MS-201 Implementing a Hybrid and Secure Messaging Platform

This course helps you prepare for Official Microsoft 365 Certification Exam MS-201: Implementing a Hybrid and Secure Messaging Platform - and this course helps you prepare to earn the Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrator Associate badge. For more information on the Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrator Associate badge itself such as benefits of earning this certification badge, prerequisite badges, and the certification paths this badge is associated with, please use the following link to learn more about the Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrator Associate badge:

• Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrator Associate Badge (Modern Workplace Associate)

NOTE: This course does NOT prepare you for Microsoft 365 Certification Exam MS-200: Planning and Configuring a Messaging Platform. You MUST also pass Exam MS-200 in addition to Exam MS-201 to earn this badge.

We offer the following course to help you prepare for Exam MS-200.

• MS-200 Planning and Configuring a Messaging Platform

Please keep reading this page if you want to find more details about this class.

About this Course

Learn how to Achieve Fantastic Messaging Security and Compliance with this training package.

This 4-day Implementing a Hybrid and Secure Messaging Platform training includes the following 2 courses. It is also designed to help you prepare for Exam MS-201.

• Course MS-201T01: Defining a Hybrid Messaging Strategy
• Course MS-201T02: Managing Messaging Security, Hygiene, and Compliance

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MS-201T01 Defining a Hybrid Messaging Strategy

This 2-day course introduces you to the world of hybrid messaging. You
will learn how to deploy a hybrid environment for your Exchange
organization and how to migrate mailboxes to Exchange Online. You will
begin by examining available mailbox migration options, and then focus on
planning for a hybrid deployment. Finally, you will learn how to implement
and troubleshoot a hybrid deployment.

Audience Profile

The Messaging Administrator deploys, configures, manages, and troubleshoots
recipients, permissions, mail protection, mail flow, and public folders
in both on-premises and cloud enterprise environments. ​Responsibilities
include managing message hygiene, messaging infrastructure,
and hybrid configuration and migration. The Messaging Administrator also
implements and manages disaster recovery, high availability, and client
access. The Messaging Administrator collaborates with the Security
Administrator and Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator
to implement a secure hybrid topology that meets the business needs of a
modern organization. ​The Messaging Administrator should have a working
knowledge of authentication types, licensing, and integration with
Microsoft 365 applications. ​

Prerequisites

This course is designed for persons who are aspiring to the Microsoft 365
Messaging Administrator role.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Plan Mailbox Migrations
• Plan IMAP Migrations
• Plan Cutover and Staged Migrations
• Perform Advanced Migrations
• Understand Exchange Hybrid Deployment Requirements
• Run the Hybrid Configuration Wizard
• Deploy and Manage an Edge Transport Server
• Configure a Hybrid Deployment using the HCW
• Implement Advanced Hybrid Functionality
• Troubleshoot Hybrid Deployments

Course Outline

Module 1: Performing Mailbox Migrations

Lessons

• Planning Mailbox Migrations
• Performing IMAP Migrations
• Performing Cutover and Staged Migrations
• Performing Advanced Migrations

Module 2: Planning a Hybrid Environment

Lessons

• Exchange Hybrid Deployment Requirements
• Planning to Run the Hybrid Configuration Wizard

Module 3: Deploying and Troubleshooting a Hybrid Environment

Lessons

• Deploying and Managing an Edge Transport Server
• Configuring a Hybrid Deployment using the HCW
• Implementing Advanced Hybrid Functionality
• Troubleshooting Hybrid Deployments

Module 4: Lab - Hybrid Deployment and Management

Lab : Hybrid Deployment and Management

• Exercise 1: Perform a mailbox migration to Microsoft 365
• Exercise 2: Manage hybrid scenarios

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MS-201T02 Managing Messaging Security, Hygiene, and Compliance

In this 2-day course you will learn about the different messaging-related
security and compliance service configurations and settings with Exchange
Server and Exchange Online. You will begin by examining the fundamentals of
message hygiene with Exchange Online Protection and Exchange Advanced
Threat Protection, as well as connection and spam filtering with Exchange.
You will then examine messaging compliance solutions, such as retention and
data loss prevention policies, as well as audit log investigations and
eDiscovery search mechanisms from the messaging compliance perspective. You
will learn how to plan a proper deployment and how to perform the basic
implementation process for each solution. You will conclude the course by
examining how to manage permissions that are assigned to user and admin
roles

Audience Profile

The Messaging Administrator deploys, configures, manages, and troubleshoots
recipients, permissions, mail protection, mail flow, and public folders
in both on-premises and cloud enterprise environments. ​Responsibilities
include managing message hygiene, messaging infrastructure,
and hybrid configuration and migration. The Messaging Administrator also
implements and manages disaster recovery, high availability, and client
access. The Messaging Administrator collaborates with the Security
Administrator and Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator
to implement a secure hybrid topology that meets the business needs of a
modern organization. ​The Messaging Administrator should have a working
knowledge of authentication types, licensing, and integration with
Microsoft 365 applications. ​

Prerequisite

This course is designed for persons who are aspiring to the Microsoft 365
Messaging Administrator role.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Plan for Message Hygiene
• Manage Anti-Malware and Anti-Spam Policies
• Manage Advanced Threat Protection
• Plan for Messaging Compliance in the SCC
• Plan for Messaging Compliance in Exchange
• Manage Exchange Online Archiving and Auditing
• Manage Content Search
• Manage Admin Role-based Permissions
• Manage User Role-based Permissions
• Plan for Exchange Setup - RBAC and AD Split Permissions

Course Outline

Module 1: Managing Message Hygiene

Lessons

• Planning for Message Hygiene
• Managing Anti-Malware and Anti-Spam Policies
• Managing Advanced Threat Protection

Module 2: Managing Compliance

Lessons

• Messaging Compliance in the SCC
• Messaging Compliance in Exchange
• Managing Exchange Online Archiving and Auditing
• Managing Content Search

Module 3: Managing Role-Based Permissions

Lessons

• Managing Admin Roles
• Managing User Roles
• Exchange Setup - RBAC and AD Split Permission

Module 4: Lab - Manage Message Hygiene

Lab : Manage Message Hygiene

• Exercise 1: Manage message hygiene in an on-premises solution
• Exercise 2: Manage message hygiene in a cloud solution
• Exercise 3: Manage message hygiene in a hybrid solution