Exam MS-101: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security

Candidates for this exam 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, and supporting technologies.

Candidates have a working knowledge of Microsoft 365 workloads and should have been an administrator for at least Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, Windows 10 deployment. Candidates also have a working knowledge of networking, server administration, and IT fundamentals such as DNS, Active Directory, and PowerShell.

Part of the requirements for: Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert

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Reference: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-ms-101.aspx

Training courses and books for preparation

As mentioned, Microsoft has developed training courses that give candidates a great virtue, such as comprehensive training, current and constantly updated information, and a systematic approach.

• For independent preparation, you can choose Self-paced online training that will give you answers on how to manage security with Microsoft 365 to protect access and user data, how to work with Azure Active Directory, and how to implement Advanced eDiscovery and Advanced Audit into your workflow. By and large, the course has an intermediate level of complexity and is designed for administrators and IT personnel who already have had experience in working with the Azure portal, Azure Security Center, Cloud computing concepts, as well as Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 products and services. Check the official Microsoft website and you will get the test-related information in short lectures, and the revision test in each module will help you stay on track and achieve your professional goal.
• In the meantime, if you have limited time and/or need help from an instructor, check out Course MS-101T00-A: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security. This 5-day paid course focuses on mastering all aspects of managing Microsoft 365, which is essential if your job responsibilities are to evaluate, plan, migrate, deploy and manage Microsoft 365 services. Moreover, you will be introduced to Microsoft Secure Score and Azure Active Directory Identity Protection, as well as how to implement Azure and Windows Information Protection in 11 modules of the course. You can find the full program of the course on its official web page, and pay attention to the list of lectures and lab classes - it will be intense five days.

Courses and training courses are a great preparation tool, but most students prefer to use books and study guides to systematize and repeat material, the same as to expand their theoretical knowledge.

• On the Amazon website, you can find ‘Exam Ref MS-101 Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security 1st Edition’ by Brian Svidergol and Robert D. Clements. It is an official guide from IT experts aimed at preparing candidates for the Microsoft MS-101 exam. The content of the book includes all the necessary topics and material so that students can organize their existing knowledge and fill in the gaps. Thus, after using this book you’ll know how to work with the modern device services, how to operate Microsoft 365 governance, ho to provide security as well as threat management of Microsoft 365. Both Kindle and Paperback versions of the guide are available for order.
• Or ‘Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security – Exam Guide MS-101: Explore threat management, governance, security, compliance, and device services in Microsoft 365 1st Edition’ by Nate Chamberlain. This book is for system administrators and network engineers seeking to pass the Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security certification exam. Manual owners will be able to develop skills from how to plan, deploy, and manage Microsoft 365 services such as MDM and DLP to using Azure advanced threat protection and AIP. Despite the succinct format of presenting information, the book contains the required material, tests for self-testing, as well as tips that will help you pass the MS-101 exam on the first attempt.