SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Copilot Administration Training Course

About This Course

This five-day course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to plan and administer a Microsoft SharePoint 2016 environment. The course teaches you how to deploy, administer, and troubleshoot your SharePoint environment. This course also provides guidelines, best practices, and considerations that help you optimize your SharePoint deployment.

This is the first in a sequence of two courses for IT professionals and is aligned with the SharePoint 2016 IT Pro certification.

Audience Profile

The course is targeted at experienced IT professionals who are interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations either in a data center or in the cloud.

Students typically have more than one year of hands-on experience* with planning and maintaining SharePoint and two years’ experience with other core technologies on which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or later, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and networking infrastructure services.

The minimally qualified candidate typically:

• Is an IT professional who plans, implements, and maintains a multi-server deployment of SharePoint 2016.
• Has a working knowledge of, and preferably hands-on experience, with SharePoint Online.
• Has broad familiarity with SharePoint workloads.
• Has experience with business continuity management, including data backup, restoration, and high availability.
• Has experience with authentication and security technologies.
• Has experience with Windows PowerShell.

* The hands-on experience or job experience should be from a solutions-based role where the candidate has worked on multiple solutions in the SharePoint space that includes document management, content management, and search.

At Course Completion

• Describe the key features of SharePoint 2016.
• Design an information architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Design a logical architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Design the physical architecture for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Install and configure SharePoint 2016.
• Create and configure web applications and site collections.
• Plan and configure service applications for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Manage users and permissions, and secure content in a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Configure authentication in a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Configure platform and farm-level security in a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Manage information taxonomy in SharePoint web applications and site collections.
• Configure and manage user profiles and audiences.
• Configure and manage the search experience in SharePoint 2016.
• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot a SharePoint 2016 deployment.

About This Course

This five-day course will teach you how to plan, configure, and manage the advanced features in a SharePoint 2016 environment. The special areas of focus for this course include implementing high availability, disaster recovery, service application architecture, and Microsoft Business Connectivity Services. This course also focuses on social computing features, productivity, and collaboration platforms and features. Students also will learn about business intelligence solutions, Enterprise Content Management, web content management infrastructure, solutions, and apps. This course also covers how to develop and implement a governance plan, and how to perform an upgrade or a migration to SharePoint 2016.

This is the second in a sequence of two courses for IT Professionals and is aligned with the SharePoint 2016 IT Pro certification.

Audience Profile

The course is targeted at experienced IT Professionals who are interested in learning how to install, configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations either in a data center or in the cloud.

Students typically should have more than four years of hands-on experience* planning and maintaining SharePoint Server and other core technologies upon which SharePoint depends, including Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 R2 or later, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and networking infrastructure services.

Students should have completed Course 20339-1A: Planning and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2016, or have gained equivalent knowledge and experience before taking this course.

The minimally qualified candidate typically:

• Has a working knowledge of, and preferably hands-on experience, with Microsoft SharePoint Online.

• Has broad familiarity with SharePoint Server workloads.

• Has experience with business continuity management, including data backup, restoration, and high availability.

• Has experience with authentication and security technologies.

• Has experience with Windows PowerShell.

* The hands-on experience or job experience should be from a solutions-based role where the candidate has worked on multiple solutions in the SharePoint Server space that includes document management, content management, and search.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the core SharePoint 2016 architecture and its new and improved features.
• Describe the key hybrid features in SharePoint 2016.
• Plan and design a SharePoint 2016 environment to meet requirements for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Plan and implement Business Connectivity Services and Secure Store Service.
• Configure and manage productivity services for a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Manage solutions in a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Plan and configure social computing features.
• Plan and configure web content management for an Internet-facing environment.
• Plan and configure Enterprise Content Management in a SharePoint 2016 deployment.
• Plan and configure business intelligence solutions.
• Plan and configure work management, productivity, and collaboration platforms and features.
• Perform an upgrade or migration to SharePoint 2016.

This practical, hands-on course introduces participants to AI agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot and demonstrates how they can build their own simple agents without any coding or additional tools.

Participants will explore Microsoft-built agents such as Researcher and Analyst, understand how AI agents work in a business context, and learn how to design and use their own agents using structured prompts and workflows in Copilot.

The course focuses on real-life scenarios, enabling participants to automate repetitive tasks, improve productivity, and create reusable AI assistants that can be easily shared across teams.

By the end of the session, participants will have built their own AI agent and will be able to apply the same approach in their daily work.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an AI-powered assistant that integrates with Microsoft Office applications to help finance and accounting professionals enhance productivity, streamline reporting, and support decision-making.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at finance and accounting professionals with limited experience with AI who wish to leverage Microsoft Copilot to improve accuracy, efficiency, and insight in financial tasks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create financial reports quickly and accurately using Copilot.
• Automate repetitive accounting and data-entry tasks.
• Generate financial summaries and forecasts with AI assistance.
• Use natural language prompts to extract insights from large financial datasets.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI-powered assistant embedded into familiar Microsoft tools to enhance content creation, automate routine tasks, and provide smart insights.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at public sector employees with limited or no prior experience using AI tools who wish to use Microsoft 365 Copilot to enhance communication, streamline document work, and extract insights more efficiently from data and meetings.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use Copilot in Word, Excel, and Outlook to draft, analyze, and improve communications.
• Automate repetitive documentation and summarization tasks across Microsoft 365 apps.
• Generate insights from meeting notes, spreadsheets, and written reports.
• Follow responsible use guidelines for Copilot in a public sector context.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Microsoft 365 Copilot in sample government scenarios.
• Guided exercises focused on communication, reporting, and meeting productivity.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your department's workflows or internal tools, please contact us to arrange.

