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Focus on this objective today: Create and monitor agent flows in Copilot Studio: Implement error handling in agent flows. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Automate workflows using agent flows in Copilot Studio Module 9 Units Feedback Intermediate App Maker Microsoft Copilot Studio Learn to automate repetitive, multi-step business processes using agent flows in Copilot Studio. Note Microsoft Copilot Studio has introduced a new experience with updated features, capabilities, and navigation. This module is based on the classic experience .
20 September 2026 · Plan and configure agent solutions (30–35%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Manage privacy settings and exclusions: Configure content exclusions and editor settings. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Configure Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management settings for Azure VMs Module 7 Units Feedback Intermediate Security Engineer Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Configure Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management for Azure VMs by selecting the appropriate scanning method for your Defender for Servers plan tier, enabling vulnerability assessment at subscription and machine scope, and reviewing findings in the Microsoft Defender portal. Apply Defender for Servers Plan 2 premium capabilities—security baselines assessment and vulnerable application blocking—to enforce ongoing compliance and reduce exploitation risk. Learning objectives After completing this module, you'll be able to: Explore how Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management integrates with Defender for Servers Plan 1 and Plan 2 to provide agent-based and agentless vulnerability scanning for Azure VMs Configure vulnerability scanning for Azure VMs at subscription and machine scope using Defender for Cloud Environment Settings Review vulnerability findings, interpret CVE and severity data, and create disable rules to manage accepted risks in the Defender portal Apply Defender for Servers Plan 2 premium capabilities—security baselines assessment and application blocking—to enforce VM security posture Add Prerequisites Familiarity with Microsoft Defender for Cloud at a basic level Understanding of Defender for Servers Plan 1 and Plan 2 tiers Knowledge of Azure resource types and Azure role-based access control (RBAC) Familiarity with security recommendations in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud portal Get started with Azure Choose the Azure account that's right for you.
20 September 2026 · Configure privacy, content exclusions, and safeguards (10–15%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Develop unit tests by using GitHub Copilot tools: Accept, reject, or partially accept unit test suggestions generated by GitHub Copilot Inline Chat. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Develop unit tests using GitHub Copilot tools Module 8 Units Feedback Intermediate Developer GitHub This module explores using GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat to create unit tests. Exercises provide practical experience creating unit test projects and running unit tests in Visual Studio Code. Learning objectives By the end of this module, you're able to: Create unit tests using GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code. Create unit tests that target edge cases and specific conditions using GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.
20 September 2026 · Develop unit tests by using GitHub Copilot toolstip ·
Focus on this objective today: Create and manage Microsoft 365 Copilot agents: Configure agent settings such as instructions, capabilities and suggested prompts. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Configure GitHub Copilot instructions and create custom agents Module 8 Units Feedback Intermediate Developer GitHub Visual Studio Code This module covers how to configure and customize GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code using instruction files, prompt files, custom agents, and agent handoffs to create tailored AI-assisted development workflows. Learning objectives After completing this module, you're able to: Customize GitHub Copilot's responses using instruction files and prompt files to enforce project-specific coding styles, best practices, and guidelines. Create custom GitHub Copilot agents in Visual Studio Code with tailored instructions, tool permissions, and subagent configurations.
20 September 2026 · Manage prompts and conversations by using AI (35–40%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform services: Describe the value of Microsoft Power Pages to build websites. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform services Module 11 Units Feedback Beginner Business Owner Business User App Maker Student Microsoft Copilot Studio Power Apps Power Automate Power BI Power Pages Microsoft Power Platform This module focuses on the challenges organizations face in building efficient solutions, automating workflows, and analyzing data and how the Microsoft Power Platform addresses these needs. Learning objectives In this module, you learn how to: Describe Power Platform. Describe the business value of Power Platform.
20 September 2026 · Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform (5–10%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Configure access to storage: Configure stored access policies. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Configure secure access to pipeline resources Module 10 Units Feedback Intermediate Administrator Developer DevOps Engineer Security Engineer Security Operations Analyst Solution Architect Student Support Engineer Azure Azure Artifacts Azure Cloud Services Azure DevOps Azure Pipelines Azure Repos This module is designed to help learners understand the importance of pipeline security and how to secure pipeline resources using Azure DevOps. The module covers fundamental concepts and best practices for secure agent pools, secret variables, files and storage, service connections, environments, and repositories. Learning objectives In this module, you practice how to: Identify and mitigate common security threats.
