MS-201: Implementing a Hybrid and Secure Messaging Platform
MS-201: Implementing a Hybrid and Secure Messaging Platform are part of the requirements for the Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrator Associate
Exam requirements
The official exam document are published here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-ms-201.aspx
Exam preparation
This exam preparation is the for the old 70-345: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 and not the updated MS-201 exam.
https://channel9.msdn.com/events/Ignite/2016/BRK3254
Books covering the exam
No Books covering the exam added yet.
Video training for the exam
Pluralsight
This course on Pluralsight is for the old 70-345: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016, but covers a lot of the exam objectives in the MS-201 exam:
- 70-345: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
https://www.pluralsight.com/paths/designing-and-deploying-microsoft-exchange-server-2016-70-345
Microsoft Ignite 2018 on Tech Community
- BRK3277 – Making the best of the cloud: How Exchange Online is different from Exchange on-premises
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/66493 - BRK3143 – Hybrid Exchange: Making it easier and faster to move to the cloud
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65633 - BRK3129 – Turbo charge your Exchange on-premises and hybrid environment: Notes from the field
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65644 - THR2145 – Why do we need to keep an Exchange Server on-premises when we move to the cloud?
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/66438 - THR3025 – Preparing to move (or remove) those public folders to the cloud
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65654 - BRK3411 – Secure enterprise productivity with Office 365 threat protection services including EOP, ATP, and Threat Intelligence
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/64345 - BRK4002 – Securing your Office 365 environment from advanced phishing campaigns with Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/64525 - BRK3148 – Securing Exchange Online from modern threats
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65645 - BRK3279 – So long and thanks for all the (email) phish
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/66495 - THR3024 – How to add MFA to your Exchange Online/on-premises mailboxes in 20 minutes or less
https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65653
Online training
OpenEdx (free)
- Defining a Hybrid Messaging Strategy
https://openedx.microsoft.com/courses/course-v1:Microsoft+MS-201.1+2019_T1/about - Managing Messaging Security, Hygiene, and Compliance
https://openedx.microsoft.com/courses/course-v1:Microsoft+MS-201.2+2019_T1/about
Instructor-led training
Microsoft Learning Partner
- Course MS-201T01-A: Defining a Hybrid Messaging Strategy
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/courses/ms-201t01 - Course MS-201T02-A: Managing Messaging Security, Hygiene, and Compliance
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/courses/ms-201t02
Exam Objectives
Plan and Implement a Hybrid Configuration and Migration (35-40%)
- Plan a hybrid environment
- Evaluate federation in hybrid coexistence
- Evaluate hybrid free/busy access
- Decide between Exchange Classic Hybrid and Exchange Modern Hybrid
- Deploy a hybrid environment
- Deploy and verify OAuth for a hybrid deployment
- Install and configure Edge server role
- Configure hybrid mail flow
- Configure federation in hybrid coexistence
- Configure Organization
- Configuration Transfer (OCT)
- Deploy the Exchange Hybrid Agent to one or more Exchange servers
- Implement advanced hybrid functionality, including On-premises, OneDrive access, and Outlook for iOS
- Plan and implement migration
- Manage mailbox migration request batches
- Troubleshoot mailbox migration
- Evaluate migration types
- Configure migration endpoints in Microsoft 365
- Manage public folders
- Troubleshoot public folder coexistence
- Move content between public folder mailboxes
- Create additional public folder mailboxes
- Implement public folder Top Level Hierarchy (TLH)
- Implement mail-enabled public folders
- Plan and configure public folders
- Plan a public folder migration to Microsoft 365
Secure the Messaging Environment (40-45%)
- Manage role-based permissions
- Manage role groups
- Assign user accounts to admin roles
- Manage user roles
- Manage a delegated Role-based Access Control (RBAC) setup
- Plan RBAC roles for eDiscovery
- Manage message hygiene
- Plan for message hygiene
- Manage connection filters
- Configure malware filters
- Configure spam filters
- Monitor action center
- Monitor quarantined items
- Manage protection for phishing
- Plan and configure Spam Confidence Levels (SCL)
- Manage Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for messaging
- Configure and manage ATP safe attachments
- Configure and manage ATP safe links
- Configure and manage ATP anti-phishing
- Manage ATP anti-spam
- Monitor Threat Protection Status
- Manage compliance
- Configure retention policies
- Configure data loss prevention policies
- Review and analyze audit logs
- Manage journal rules
- Manage content search
- Manage litigation hold
Manage Organizational Settings (15-20%)
- Configure organizational settings
- Configure sharing
- Configure workload management
- Manage email address policies
- Plan address lists
- Manage Global Address List (GAL)
- Manage Offline Address Book (OAB)
- Manage address book policies
