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Overview
This course will be replacing MD-100: Windows Client and MD-101: Managing Modern Desktops once they retire on the 31st of July 2023.
In this course, students will learn to plan and execute an endpoint deployment strategy using contemporary deployment techniques and implementing update strategies. The course introduces essential elements of modern management, co-management approaches, and Microsoft Intune integration. It covers app deployment, management of browser-based applications, and key security concepts such as authentication, identities, access, and compliance policies. Technologies like Azure Active Directory, Azure Information Protection, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint are explored to protect devices and data.
The Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator is responsible for deploying, configuring, securing, managing, and monitoring devices and client applications in a corporate setting. Their duties include managing identity, access, policies, updates, and apps. They work alongside the M365 Enterprise Administrator to develop and execute a device strategy that aligns with the requirements of a modern organization. Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrators should be well-versed in M365 workloads and possess extensive skills and experience in deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 11 and later, as well as non-Windows devices. Their role emphasizes cloud services over on-premises management technologies.

Part of the requirements for: Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate
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What you’ll learn
COURSE MODULES
Module 1: Explore the Enterprise Desktop
- Examine benefits of modern management
- Examine the enterprise desktop life-cycle model
- Examine planning and purchasing
- Examine desktop deployment
- Plan an application deployment
- Plan for upgrades and retirement
Module 2: Explore Windows Editions
- Examine Windows client editions and capabilities
- Select client edition
- Examine hardware requirements
Module 3: Understand Azure Active Directory
- Examine Azure Active Directory
- Compare Azure AD and Active Directory Domain Services
- Examine Azure AD as a directory service for cloud apps
- Compare Azure AD Premium P1 and P2 plans
- Examine Azure AD Domain Services
Module 4: Manage Azure Active Directory identities
- Examine RBAC and user roles in Azure AD
- Create and manage users in Azure AD
- Create and manage groups in Azure AD
- Manage Azure AD objects with PowerShell
- Synchronize objects from AD DS to Azure AD
Module 5: Manage device authentication
- Describe Azure AD join
- Examine Azure AD join prerequisites limitations and benefits
- Join devices to Azure AD
- Manage devices joined to Azure AD
Module 6: Enroll devices using Microsoft Configuration Manager
- Deploy the Microsoft Configuration Manager client
- Monitor the Microsoft Configuration Manager client
- Manage the Microsoft Configuration Manager client
Module 7: Enroll devices using Microsoft Intune
- Manage mobile devices with Intune
- Enable mobile device management
- Explain considerations for device enrollment
- Manage corporate enrollment policy
- Enroll Windows devices in Intune
- Enroll Android devices in Intune
- Enroll iOS devices in Intune
- Explore device enrollment manager
- Monitor device enrollment
- Manage devices remotely
Module 8: Execute device profiles
- Explore Intune device profiles
- Create device profiles
- Create a custom device profile
Module 9: Oversee device profiles
- Monitor device profiles in Intune
- Manage device sync in Intune
- Manage devices in Intune using scripts
Module 10: Maintain user profiles
- Examine user profile
- Explore user profile types
- Examine options for minimizing user profile size
- Deploy and configure folder redirection
- Sync user state with Enterprise State Roaming
- Configure Enterprise State Roaming in Azure
Module 11: Execute mobile application management
- Examine mobile application management
- Examine considerations for mobile application management
- Prepare line-of-business apps for app protection policies
- Implement mobile application management policies in Intune
- Manage mobile application management policies in Intune
Module 12: Deploy and update applications
- Deploy applications with Intune
- Add apps to Intune
- Manage Win32 apps with Intune
- Deploy applications with Configuration Manager
- Deploying applications with Group Policy
- Assign and publish software
- Explore Microsoft Store for Business
- Implement Microsoft Store Apps
- Update Microsoft Store Apps with Intune
- Assign apps to company employees
Module 13: Administer endpoint applications
- Manage apps with Intune
- Manage Apps on non-enrolled devices
- Deploy Microsoft 365 Apps with Intune
- Additional Microsoft 365 Apps Deployment Tools
- Configure Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer mode
- App Inventory Review
Module 14: Protect identities in Azure Active Directory
- Explore Windows Hello for Business
- Deploy Windows Hello
- Manage Windows Hello for Business
- Explore Azure AD identity protection
- Manage self-service password reset in Azure AD
- Implement multi-factor authentication
Module 15: Enable organizational access
- Enable access to organization resources
- Explore VPN types and configuration
- Explore Always On VPN
- Deploy Always On VPN
Module 16: Implement device compliance
- Protect access to resources using Intune
- Explore device compliance policy
- Deploy a device compliance policy
- Explore conditional access
- Create conditional access policies
Module 17: Generate inventory and compliance reports
- Report enrolled devices inventory in Intune
- Monitor and report device compliance
- Build custom Intune inventory reports
- Access Intune using Microsoft Graph API

Accreditation
ITCE is a Certified Microsoft Learning Partner.
Calendar
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9 – 13 Oct 2023
Full
Frequently Asked Questions
Who should attend?
The Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator is responsible for deploying, configuring, securing, managing, and monitoring devices and client applications in a corporate setting. Their duties include managing identity, access, policies, updates, and apps. They work alongside the M365 Enterprise Administrator to develop and execute a device strategy that aligns with the requirements of a modern organization. Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrators should be well-versed in M365 workloads and possess extensive skills and experience in deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 11 and later, as well as non-Windows devices. Their role emphasizes cloud services over on-premises management technologies.
Are there any prerequisites for this course?
The Modern Desktop Administrator must be familiar with M365 workloads and must have strong skills and experience of deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 11 and later, and non-Windows devices.
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