premises services and Microsoft 365 cloud services.

• Define enterprise mobility in Microsoft 365.

• Identify how Microsoft 365 services support teamwork.