20 September 2026 · Implement and manage storage (15–20%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Design an application architecture: Recommend a messaging architecture. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Design an application architecture Module 11 Units Feedback Advanced Solution Architect Azure App Configuration Azure Cache for Redis Azure Event Grid Azure Event Hubs Azure Architects are responsible to design and recommend application architectures. Learning objectives In this module, you learn how to: Describe message and event scenarios. Design a messaging solution.
20 September 2026 · Design infrastructure solutions (30–35%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Describe threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR: Describe Microsoft Defender XDR services. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Describe threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR Module 13 Units Feedback Beginner Business User Student Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Microsoft Defender for Identity Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender Microsoft Defender for Threat Intelligence Protect against cyber threats with Microsoft Defender XDR across endpoints, identities, email, and applications. Learning objectives After completing this module, you'll be able to: Describe the services of the Microsoft Defender XDR suite. Describe how the services of Microsoft Defender XDR provide integrated protection against sophisticated attacks.
20 September 2026 · Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions (35–40%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Create and manage workspaces and assets: Identify when a gateway is required. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Create and manage Microsoft Sentinel workspaces Module 9 Units Feedback Intermediate Security Operations Analyst Microsoft Defender Microsoft Sentinel Azure Log Analytics Learn about the architecture of Microsoft Sentinel workspaces to ensure you configure your system to meet your organization's security operations requirements. Learning objectives Upon completion of this module, the learner will be able to: Describe Microsoft Sentinel workspace architecture Onboard a Microsoft Sentinel workspace to Microsoft Defender Manage a Microsoft Sentinel workspace in Microsoft Defender Add Prerequisites Basic experience with Microsoft Defender and Azure services Introduction min Plan for the Microsoft Sentinel workspace min Create a Microsoft Sentinel workspace min Manage workspaces across tenants using Azure Lighthouse min Understand Microsoft Sentinel permissions and roles min Manage Microsoft Sentinel settings min Configure logs min Module assessment min Summary and resources min Take the module assessment Module Assessment Results Assess your understanding of this module. Sign in and answer all questions correctly to earn a pass designation on your profile.
20 September 2026 · Manage and secure Power BI (15–20%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Identify AI workloads: Identify features and capabilities of speech recognition and speech synthesis. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Create an image recognition solution with Azure IoT Edge, Azure AI Custom Vision, and Azure Speech Module 9 Units Feedback Intermediate AI Edge Engineer Azure IoT Edge Azure IoT Hub Azure AI Custom Vision Azure Speech in Foundry Tools Foundry Tools Build an Azure IoT Edge image recognition solution for a self-checkout scenario. The exported Azure AI Custom Vision classification model runs locally in an IoT Edge module, and the Camera Capture module calls Azure Speech (via a Foundry resource) at runtime to synthesize item labels as audio. Learning objectives In this module, you will: Describe how Azure IoT Edge, Azure IoT Hub, a camera, and containerized modules support image recognition at the edge Use a prebuilt, exported Azure AI Custom Vision classification model packaged in an IoT Edge module Create the required Azure resources, including an IoT Hub device identity and a Foundry resource for Speech in Southeast Asia, unless you update the sample code and deployment template to make the Speech region configurable Build and deploy the solution to an Azure IoT Edge device by using Visual Studio Code Verify module status and monitor events from the edge device and Azure IoT Hub Note This lab uses the Azure IoT Edge tools for Visual Studio Code extension because the existing lab assets and steps depend on that workflow.