Work faster with Microsoft Copilot Pro in 2024 | Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Outlook | Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.

Copilot Studio is a platform for creating and integrating AI-driven copilots and assistants into business applications to augment workflows and automate user tasks.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level technical professionals and automation leads who wish to integrate Copilot Studio into existing applications to execute SQL queries, automate recruitment workflows, and trigger Power Automate flows in real-world production-like scenarios.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Design and configure Copilot assistants that securely execute SQL queries against HR datasets.
• Implement conversational flows that automate recruitment and hiring tasks.
• Integrate Copilot Studio with Power Automate to trigger and orchestrate automated flows.
• Apply security, data governance, and compliance best practices when exposing data to AI assistants.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on labs with Copilot Studio, SQL and Power Automate integrations.
• Workshops for building, testing, and securing production-ready copilots.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

The business climate has changed. People want to communicate without collaborative barriers. Businesses want solutions that are both cost-effective and flexible. Organizations start to configure hybrid environments and migrate content to the cloud as the solution.

In this course, you will learn how to deploy and configure the SharePoint Server 2019, designed to meet the demands of modern workstyles. You will also learn how to configure and manage various SharePoint service applications to prepare for a hybrid deployment. Then, you will learn how to plan and implement SharePoint hybrid scenarios that provide seamless users experience. Eventually, you will learn how to design the content migration process and available resources and tools to use while migrating content to SharePoint and OneDrive in Microsoft 365.

About This Course

The business climate has changed. People want to communicate without collaborative barriers. Businesses want solutions that are both cost-effective and flexible. Organizations start to configure hybrid environments and migrate content to the cloud as the solution. In this course, you will learn how to deploy and configure the SharePoint Server 2019, designed to meet the demands of modern workstyles. You will also learn how to configure and manage various SharePoint service applications to prepare for a hybrid deployment. Then, you will learn how to plan and implement SharePoint hybrid scenarios that provide seamless users experience. Eventually, you will learn how to design the content migration process and available resources and tools to use while migrating content to SharePoint and OneDrive in Microsoft 365.

Audience Profile

This course is designed for IT Professionals who deploy and manage SharePoint on-premises environment and are interested in deploying hybrid scenarios and migrating content to Microsoft 365.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the MinRole feature in SharePoint 2019.
• Describe how to install and configure SharePoint 2019.
• Describe how to implement high availability for SharePoint.
• Provision a BDC Service Application instance.
• Configure the Secure Store Service application.
• Describe how to configure My Sites in SharePoint 2019.
• Describe the available SharePoint Hybrid Scenarios.
• Describe the requirements for SharePoint hybrid configuration.
• Plan for SharePoint Server hybrid.
• Plan for content migration process.
• Describe available resources and tools to leverage during migration process.
• Access data to be migrated using SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool (SMAT).
• Migrate content to the cloud using SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT).
• Migrate content to the cloud using Migration Manager.
• Migrate content to the cloud using Mover.
• Manage and monitor migration process.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

Microsoft 365 Copilot integrates AI into popular Office tools to boost productivity through smart suggestions, content generation, task automation, and advanced data analysis. It enables professionals to work more efficiently without needing advanced technical skills.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level administrative professionals who wish to learn how to effectively use Microsoft 365 Copilot in their daily workflows.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand what Microsoft 365 Copilot is and how it works across Office apps.
• Use Copilot in Word to draft, summarize, and format documents.
• Apply Copilot in Excel to analyze data, generate formulas, and create reports.
• Use Copilot in Outlook to manage email communication and create meeting summaries.
• Collaborate using Copilot in Teams to streamline meetings and task follow-ups.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion
• Real-world exercises and examples
• Hands-on practice in Microsoft 365 applications

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is an AI-powered assistant integrated into Microsoft 365 applications to help users write, summarize, analyze, and automate tasks more effectively.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level business professionals who wish to use Copilot Chat across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook to improve daily productivity and communication.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use Copilot Chat to generate content and insights in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Create and refine prompts for more accurate and useful AI responses.
• Automate routine tasks using basic scripting and integration techniques.
• Apply best practices for security, ethics, and accuracy in generative AI usage.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of hands-on practice in Microsoft 365.
• Real-world use cases and guided labs.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI-powered assistant integrated into Microsoft Office apps to help users draft, analyze, summarize, visualize, and communicate more efficiently.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level professionals who wish to leverage Microsoft 365 Copilot features across core applications to increase productivity and improve workflows.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use Copilot in Word to draft, summarize, and rewrite documents.
• Analyze, visualize, and automate data tasks using Copilot in Excel.
• Create AI-assisted PowerPoint presentations from outlines or documents.
• Enhance email management and communication with Copilot in Outlook.
• Streamline collaboration, meeting follow-ups, and task tracking in Teams using Copilot.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.