Microsoft's skills measured for AB-650, mapped to the chapters of Ultra Transcenders AB-650: Administering Microsoft 365 and AI Services.
| Objective | Chapters |
|---|---|
| Configure and manage Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads (20–25%) | |
| Configure and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant | 1. The Microsoft 365 tenant; 2. Licences, backup and service health |
| Manage Microsoft 365 workloads | 3. Workloads: Mailboxes, Teams and SharePoint for Copilot |
| Govern and secure Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads (40–45%) | |
| Manage identities in Microsoft Entra | 4. Identities in Microsoft Entra |
| Implement and manage authentication and access in Microsoft Entra | 5. Authentication and Conditional Access |
| Secure Microsoft 365 workloads | 6. Defender for Office 365 |
| Protect data in Microsoft 365 by using Microsoft Purview | 7. Purview: DLP, labels and retention; 8. Purview for AI: DLP alerts and DSPM |
| Manage and secure AI services in Microsoft 365 (35–40%) | |
| Enable and manage Microsoft 365 Copilot | 9. Getting ready for Microsoft 365 Copilot; 10. Running Copilot: settings, Cowork, providers and connectors |
| Implement and manage agents in Microsoft 365 and Agent 365 | 11. Agent identities and access; 12. The agent registry and Agent 365 |
| Monitor AI services in Microsoft 365 | 13. Monitoring AI services |
The full list of tasks under each objective is in the official AB-650 study guide and practice assessment. The book is organised by technology, so one chapter often serves several objectives.