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.NET Development: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.THE PLATFORM IS CROSS-PLATFORM NOWWhich changes hosting entirely — Linux servers and... Administering Microsoft Services Where configuration happens.WHAT ADMINISTRATION CENTRES EXISTA central portal for users, licences... Administrative Roles and Privileged Access Who can do what.WHAT ROLES PROVIDEDefined sets of administrative permissions.WHAT TO... Authentication Methods How people prove who they are.WHAT METHODS EXISTPasswords Authenticator applications, producing... Automating Azure and Infrastructure Scripting cloud resources.WHAT SCRIPTING SUITSProvisioning and configuring resources Reporting on... Automating Microsoft 365 Administration Bulk work across services.WHAT SCRIPTING SUITS HEREBulk user creation and modification Licence... Azure Backup and Recovery Protecting against loss.WHAT THE PLATFORM PROVIDESBackup services for virtual machines,... Azure Compute Options Where code runs.WHAT VIRTUAL MACHINES PROVIDEA complete operating system you control.What they... Azure Databases Managed data services.WHAT OPTIONS EXISTManaged relational databases Document and multi-model... Azure Identity and Access for Resources Controlling who can do what.WHAT ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL PROVIDESPermissions assigned at a... Azure Networking Connecting resources.WHAT A VIRTUAL NETWORK ISAn isolated network in which your resources... Azure Security Practices Protecting cloud resources.WHAT TO CONFIGURE FIRSTMulti-factor authentication for every... Azure Storage Holding data.WHAT STORAGE TYPES EXISTObject storage, for unstructured data and files File shares,... Backup and Disaster Recovery for Windows Environments Protecting infrastructure.WHAT TO BACK UPDomain controller system state File servers and their... Building APIs With ASP.NET Core Service endpoints.WHAT TO DEFINEResources, and the operations on them Consistent response shapes,... Building Good Power Apps Practical construction.WHAT TO PLAN BEFORE BUILDINGThe data structure Who uses it, and on what... Building Reliable Flows Automation that works.WHAT TO ALWAYS HANDLEFailure of any action The trigger firing unexpectedly... C# Language Essentials for .NET Practical language use.WHAT TO USE FOR DATA CARRIERSRecords, which provide value equality and... Choosing Between Cloud and On-Premises Where to run things.WHAT CLOUD SERVICES PROVIDENo hardware to buy or maintain Updates applied... Choosing Between Low-Code and Development When each is appropriate.WHAT LOW-CODE SUITSForms and data collection Approvals and simple... Co-Authoring Documents in Microsoft 365 Working together on files.WHAT CO-AUTHORING PROVIDESSeveral people editing one document... Conditional Access Policies Controlling when access is permitted.WHAT THEY DOEvaluate conditions at sign-in and decide... Data Access With Entity Framework Core Working with databases.WHAT IT PROVIDESMapping between classes and database tables, with queries... Data Protection and Compliance Retention, classification and discovery.WHAT RETENTION POLICIES DOKeep content for a defined... Deploying .NET Applications Getting applications running.WHAT HOSTING OPTIONS EXISTA managed application platform Containers... Deploying and Managing Applications Getting software onto devices.WHAT DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS EXISTStore applications Line-of-business... Deploying Resources Consistently Infrastructure as code.WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH PORTAL DEPLOYMENT ISIt is not repeatable, not... Designing Power BI Reports Presenting information usefully.WHAT TO ESTABLISH FIRSTWho reads this, and what decision it... DNS and DHCP in Windows Environments Network services.WHY DNS MATTERS PARTICULARLYActive Directory depends on it entirely. A directory... Email in Microsoft 365 Exchange Online in practice.WHAT IT PROVIDESMailboxes, calendars and contacts Shared mailboxes,... Enrolling and Configuring Devices Bringing devices under management.WHAT ENROLMENT METHODS EXISTUser-driven enrolment Automatic... Entra and Identity: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.THE CLOUD DIRECTORY IS NOT ACTIVE DIRECTORYDifferent concepts, different protocols,... File Services and Permissions Shared storage on Windows.WHAT THE TWO PERMISSION SYSTEMS AREShare permissions, applying to... Governing the Power Platform Managing citizen