MS-203 Manage your Microsoft 365 messaging environment

Intermediate
Administrator
Microsoft 365
Office
Office 365
Exchange Server
Microsoft Exchange Online

Examines how to manage your messaging environment in Microsoft 365, including authentication for messaging, configuring organizational settings, and configuring organizational settings.

Prerequisites

This module is designed for persons who are aspiring to the Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrator role. The prerequisites for this module include:

  • Ability to navigate the Microsoft 365 admin center, the Exchange admin center, and the Microsoft Defender portal
  • Ability to create Domain Name System (DNS) records at an intermediate level
  • Familiarity with Active Directory concepts such as centralized domain management, sites, and directory-based identity-related services
  • Ability to write PowerShell commands at an intermediate level

Modules in this learning path

Examines how messaging administrators can ensure that user accounts are well protected and secure without deploying security features that introduce unnecessary complexity in your users’ everyday work.

Examines the Microsoft 365 organizational settings that a messaging administrator can configure, including mailbox quotas to control disk usage on the Exchange Server, and throttling policies to prioritize workloads that affect an organization.

Examines federation delegation and federated sharing, which messaging admins must implement so their organizations can share information with other trusted organizations.