Microsoft 365 Administration course with hands on sims (Udemy.com)
Learn how to expertly administer Microsoft 365 with lecture and hands on simulations available 24/7
Created by: John Christopher
Last updated October 2026
What you will learn
- Learn the concepts and perform hands on activities needed to master Microsoft 365 administration
- Gain a tremendous amount of knowledge involving Microsoft 365 and Azure Services
- Get loads of hands on experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure
- Utilize hands on simulations that can be access anytime, anywhere!
How it compares
Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 43% of them
- Reviews3,677#116 of 849 by number of reviews
- Length10.1 hourslonger than 57% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2026more recently than 98% of them
Course Description
We really hope you'll agree, this training is way more than the average course on Udemy!
Have access to the following:
Training from an instructor of over 20 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer
Lecture that explains the concepts in an easy to learn method for someone that is just starting out with this material
Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND PRACTICE TUTORIALS:
Introduction
Welcome to the course
Understanding the Microsoft Environment
Foundations of Active Directory Domains
Foundations of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization
Foundations of the Microsoft Cloud Services
IMPORTANT Using Assignments in the course
DO NOT SKIP: The first to know about Microsoft cloud services
Creating a trial Microsoft 365/Azure Account
Fundamental capabilities of Microsoft 365
Concepts of IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS
Managing licenses for users and groups in Microsoft 365
Public, private, and hybrid cloud model concepts
Microsoft 365 organization configuration
Exploring the Teams admin center configurations
Exploring SharePoint online configuration
Roles and permissions for sites in SharePoint
Exploring basic configuration of Exchange Online
Microsoft 365 licensing, connectivity, update and adoption monitoring
Microsoft 365 license management and monitoring
Managing Network connectivity insights
Monitoring and managing software updates by using the Microsoft 365 admin center
Adoption and usage monitoring in Microsoft 365
Concepts of Microsoft 365 Backup
Managing the Microsoft 365 tenant
Tenant creation
Working with domain names in Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 service health monitoring
Working with identities and privileges in Microsoft 365
User creation and management
External/Guest user management
Creating groups in Microsoft 365
Creating groups in Microsoft Azure
Working with bulk user management
Role based access control concepts
Working with roles in Microsoft 365
Understanding the concepts of administrative units
Administrative unit creation and management
Privileged identity management (PIM) concepts
Administering privileged identity management (PIM)
Fundamentals of security concepts in Microsoft 365 administration
Microsoft's shared responsibility model
Concepts of defense in depth
Visualizing the Zero-Trust model
Encryption and hashing in Microsoft 365 / Azure
Understanding Sensitive Information Requirements
Compliance blade renamed to Microsoft Purview
Introduction to compliance in Microsoft 365
Understanding the Microsoft 365 Defender services
Introduction to Microsoft 365 Defender portal
Concepts of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Exploring settings for managing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Concepts of Microsoft Entra ID Protection
Configuring Entra Identity Protection
Managing Defender for Office 365
Concepts of Defender for Office 365
Defender for Office 365 policies and rules
Taking a look at threats identified in Defender for Office 365
Attack simulation campaigns
How to unblock users
Microsoft Purview information protection, retention & data data loss prevention (DLP)
Sensitivity labels concepts
Working with sensitive info types by using keywords and regex
Concepts of retention and disposition in Microsoft 365
Retention labels, retention label policies, and retention policies
Creating retention labels
How to configure a retention label policy to publish labels
Retention policy creation
Concepts of Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Creating data loss prevention policies (DLP)
Alerts involving Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
3,677 Reviews
John Christopher
John Christopher is a Technical Instructor that has been in the business for 25 years. His first experience with information technology occurred in the early 90s when he ran an MS-DOS based BBS(Bulletin Board System) as a System Operator. In the late 90s, after working with Windows NT 3.50 performing backups for Regal Group, he decided to get Windows NT Microsoft Certified.
In 1998 he got his first Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer certification. Shortly after getting certified, he began working as a Junior Administrator and Instructor for Knowledge Alliance. From there John was able to become one of the first people in the world to gain an MCSE for the Windows 2000 operating system and he began teaching full time for a company called Productivity Point International. At Productivity Point, John got Citrix Metaframe certified and began teaching Citrix along with Microsoft classes. Productivity Point began experiencing financial troubles and John moved on to work with another training company in 2001
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Reviews
By Adesh Hambir on 10/9/2026
I had very fair knowledge of the M365 but after this course, got some good knowledge along with simulation. I do recommend this course.
By Thomas Nilsson on 9/8/2026
It is meant to be a start in to Azure world from physical servers time. Would be a five and that are two things about simulations. First is that none was able to finish. I know it isn't needed but still would be much better if the last box was clickable and showing that I finished it. Number two, also simulation. Example: Instead of showing "Next" with a red box around, why not only have text, click the next button. And then the student need to find it. If it is to write a policy called Security, let the student write that instead of just click on a red row. After 15 clicks I have no idea what I am doing.
By Gediminas Vaiciulis on 8/3/2026
I thoroughly enjoyed this Johns course from start to finish. While it stays at a surface level, it gave me a solid grasp of what to expect when working hands-on with Azure and Microsoft 365 administration. The hands-on labs were especially helpful for building practical confidence rather than just theory. A great starting point for anyone looking to break into or get familiar with M365/Azure admin work.
By Guso de Obaldia on 7/14/2026
Going through a brief history of networking through today's technology made it easier to understand what worked in the past and why it required updating.
By Danny Guynes on 6/25/2026
The core information has been fine thus far, but there has been a lot of fluff talk around the core information and extraneous discussion about how some people can't do this and can't do that, and how the instructor can't do this or that, instead of just stating what can and cannot be done in a more succinct manner. Feel as though the time to get through Section 1 could be half the amount of time. I do like the overall instruction though ... just easy to tune out of the instructor since a lot of the information is just extraneous.
By Krystelle Chelsea Olivares on 6/23/2026
I loved how thorough this course was. He updated it many times, added more videos and always made sure that the things we learned were up to date. Really good simulations and I really do commend your effort and passion in the way you teach. I would rate it higher than 5 stars if I could, thank you so much!
By Ngoy Mongyumba Serge on 5/4/2026
Avec ce cours de 10h , ça m'a permis de mettre de mettre de l'ordre dans ce que je connaissais et apprendre d'avantage sur l'administration dans Microsoft 365.
By Mario Uribe on 4/14/2026
The course was good, and informational. I feel that the simulations were too easy and it would be great if there was an option where you aren't being led through the task so you can test yourself on being able to do it on your own.
By Florence Mohe on 1/20/2026
This course has taught me a lot and the acquired knowledge will be useful for other Microsoft 365 courses and certifications.
By Michael Sanchez on 1/9/2026
This was a great "bring me up to speed" course. Having been mainly a on-prem admin, then moving to full on support for five years. I am now trying to get back into administration so updating my knowledge. Thank you!
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