Complete Guide to Microsoft 365 for Administrators by Microsoft Press

Course details

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft 365 with this comprehensive, hands-on course designed for IT professionals and support staff. Whether you’re new to Microsoft 365 administration or looking to deepen your expertise, this course provides everything you need to plan, provision, manage, and troubleshoot your organization’s Microsoft 365 environment. Led by Andrew Warren, a Microsoft Certified Trainer and experienced author, this course blends practical tutorials with real-world scenarios and equips you to administer Microsoft 365 and support your organization’s productivity and security needs.

This course is ideal for IT support staff, administrators, and anyone preparing for advanced Microsoft 365 certifications.

Learning objectives
Set up and customize your Microsoft 365 tenant and subscription.
Administer core services including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive.
Manage users, groups, and security settings through the Microsoft 365 admin center and PowerShell.
Implement directory synchronization for hybrid environments.
Ensure compliance and security across your organization.
Monitor, report on, and resolve issues to keep your cloud services running smoothly.

Concepts

Introduction

Complete Guide to Microsoft 365 for Administrators - Introduction

Understanding Microsoft 365 Essentials

Learning objectives
Microsoft 365 and core service basics
Microsoft 365 client fundamentals

Implementing and Configuring Your Microsoft 365 Tenant

Learning objectives
Microsoft 365 subscriptions
Provisioning your tenant, part one
Provisioning your tenant, part two
On-premises integration and migration, part one
On-premises integration and migration, part two

Administering Microsoft 365

Learning objectives
Managing Microsoft 365 with the administrative portals
Managing Microsoft 365 with Windows PowerShell
Managing administrative access in Microsoft 365

Implementing and Administering Identity

Learning objectives
Identity solutions fundamentals
Joining and administering devices
Implementing Windows Hello for Business, SSPR, and MFA

Administering Security Principals

Learning objectives
Creating and administering users
Creating and administering teams and groups
Recovering security principals
Planning, configuring, and troubleshooting directory synchronization

Managing, Configuring, and Securing Client Apps

Learning objectives
Deploy apps with Intune
Deploying Microsoft 365 apps
Plan and implement app protection policies
Plan and implement app configuration policies
Managing Microsoft 365 apps

Administering Exchange Online

Learning objectives
Exchange Online administration fundamentals
Managing recipients
Administering client access policies in Exchange Online
Troubleshooting Exchange Online

Administering Microsoft Teams

Learning objectives
Microsoft Teams at a glance
Administering and managing Microsoft Teams
Create and manage teams in Microsoft Teams
Troubleshooting Microsoft Teams

Administering SharePoint Online and OneDrive

Learning objectives
SharePoint Online administration fundamentals
Administering SharePoint Online site collections
Configuring OneDrive for Business
Troubleshooting SharePoint Online

Implementing Security and Compliance

Learning objectives
Snapshot of compliance and security features in Microsoft 365
Implementing information protection in Microsoft 365
Implementing email security in Microsoft 365
Implementing device compliance with Intune
Implementing conditional access

Summary

Complete Guide to Microsoft 365 for Administrators - Summary