Tricia Palanca
MD-101 | Managing Modern Desktops
Updated: Sep 6, 2020

Audience Profile
The Modern Desktop Administrator deploys, configures, secures, manages, and monitors devices and client applications in an enterprise environment. Responsibilities include managing identity, access, policies, updates, and apps. The MDA collaborates with the M365 Enterprise Administrator to design and implement a device strategy that meets the business needs of a modern organization.
The MDA must be familiar with M365 workloads and must have strong skills and experience of deploying, configuring and maintaining Windows 10 and non-Windows devices.
Prerequisites
Modern Desktop Administrator must be familiar with M365 workloads and must have strong skills and experience of deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 10 and non-Windows devices. The MDA role focuses on cloud services rather than on-premises management technologies. It is recommended students complete course MD-100, Windows 10, before taking this course.
Course Outline
Module 1: Planning an Operating System Deployment Strategy
Lessons
• The Enterprise Desktop
• Assessing Deployment Readiness
• Deployment Tools & Strategies
Module 2: Implementing Windows 10
Lessons
• Upgrading Devices to Windows 10
• Deploying New Devices and Refreshing
• Migrating Devices to Windows 10
• Alternate Deployment Methods
• Imaging Considerations
Module 3: Managing Updates for Windows 10
Lessons
• Updating Windows 10
• Windows Update for Business
• Introduction to Windows Analytics
Module 4: Device Enrollment
Lessons
• Device management options
• Microsoft Intune Overview
• Manage Intune device enrollment and inventory
• Managing devices with Intune
Module 5: Configuring Profiles
Lessons
• Configuring device profiles
• Managing user profiles
• Monitoring devices
Module 6: Application Management
Lessons
• Implement Mobile Application Management (MAM)
• Deploying and updating applications
• Administering applications
Module 7: Managing Authentication in Azure AD
Lessons
• Azure AD Overview
• Managing identities in Azure AD
• Protecting identities in Azure AD
• Managing device authentication
Module 8: Managing Device Access and Compliance
Lessons
• Microsoft Intune Overview
• Implement device compliance policies
Module 9: Managing Security
Lessons
• Implement device data protection
• Managing Windows Defender ATP
• Managing Windows Defender in Windows 10
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