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Course Introduction

As a Microsoft identity and access administrator, you design, implement, and operate an organization’s identity and access management by using Microsoft Entra ID (ID). You configure and manage the full cycle of identities for:

• Users
• Devices
• Microsoft Azure resources
• Applications

As an identity and access administrator, you provide seamless experiences and self-service management capabilities for users. You plan and implement identity, authorization, and access to connect applications and resources in Azure. You’re also responsible for troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting on identity and access. You collaborate with many other roles in the organization to:

• Drive strategic identity projects.
• Modernize identity solutions.
• Implement hybrid identity solutions.
• Implement identity governance.

You should be familiar with Azure, Microsoft 365 services and workloads, and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). You should have experience:

• Automating the management of Microsoft Entra ID using PowerShell.
• Analyzing events using Kusto Query Language (KQL).

Preparation Outline

Here are some recommendations on resources that can help to prepare for the exam:

• Microsoft Free Practice Assessment
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC 300) Whizlabs Training
• SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator Study Cram (Youtube)

Examination Day

There are different examination options, the one I chose was via Pearson VUE – Onvue which is an proctored remote examination using the OnVue application. The setup and check-in process took less than 20 minutes and shortly after the examination begins after all information are verified by the proctor.

There are two important tips that I recommend to take note:

1. Practical Labs can be a component of the exam, It is crucial to have some hands-on experience of configuring the functionalities.
2. Time management is especially important if you encounter Practical Labs as they are unlike MCQ questions which can be easily tackled in a minute or so.

Final Advices and Thoughts

The training is especially useful to learn about the crucial functionalities that Microsoft offers for identity, access and governance options. Even though practical implementation is an important component of this training, there are notable benefits for applicants with non-implementation roles as we can learn to design and recommend solutions based on the current environment or requirements.