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ArjanBroekhuizen
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Dec 13, 2024

Exchange Online courses

Hello all,

Since Microsoft ended the MS-203 certification and courses, there is no training available anymore. On the Micorosft Learn website there aren't courses about Exchange 365; only the 'manage complaince in Exchange 365'.

Does any of you know if there will be a new training for Exchange 365 soon? Where do you find courses for Exchange 365 (and Defender for Office/Exchange).

Kind regards,
Arjan

  • As far as I know, no new Exchange certifications are in development. Only partly in MS-102 that covers Microsoft 365 more overall.

    Third party sites might still have courses online, at least Pluralsight has a few courses. CBTNuggets seems to still have a Certification preparation. But be aware that these courses may not be up to date anymore. You might find some YouTube channels, but I haven't checked myself.

    There are still Exchange books being sold but be sure to check the most recent release. At least I know "Pro Exchange Administration" is relatively up to date: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-9591-5. For more PowerShell focus the https://practicalpowershell.com/  books are an option (note: cocreator of those). For more general Microsoft365 focus, I can recommend "Office 365 for IT pros": https://o365itpros.gumroad.com/l/O365IT  which has monthly updates.

    Unfortunately, these options are all provided you can self-learn or might miss important real-life nuance and trainer interaction. Of course you could use fora, social media to ask your specific questions. As a last resort you could ask known trainers (MCTs or often MVPs) to develop a custom course or workshop.

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      ArjanBroekhuizen
      Brass Contributor

      Hi, DMStork,

      Thanks for replying!
      Too bad Microsoft is not developing training for Exchange Server at the moment. Mail is still an essential part of IT today. Hopefully Microsoft will come up with new training courses with the release of Exchange Server SE.

      Kind regards,
      Arjan

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