20 September 2026 · Identify AI concepts and capabilities (40–45%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Optimize enterprise-scale semantic models: Implement performance improvements in queries and report visuals. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Optimize semantic model performance Module 9 Units Feedback Advanced Data Analyst Microsoft Fabric Power BI Diagnose and fix semantic model and report performance issues. Use Performance analyzer to identify bottlenecks, optimize DAX calculations, reduce cardinality, and implement aggregations to improve query speed. Learning objectives By the end of this module, you're able to: Use Performance analyzer to identify performance bottlenecks Optimize DAX calculations for better query performance Reduce cardinality levels to improve model efficiency Implement aggregations to accelerate queries on large datasets Apply a systematic approach to troubleshoot common performance issues Add Prerequisites Semantic model design experience and DAX authoring skills Introduction min Use Performance analyzer to diagnose issues min Optimize DAX calculations min Reduce cardinality for better performance min Implement aggregations min Troubleshoot common performance issues min Exercise: Diagnose and fix a slow report min Knowledge check min Summary min Take the module assessment Module Assessment Results Assess your understanding of this module.
20 September 2026 · Implement and manage semantic models (25–30%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Identify benefits and capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot: Understand capabilities of Microsoft Graph. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Describe the authentication capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID Module 7 Units Feedback Beginner Business User Student Azure Microsoft Entra ID Microsoft Entra Learn about the authentication capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID, including multifactor authentication, and how they improve security. You'll also learn about self-service password reset (SSPR) and the password protection and management capabilities. Learning objectives After completing this module, you'll be able to: Describe the authentication methods of Microsoft Entra ID.
20 September 2026 · Identify benefits, capabilities, and opportunities for Microsoft’s AI apps and services (35–40%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Build a canvas app: Describe common controls. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Build a canvas app Module 13 Units Feedback Beginner Business Owner Business User App Maker Student Power Apps This module covers how to build and modify a canvas app in Power Apps by using the assistance of Copilot. Learning objectives In this module, you learn how to: Choose and connect data sources for Power Apps canvas apps Create canvas apps using Excel data Describe and use controls Build responsive layouts with containers Build and edit Apps with Copilot Integrate and customize Copilot controls Automate business processes with Agent builder Preview, test, and publish a canvas app Manage and share canvas apps Add Prerequisites None Introduction min Connect to data sources by using connectors min Create an app from data min Describe common controls min Build responsive pages using containers min Create and modify an app through conversation min Exercise - Create a canvas app min Describe the capabilities of Copilot controls min Describe use cases for Agent Builder min Preview, test, and publish an app min Share a canvas app min Module assessment min Summary and resources min Take the module assessment Module Assessment Results Assess your understanding of this module. Sign in and answer all questions correctly to earn a pass designation on your profile. Start.
20 September 2026 · Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps (25–30%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Describe the benefits of using cloud services: Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Describe the benefits of using cloud services Module 8 Units Feedback Beginner Administrator Developer DevOps Engineer Solution Architect Azure This module introduces you to the benefits cloud computing can offer you or your organization. Learning objectives Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud. Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud.
20 September 2026 · Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Automation and AI tools: Describe GitHub Codespaces and how to set up, customize, and use dev containers. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Code with GitHub Codespaces Module 7 Units Feedback Beginner Administrator Developer Solution Architect DevOps Engineer GitHub GitHub Codespaces is a fully configured development environment hosted in the cloud. By using GitHub Codespaces, your workspace, along with all of your configured development environments, is available from any computer with access to the internet. Learning objectives By the end of this module, you're able to: Describe GitHub Codespaces.
20 September 2026 · Apply modern development practices (10–15%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Design and implement image- and video-generation solutions: Implement a solution that generates images from text prompts and reference media. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Design degree program curricula that implement certification Module 7 Units Feedback Beginner Student Developer Higher Education Educator School Leader Azure Design academic curricula that include Microsoft certification implemented at the course and program levels, and determine how students can earn academic credit for certification courses. Learning objectives When you finish this module, you'll be able to: Choose the Microsoft certifications that meet the needs of your program. Design your program and your approach to implementing certifications.
20 September 2026 · Implement computer vision solutions (10–15%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Identify the core security features of Microsoft 365 services: Identify the appropriate tools to troubleshoot common sign-in issues (multifactor authentication [MFA], conditional access, and risky sign-ins). Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Troubleshoot issues signing into Microsoft Teams Module 9 Units Feedback Advanced Support Engineer Microsoft 365 Microsoft Teams Learn how to troubleshoot account authentication, review sign-in logs, and troubleshoot both member and guest access issues. Learn how to validate network configuration and to configure Conditional Access policies. Learning objectives After completing this module, you’ll be able to: Troubleshoot account and network issues.