development.WHY GOVERNANCE MATTERS HERE PARTICULARLYAnyone with a licence can... Group Policy Centralised configuration.WHAT IT DOESApplies configuration to users and computers... Hybrid Identity and Directory Synchronisation Connecting on-premises to the cloud.WHAT SYNCHRONISATION PROVIDESAccounts from an on-premises... Integrating Applications With Teams Extending the platform.WHAT INTEGRATION OPTIONS EXISTTabs, embedding an application in a channel... Intune and Device Management: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.COMPLIANCE COMBINED WITH CONDITIONAL ACCESS IS THE POINTAccess granted only from... Managing Azure Costs Controlling spend.WHY IT MATTERSConsumption billing means cost follows usage, and mistakes are... Managing External Access and Guests Collaborating outside the organisation.WHAT GUEST ACCESS PROVIDESPeople outside your organisation... Managing Identities and Groups Organising who is who.WHAT IDENTITY TYPES EXISTMembers, belonging to your organisation Guests,... Managing Mobile Devices Phones and tablets.WHAT DIFFERS FROM COMPUTERSOwnership is frequently personal Platform... Managing Power BI Refresh and Performance Keeping reports current and fast.WHAT REFRESH DOESReloads data from the source into the... Managing PowerShell Scripts Treating automation as code.WHAT TO PUT IN VERSION CONTROLEvery script that matters.WHYThey... Managing Users and Licences Day-to-day administration.WHAT TO DO WHEN SOMEONE JOINSCreate the account, with a standard naming... Managing Users, Groups and Organisational Units Directory administration.WHAT TO ESTABLISHA naming convention for accounts and groups An... Managing Windows Devices With Intune Endpoint configuration.WHAT TO CONFIGUREDisk encryption, with keys escrowed Update rings,... Microsoft 365 Security Configuration Protecting the tenant.WHAT TO ENABLE FIRSTMulti-factor authentication for every account.WHYIt... Microsoft 365: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.ENABLE MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR EVERY ACCOUNTIt prevents the large majority of... Microsoft Azure: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.CHOOSE THE MOST MANAGED OPTION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTEvery layer you manage is a... Microsoft Copilot and AI Features Assistance across the products.WHAT IT PROVIDESDrafting and summarising in productivity... Microsoft Licensing Fundamentals How products are paid for.WHAT LICENSING IS BASED ONPer user, for most productivity and identity... Microsoft Technology in Practice: Common Mistakes What goes wrong repeatedly.NO EMERGENCY ACCESS ACCOUNTA policy then locks out every... Microsoft Technology: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.IDENTITY CONNECTS EVERYTHINGAlmost every product authenticates... Migrating Content to SharePoint Moving files from elsewhere.WHAT TO ESTABLISH FIRSTWhat content exists What is still used What... Migrating to Microsoft 365 Moving from another system.WHAT TO ESTABLISH FIRSTWhat is being migrated: mail, files, or bothHow... Monitoring Azure Resources Understanding what is running.WHAT MONITORING PROVIDESMetrics for every resource Logs, collected... Monitoring Identity and Responding to Incidents Watching for compromise.WHAT TO MONITORSign-in logs, including failures Audit logs of directory... Moving From On-Premises to Cloud Migration and hybrid operation.WHAT TO ESTABLISH FIRSTWhat each system does, and what depends on... OneDrive and File Storage Personal and synchronised files.WHAT IT PROVIDESPersonal file storage per user Synchronisation to... Power Platform Environments and Solutions Structuring development.WHAT AN ENVIRONMENT ISA container for applications, flows and data, with... PowerShell Automation: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.OBJECTS RATHER THAN TEXT IS THE WHOLE POINTNo output parsing, which is where... PowerShell Fundamentals for Administrators The core skills.WHAT TO KNOW FIRSTHow to find a command for a task How to see what a command... Preparing Data for Power BI Transformation and modelling.WHAT THE TRANSFORMATION STAGE DOESCleans and reshapes data before it... Protecting Data on Devices Application protection policies.WHAT THEY DOControl how organisational data behaves within... Reselling Microsoft Services Offering Microsoft 365 to customers.WHAT THE PARTNER ARRANGEMENT PROVIDESThe ability to sell... Scheduling PowerShell Automation Unattended execution in Windows environments.WHAT