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Data is key to most business operations and services and an understanding of data is essential in many roles. This learning path covers data concepts, data analytics, and data roles, services, and products.

Modules in this learning path:

• Get Started Data Concepts
• Get Started Data Analytics
• Understand Data Roles Services Products

Products: Office Excel, SQL Server

Roles: Business Owner, Business User, K 12 Educator, Student

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Databases

Duration: 94 minutes

This module teaches you about data protection options in Azure NetApp Files to help you improve the resiliency of your data.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Snapshots
• Backups
• Cross Region
• Cross Zone
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Azure Netapp Files, Azure Virtual Machines

Roles: Administrator, Solution Architect

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Cloud Computing, Storage, Cloud Security

Duration: 40 minutes

Data is so widespread that many services and roles are needed to manage the data of an organization. This module covers types of data products, Azure data services, and the roles of data professionals.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Describe Data Product Categories
• Azure Data Services
• Data Professionals
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Office Excel, SQL Server

Roles: Business Owner, Business User, K 12 Educator, Student

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Databases

Duration: 21 minutes

Understand data security posture management in Microsoft Purview.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Understand Data Security Posture Management
• Evaluate Risk Posture
• Data Security Objectives
• Data Security Posture AI
• Data Security Workflow Fit
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: M365, Microsoft Purview

Roles: Administrator, Risk Practitioner

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Threat Protection, Security

Duration: 35 minutes

In this module, you learn about how your organization's devices can be provisioned and managed. Additionally, you learn about the different types of enrollment methods available using Microsoft Intune.

Units in this learning path:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Understand Provisioning
• 3 Enroll Devices
• 4 Configure Devices
• 5 Protect Devices
• 6 Retire Devices
• 7 Device Enrollment Methods
• 8 Knowledge Check
• 9 Summary

Products: Mem, M365

Roles: Administrator

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Device Management

Duration: 50 minutes

Introduces Microsoft Intune, management models (cloud-only, hybrid, co-managed), and how Microsoft Entra ID supports device management.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Intune Overview
• Compare Configuration Manager Intune
• Entra Id Role
• Evaluate Management Models
• Mdm Capabilities
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: M365, Windows, Intune

Roles: Administrator

Level: Beginner

Duration: 55 minutes

Learn how Microsoft Copilot Studio enables organizations to build, deploy, and manage intelligent agents. Explore agent use cases, data handling, knowledge and tools configuration, MCP servers, analytics, agent flows, evaluations, and the development process.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Describe Use Cases Agents
• How Copilot Studio Uses Your Data
• Describe Knowledge Tools
• Monitor Agent Usage
• Describe Agent Flows
• Agent Development Process
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Microsoft Copilot Studio

Roles: Business User, Maker, Functional Consultant

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Chatbots

Duration: 54 minutes

Trace service discovery, interpret directory locator records, evaluate directory-integrated zones, and diagnose Domain Name System failures that affect Active Directory Domain Services.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Explain Directory Service Dependency
• Interpret Domain Name System Records
• Trace Domain Controller
• Explain Directory Integrated Domain Name System
• Establish Known Good Baseline
• Diagnose Directory Service Failures
• Guided Troubleshooting Exercise
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Windows Server

Roles: Administrator, Solution Architect, Support Engineer

Level: Advanced

Subjects: Identity Access, Infrastructure, Networking

Duration: 150 minutes

Understand network attached storage (NAS) concepts and various NAS protocols supported in Azure NetApp Files.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Protocols
• Share Permissions
• File Permissions
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Azure Netapp Files

Roles: Administrator, Database Administrator, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Solution Architect

Level: Beginner

Subjects: Cloud Computing, Storage

Duration: 22 minutes

Understand how Microsoft Defender for Cloud strengthens AI security in Azure through posture management and integration with key governance and identity services.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Understand AI Services Azure
• Understand AI Security Risks
• Guardrails Protections Azure
• Azure Security Governance AI Workloads
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Azure, Microsoft Foundry, Defender For Cloud, Entra Id

Roles: Security Engineer

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Cloud Security

Duration: 26 minutes

Learn how Microsoft Purview Unified Catalog helps organizations overcome fragmented data estates by centralizing assets, adding business context, and applying consistent governance so teams can trust and use data with confidence.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• Fragmented Data Challenge
• Address Fragmentation Challenge
• Elements Unified Catalog
• Roles Personas Unified Catalog
• Responsible AI Unified Catalog
• From Classic Unified Catalog
• Unified Catalog Importance
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Microsoft Purview

Roles: Data Engineer, Data Analyst

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Data Management, Compliance

Duration: 34 minutes

Learn how Project Perception coordinates specialized agents across the six areas of work your team already runs: threat intelligence, triage, investigation, detection engineering, attack path analysis, and posture prioritization. Recognize when a situation calls for a coordinated playbook by naming and counting the areas of work it touches.

Units in this learning path:

• Introduction
• AI Era Security Paradigm Shift
• Project Perception Overview
• Cyber Stack Enables Perception
• Coordinate Defense Across Agents
• Recognize Perception Work Shapes
• Knowledge Check
• Summary

Products: Defender Xdr

Roles: Administrator, Security Engineer

Level: Intermediate

Subjects: Threat Protection

Duration: 40 minutes