20 September 2026 · Identify the core features and objects of Microsoft 365 services (30–35%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Configure the Microsoft Sentinel SIEM and platform: Specify Microsoft Sentinel roles. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Configure SIEM security operations using Microsoft Sentinel Module 7 Units Feedback Intermediate Security Operations Analyst Azure Microsoft Sentinel Azure Log Analytics Microsoft Defender In this module, you learned how to configure SIEM security operations using Microsoft Sentinel. Learning objectives Upon completion of this module, the learner is able to: Create and configure a Microsoft Sentinel workspace Deploy Microsoft Sentinel Content Hub solutions and data connectors Configure Microsoft Sentinel Data Collection rules, NRT Analytic rule, and Automation Perform a simulated attack to validate Analytic and Automation rules Run a simulation exercise to connect a Microsoft Sentinel workspace to the Microsoft Defender portal Add Prerequisites An Azure subscription Basic experience with Azure services Basic knowledge of operational concepts, such as monitoring, logging, and alerting Basic experience with Microsoft Defender Familiarity with security operations concepts, such as incident response and threat detection Get started with Azure Choose the Azure account that's right for you. Pay as you go or try Azure free for up to 30 days.
20 September 2026 · Manage a security operations environment (40–45%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Describe data visualization in Microsoft Power BI: Describe features of data models in Power BI. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Describe Microsoft Dataverse Module 9 Units Feedback Beginner Business Owner Business User App Maker Student Microsoft Dataverse Microsoft Power Platform Microsoft Dataverse is the intelligent data foundation behind Power Platform—and increasingly, the engine powering AI agents and Copilot experiences. In this module, learn how Dataverse works, how to structure and govern your data, and how to build AI-ready solutions without writing a line of database code. Learning objectives In this module, you learn how to: Explain the core capabilities and business value of Microsoft Dataverse as a data platform for Power Platform solutions.
20 September 2026 · Describe an analytics workload (25–30%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Design overall AI strategy for business solutions: Determine when custom AI models should be created. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Design overall AI strategy for business solutions Module 19 Units Feedback Advanced Solution Architect Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Microsoft Power Platform Microsoft Copilot Studio Dynamics 365 Learn to design an enterprise AI strategy using Azure's Cloud Adoption Framework, aligning AI agent lifecycle with business goals for operational excellence. Learning objectives After completing this module, you'll be able to: Map CAF's AI adoption phases to the AI agent lifecycle. Design an enterprise-ready operating model for AI agents.
20 September 2026 · Plan AI-powered business solutions (25–30%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Build agents by using Foundry: Integrate agent tools, including APIs, knowledge stores, search, content understanding, and custom functions. Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Ground agents with enterprise knowledge using connectors and Azure AI Search in Microsoft Copilot Studio Module 7 Units Feedback Advanced Functional Consultant App Maker Microsoft Power Platform Microsoft Copilot Studio Ground your Copilot Studio agents in enterprise knowledge by connecting to Copilot connectors, Power Platform connectors as real-time knowledge sources, and Azure AI Search vector indexes. Distinguish between index-based and real-time knowledge approaches and configure authentication settings for publishing knowledge-grounded agents. Note Microsoft Copilot Studio has introduced a new experience with updated features, capabilities, and navigation.
20 September 2026 · Implement generative AI and agentic solutions (30–35%)tip ·
Focus on this objective today: Manage deployment and licensing: Describe GitHub Enterprise deployment scenarios (GHEC with EMU, GHEC with Data Residency + EMU, GHEC with personal accounts, GHES). Explain it in your own words, apply it to one realistic scenario, and verify the details against the official source. Source context: Read in English Get started with enterprise scale data management and analytics scenario Module 13 Units Feedback Beginner Developer Azure In this module, you learn how a data-management and analytics scenario can help organizations build the strategic design to onboard and govern modern data-analytics workloads. The module prepares you to design the enterprise-scale architecture patterns focused on a data-first approach. Learning objectives By the end of this module, you should be able to: Define your strategy and plan.
20 September 2026 · Administer GitHub Enterprise environment (10–15%)