OPTIONS EXISTThe task scheduler, on a server A... Securing .NET Applications Protecting server-side code.WHAT TO IMPLEMENTAuthentication through an established provider... Securing Active Directory Protecting the directory.WHY IT MATTERS MOSTCompromise of the directory is compromise of... SharePoint and Teams: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.TEAM FILES LIVE IN SHAREPOINTWhich is where permissions, retention and storage are... SharePoint Permissions Controlling access to content.WHAT PERMISSION LEVELS EXISTRead, contribute, edit, design and full... Sharing and Governing Power BI Content Distribution and control.WHAT WORKSPACES AREContainers for content, with defined access.WHAT TO... Structuring SharePoint Sites Organising content.WHAT TO AVOIDOne enormous site containing everything Deep folder hierarchies A... Structuring Teams and Channels Organising collaboration.WHAT TO CREATE A TEAM FORA group of people working together over... Supporting Microsoft 365 Users Common issues and resolution.WHAT PROBLEMS RECURSign-in failures Multi-factor authentication... Teams Governance and Lifecycle Managing growth.WHAT GOVERNANCE COVERSWho may create teams Naming conventions Classification and... Testing .NET Applications Verification practices.WHAT LEVELS TO WRITEUnit tests for logic Integration tests for data access... The Microsoft Ecosystem: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.IDENTITY IS WHAT CONNECTS EVERYTHINGAlmost every product authenticates against the... The Power Platform: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.THE CENTRAL RISK IS SHADOW DEVELOPMENTAnyone with a licence can build something the... Understanding Active Directory The on-premises directory.WHAT IT ISA directory service providing authentication, authorisation... Understanding ASP.NET Core Building web applications and APIs.WHAT IT ISThe web framework within the modern platform.WHAT IT... Understanding Azure What the platform provides.WHAT IT ISA cloud platform providing infrastructure, platform and... Understanding Microsoft Entra ID The cloud directory.WHAT IT ISThe identity and access management service underlying Microsoft... Understanding Microsoft Intune Cloud device management.WHAT IT PROVIDESEnrolment of devices into management Configuration... Understanding Microsoft Teams The collaboration hub.WHAT IT PROVIDESPersistent chat, individual and group Channels, for... Understanding Power Apps Building applications without code.WHAT TYPES EXISTCanvas applications, where you design the... Understanding Power Automate Workflow automation.WHAT IT DOESRuns a sequence of actions in response to a trigger.WHAT TRIGGERS... Understanding Power BI Reporting and analysis.WHAT IT PROVIDESConnecting to data sources Transforming and modelling data... Understanding SharePoint Online The content platform.WHAT IT ISA platform for storing, organising and sharing content, underlying... Understanding Tenants and Subscriptions The organising structures.WHAT A TENANT ISAn organisation's dedicated instance of Microsoft cloud... Understanding the .NET Platform The development framework.WHAT IT ISA development platform for building applications, with a... Understanding the Microsoft Technology Stack What the products are and how they relate.WHAT THE MAJOR AREAS AREProductivity and collaboration,... Understanding the Power Platform What the components do.WHAT THE COMPONENTS AREPower BI, for reporting and analysis Power Apps,... Understanding Windows Server The server operating system.WHAT IT PROVIDESA platform for running server roles and... Using PowerShell for Administration Why it matters in this ecosystem.WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SHELLSCommands pass... Using Teams Effectively Practices that help.WHAT TO ESTABLISH AS CONVENTIONSWhere different kinds of communication belong... What Microsoft 365 Includes The service components.WHAT THE CORE SERVICES AREEmail and calendaring File storage, personal and... Windows Server and Active Directory: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.DOMAIN MEMBERS MUST USE INTERNAL DNSPointing them at public servers breaks... Windows Server Patching and Maintenance Keeping servers current.WHY IT MATTERSUnpatched servers are exploited, and vulnerabilities are... Writing Safe Administration Scripts Avoiding damage at scale.WHY IT MATTERS MORE HEREAdministration scripts change many objects at...
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