Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900T01/MS-900 Certification Training)
How prepared is your organization for the shift to cloud productivity? According to Microsoft, over 90% of Fortune 500 companies now rely on Microsoft 365 for secure collaboration and business continuity. As remote and hybrid work becomes the new normal, understanding Microsoft 365 Fundamentals is more valuable than ever.
MS-900T01 Microsoft 365 Fundamentals introduces you to Microsoft 365, an integrated cloud platform offering industry-leading productivity apps, intelligent cloud services, and robust security. This course provides foundational knowledge on the key considerations and benefits of adopting cloud services, especially the Software as a Service (SaaS) model, with a clear focus on Microsoft 365 solutions.
You’ll start with cloud computing fundamentals, then explore how Microsoft 365 drives productivity, collaboration, and optimized communication for today’s hybrid workforce. The course also covers how Microsoft 365 manages security, compliance, privacy, and trust, and concludes with practical guidance on subscriptions, licensing, billing, and support for Microsoft 365 cloud services.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe cloud concepts
- Describe core Microsoft 365 services and concepts
- Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365
- Describe Microsoft 365 pricing and support
This course is perfect for anyone seeking foundational knowledge of Microsoft 365 Fundamentals and cloud-based solutions to facilitate productivity and collaboration. It’s ideal for IT professionals, business decision-makers, and anyone new to Microsoft 365 or cloud technologies.
No prerequisites are required. However, having a basic understanding of cloud concepts and services is beneficial.
- What is cloud computing
- Describe the shared responsibility model
- Define cloud models
- Describe the consumption-based model
- Module assessment
- Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud
- Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud
- Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud
- Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud
- Module assessment
- Describe Infrastructure as a Service
- Describe Platform as a Service
- Describe Software as a Service
- Module assessment
- What is Microsoft 365?
- Describe the differences between Office 365 and Microsoft 365
- Describe how Microsoft 365 empowers workers in this hybrid world of work
- Describe how Microsoft 365 Copilot unlocks a new way of working
- Module assessment
- Describe the productivity capabilities and benefits of Microsoft 365
- Describe how Microsoft 365 Copilot boosts productivity across Microsoft 365 Apps
- Describe work management tools in Microsoft 365
- Describe additional Microsoft 365 productivity apps
- Module assessment
- Describe the collaboration capabilities and benefits of Microsoft 365
- Describe how Microsoft Teams promotes collaboration and enhances teamwork
- Describe the Microsoft Viva apps
- Streamline content and collaboration with OneDrive and SharePoint
- Module assessment
- Describe the endpoint management capabilities of Microsoft 365
- Compare the differences of Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop
- Describe the deployment and release models for Windows-as-a-Service (WaaS)
- Identify deployment methods and update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps
- Module assessment
- Describe the capabilities of Viva Insights
- Describe the capabilities of the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard
- Describe the capabilities of the Microsoft 365 admin center and Microsoft 365 user portal
- Describe the reports available in the Microsoft 365 admin center and other admin centers
- Module assessment
- Describe Microsoft Entra ID
- Describe types of identities
- Describe hybrid identity
- Describe external identities
- Module assessment
- Describe Conditional Access
- Describe Global Secure Access in Microsoft Entra
- Describe Microsoft Entra roles and role-based access control (RBAC)
- Module assessment
- Describe Microsoft Defender XDR services
- Describe Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Describe Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
- Describe Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Describe Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
- Describe Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence
- Describe the Microsoft Defender portal
- Describe Copilot integration with Microsoft Defender XDR
- Module assessment
- Describe audit in Microsoft Purview
- Describe eDiscovery
- Describe Compliance Manager
- Describe Communication Compliance
- Describe Data Lifecycle Management
- Describe Records Management
- Module assessment
- Describe the offerings of the Service Trust portal
- Describe Microsoft's privacy principles
- Describe Microsoft Priva
- Module assessment
- Explore pricing models for Microsoft cloud services
- Explore the billing and bill management options
- Explore the available licensing and management options
- Module assessment
- Explore support options for Microsoft 365 services
- Explain service level agreement (SLAs) concepts
- Identify how to track the service health status
- Explore how organizations can share feedback on Microsoft 365 services
- Module assessment