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In this module, you'll explore the vital role datacenters play in shaping local economies and communities. More than just hubs of technology, datacenters serve as engines of opportunity, driving investment, innovation, and long-term prosperity. You'll learn how these digital infrastructure sites contribute to job creation, enhance local services, and foster economic growth. Additionally, this module examines how datacenters collaborate with local organizations through education, workforce training, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. By the end of this module, you'll have a deeper understanding of the transformative impact datacenters have on the regions they serve.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Economic Infrastructure Contributions
• Community Engagement Throughout Datacenter Lifecycle
• Community Philanthropy Partnerships
• Advance Community Infrastructure
• Career Opportunities Datacenter Industry
• Plan Acquisition Jobs
• Cloud Infrastructure Solutions Services
• Construction Jobs
• Operations Jobs
• Security Jobs
• Business Support Strategy Jobs
• Check
• Summary

Products: Azure, Azure Cloud Services

Roles: Student

Level: Beginner

Duration: 57 minutes

In this module, we'll explore the key factors of datacenter design, delving into why they're crucial for building a reliable, scalable, and efficient infrastructure. You'll learn about site selection considerations such as power availability, climate, and risks from natural disasters. We'll also look at the layout of a datacenter, covering important elements like topologies, IT infrastructure, and space allocation. By the end of this module, you understand the importance of a well-architected datacenter.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Site Selection Design
• Subsea Cables
• Datacenter Layout Design
• Subsea Datacenters
• Key Zones
• Uptime Tier Classification System
• Datacenters Space
• It Infrastructure Design
• Critical Infrastructure
• Network Architecture
• Health Safety Considerations
• Check
• Summary

Products: Azure

Roles: Business User, Data Engineer, Developer, Higher Ed Educator, School Leader, Student

Level: Beginner

Duration: 49 minutes

Learn how Viva Glint’s 360 product, methodology and approach to 360s equips learners with an understanding as to how to administer the Viva Glint 360 product.

Modules in this learning path:

• Viva Glint 360 Feedback Know
• Viva Glint 360 Feedback Understand
• Viva Glint 360 Feedback Manage

Products: Viva, Viva Glint, M365

Roles: Administrator

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Business Applications, Collaboration, Employee Engagement

Duration: 206 minutes

Are you aware of the data and file structure for Business Central? This learning path provides insight into the data management foundation for Business Central. It also introduces XMLports and queries.

Modules in this learning path:

• Introduction Basics File Management
• Work with Xmlports
• Work with Queries

Products: Dynamics 365, Dynamics Business Central

Roles: Developer

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Data Management

Duration: 205 minutes

Becoming familiar with the Microsoft technical training program will provide direction when preparing to implement the fundamentals course materials in your classroom.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Discover Accessibility Features
• Explore Teaching
• Prepare for Exam
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Azure

Roles: Higher Ed Educator

Level: Advanced

Duration: 22 minutes

Learn best practices from Microsoft Technical Trainers

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Discovery Accessibility Features
• Understand Objective Domains
• Prepare Exam
• Explore Teaching Best Practices
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Defender For Cloud, Dynamics 365, Dynamics Customer Service

Roles: Higher Ed Educator

Level: Beginner

Duration: 26 minutes

Learn continuous integration with GitHub Actions through hands-on practice with workflows, environment variables, artifacts, secrets, and best practices for secure CI/CD pipelines.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Describe Continuous Integration with Actions
• Examine Environment Variables
• Share Artifacts Between Jobs
• Examine Workflow Badges
• Describe Best Practices for Creating Actions
• Mark Releases Git Tags
• Create Encrypted Secrets
• Use Secrets Workflow
• Implement Github Actions for Ci Cd
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Azure, Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Devops, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Github

Roles: Administrator, AI Engineer, Data Engineer, Developer, Devops Engineer, Platform Engineer, Security Engineer, Security Operations Analyst, Service Adoption Specialist, Solution Architect, Startup Founder, Technology Manager

Level: Advanced

Subjects: Devops

Duration: 70 minutes

Learn how Microsoft safeguards customer data is designed for people in audit, compliance, risk, and legal roles who seek an overall understanding of Microsoft 365’s fundamental security and privacy practices to safeguard their customer data.

Modules in this learning path:

• Audit Governance
• Audit Risk Management
• Audit Architecture
• Audit Incident Management
• Audit Identity Access Management
• Audit Logging Monitoring
• Audit Vulnerability Management
• Audit Resiliency Continuity
• Audit Security Development Operation
• Audit Encryption
• Audit Privacy
• Audit Subprocessor Management
• Audit Physical Security

Products: M365

Roles: Auditor, Privacy Manager, Risk Practitioner

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Security, Compliance, Information Protection Governance

Duration: 355 minutes

Know your data, protect your data, and don't lose your data. These are the basic tenets of good information protection - data discovery, classification, and protection. This learning path provides an overview of the Microsoft data protection capabilities and how to use them to protect and govern data as part of a cybersecurity solution.The deadline for the heads of federal civilian agencies to evaluate and classify agency data and provide to DHS and OMB a report of their evaluation, per Section 8 of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, is **August 24, 2021**.

Modules in this learning path:

• M365 Compliance Information Governance
• M365 Compliance Information Prevent Data Loss

Products: M365, Azure

Roles: Administrator, Security Operations Analyst, Security Engineer

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Information Protection Governance

Duration: 110 minutes

Secure software development means integrating security into each phase of your development lifecycle, from requirements analysis to maintenance. Microsoft provides many services that can help you develop more secure code and deploy a more secure application in the cloud. This learning path provides an overview of the services and offerings available to help you build secure software as part of a cybersecurity solution.The deadline for agencies to comply with NIST/CISA/OMB guidance on security measures for critical software (including applying practices of least privilege, network segmentation, and proper configuration), per section 4 of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, is **August 10, 2021**. The deadline for agencies to comply with the guidance identifying practices that enhance the security of the software supply chain with respect to software procurement, also per section 4, is **March 8, 2022**.

Modules in this learning path:

• Azure Well Architected Security
• Introduction to Github
• Maintain Secure Repository Github

Products: M365, Azure

Roles: Administrator, Security Operations Analyst, Security Engineer

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Threat Protection

Duration: 194 minutes

Multifactor authentication helps secure your environment and resources by requiring that your users confirm their identity by using multiple authentication methods, like a phone call, text message, mobile app notification, or one-time password. You can use multifactor authentication both on-premises and in the cloud to add security for accessing Microsoft online services, remote access applications, and more. This learning path provides an overview of how to use multifactor authentication as part of a cybersecurity solution.The deadline for agencies to adopt multifactor authentication and encryption at rest and in transit to the maximum extent (and report on progress every 60 days), per Section 3 of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, is **November 8, 2021**.

Modules in this learning path:

• Secure Aad Users with Mfa
• Audit Identity Access Management
• Implement Manage Hybrid Identity

Products: M365, Azure

Roles: Administrator, Security Operations Analyst, Security Engineer

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Security

Duration: 137 minutes

This module will guide you on how to set up the fundamental pieces of the Microsoft Viva Glint web application. Understanding these features and settings is a crucial first step to ensuring a successful launch of the survey program.

Units in this learning path:

• How Setup Company Admins Superusers
• How Prepare Upload Employee Data
• Which Survey Access Methods Work Best
• What Basics Viva Glint Emphasizes Confidentiality
• How Can Add Benchmarks
• What Other Configurable Options Available
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Viva, M365, Viva Glint

Roles: Administrator

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Employee Engagement, Business Applications

Duration: 48 minutes