# Microsoft Learning Notes, Plans, & Documentation (_created_ Monday November 25, 2004 _@_ 23:03) # Microsoft Learn Plans _(Monday, November 25, 2004)_ There have been a number of rather significant changes made to the **Microsoft Learn** site, with courses being renamed, re-organized, or _removed_ entirely in some instances. So, I thought we'd write up a new assessment of what appears to me to be the best way to go about educating myself (or, ourselves, if this is ever shared with the team) to setup, use, and administer our new windows infrastructure environment and its tools. There remains the **Administrator Career Path**, which appears to be mostly unaltered and still ends with the examination for obtaining the **Azure Administrator Associate Certification**. I believe there were 2 different Azure admin certifications previously, one serving as a more introductory certificate and one that was a more in depth and indicative of a higher level of Windows _"sysadmin" capability_. ### UPDATE: Despite it still being labeled **Azure Administrator Associate Certification**, actually _clicking the link or investigating_ well lead to you the **Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert Certification** (what a shit name). # Overview: Windows Administrator's Career Path [LINK](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/plans/50nrtozg28d354#) ## Milestone 1: Azure Administrator Associate self-paced training **AZ:104: Prerequisites for Azure Administrators** - 3 Modules (1 hr 33 m) **AZ:104: Manage Identities and Governance in Azure** - 7 modules (3 hr 48 m) **AZ:104: Implement and Manage Storage in Azure** - 6 modules (4 hr 1 m) **AZ:104: Deploy and Manage Azure Compute Resources** - 8 modules (5 hr 45 m) **AZ:104: Configure and Manage Virtual Networks for Azure** Administrators - 10 modules (7 hr 6 m) **AZ:104: Monitor and Back Up Azure Resources** - 7 modules (4 hr 13 m) ## Milestone 2: Azure Administrator Associate Certification [LINK](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/m365-administrator-expert/?ns-enrollment-type=Collection&ns-enrollment-id=xe27iz5er6zn28) (_now apparently called_ **Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert** certification) ### Certification Details (MSFT365 Admin Expert) **Exam MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator** This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: - Deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant - Implement and manage Microsoft Entra identity and access - Manage security and threats by using Microsoft 365 Defender - Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview **Cost**: _$165 USD_ ### Certification Prerequisites To become a Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert, you must earn at least one of the following: - **(Microsoft 365 Certified:)** - [Endpoint Administrator Associate](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/modern-desktop/) - [Messaging Administrator Associate](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/m365-messaging-administrator/) - [Teams Administrator Associate](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/m365-teams-administrator-associate/) - **(Microsoft Certified:)** - [Identity and Access Administrator Associate](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/identity-and-access-administrator/) - [Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/information-protection-administrator/)