I built out this home lab and now I feel like I need to shore up my plan for studying for the SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator. The exam was updated in February 2023 and I will use Microsoft’s study guide to flesh out my next steps. Everyone approaches stuff like this differently; however, I have a deep and abiding love of lists.
Interestingly, MS now publishes a change log for the exam and there are seemingly no changes after all.
The loop that works for me looks something like this:
- Complete the learning lessons on Microsoft’s Learn site.
–Implement an identity management solution
–Implement an Authentication and Access Management solution
–Implement Access Management for Apps
–Plan and implement an identity governance strategy - Read Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator Exam Guide. I read this a couple months ago and found it a solid read.
- John Savill’s Technical Training on Youtube for certification prep and exam cram is a fantastic resource in my opinion.
SC-300 Study Play List
SC-300 Exam Cram Summary - Repeatedly take practice tests on MeasureUp. Annual access to the exam on sale makes the most sense to me. Just reading the exam prep materials allowed me to get to 50-60% per exam section. I think it also helps that I have some functional experience as well, although not enough to pass the exam. Once I am passing all sections of the exam, schedule the test through Learn.
- There are specific sections that the home lab will help me learn more completely through practical application.
-There is a section on implementing Azure AD Connect and Azure AD Connect cloud sync and all of the options related to synchronizing on-premise accounts to Azure Active Directory.
-Extend Azure AD MFA to on-premise devices.
=Setup Azure AD application proxy with the on-premise web server.
The Learn site is fantastic and greatly improved over the years. It is my opinion that you should register a personal MS Account as your Learn identity for all things related to study, certification, etc. From there you can link work or school accounts should you want your manager or professor to view your progress. This way, your account stays with your identity and not the identity of a current or previous employer..
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