MVP’s Favorite Content: Applied Skills, Sentinel, M365

In this blog series dedicated to technical articles from Microsoft, we’ll highlight MVP’s favorite articles and personal insights.

Jonah AndersonMicrosoft Azure MVP, Sweden

Credentials – Browse Applied Technologies | microsoft run

“Applied Skills in Microsoft Learn is one of my favorite pieces of content because it gives Microsoft skills learners the opportunity to learn for free, on-demand, and is based on real-world project examples.”

*Related activity: I recently led an Ask Anything session about applied technologies in Microsoft Learn with fellow MVPs and MCTs, and the live stream was recorded on my YouTube channel. Microsoft Applied Skills AMA with 3 Microsoft Certified Trainers – YouTube

Elton BodimMicrosoft Azure MVP, Brazil

Microsoft Azure Arc Enabled Server Deployment and Management – Applied Technology | microsoft run

Deploying and managing Azure Arc enabled servers – Training | microsoft run

“This applied skill validates the knowledge of professionals with the skills needed to work with Azure Arc. I encouraged the Brazilian community to take the time to do this research. Because most of my colleagues work in companies that use a hybrid environment.”

*Related blogs: Azure Arc – Elton Bordim – Applying applied technologies to MCT can transform Técnicas com | AZ-10…

Bill Clarkson-AntilSecurity MVP, New Zealand

Azure Sentinel Fusion detection for ransomware (microsoft.com)

“This is perhaps the best representation of how Fusion works within Microsoft Sentinel, leveraging AI-based correlation to automatically detect multi-stage attacks by analyzing a variety of signals across the environment. “It showcases the power of Microsoft Sentinel alongside the rest of the Microsoft Defender family and demonstrates how seamlessly the suite integrates to provide comprehensive threat protection and improved security visibility across the organization.”

Michael BlumenthalM365 MVP, USA

Message center in the Microsoft 365 admin center – Microsoft 365 admin | microsoft run

“Managing changes to your tenant is a core operational activity. Here’s documentation for the Message Center, where Microsoft posts all change notices for your tenant.”

*Related activities: Track what’s new and next in Teams in tenant.pptx (slideshare.net) (There’s a bit of a misnomer in the file name. It’s not about Teams, it’s about the entire tenant.)

MVPs Daniel Glenn and Darrell Webster also host a YT show about the message center. New team schedule. SharePoint Design Ideas | Episode 353 (youtube.com)