Day-5: Conditional Access – Enforcing Identity Security in Microsoft 365

By | January 13, 2026

Series: 30 Days of Microsoft 365 Admin 🎯 Day-5 Objective After learning identity security fundamentals (Day-4), today we will: 1️⃣ What is Conditional Access (Quick Recap) Conditional Access evaluates: It enforces Zero Trust: Never trust, always verify 2️⃣ Prerequisites (Before You Start) ✔ Entra ID P1 or P2 license✔ At least one test user✔ Admin… Read More »

Day-4: Security Foundations – Protecting Identities in Microsoft 365

By | January 5, 2026

Series: 30 Days of Microsoft 365 AdminAuthor: Jaspreet Singh 🎯 Day-4 Objective After creating users and assigning roles (Day-3), today’s goal is to: 1️⃣ Password Policies & Sign-In Protection 🔧 Admin Steps 🔍 What to Review 🧠 Admin Reality These settings silently protect tenants from: 2️⃣ Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) – Hands-On 🔧 Enable MFA for… Read More »

Day-3: License Management & Service Assignments in Microsoft 365

By | January 1, 2026

(Beginner to Admin-Level Practical Guide) 🎯 Objective of Day-3 The goal of Day-3 is to understand how Microsoft 365 licensing works, how licenses are assigned, removed, and managed, and how admins control service access for users. License management directly impacts: This is a daily responsibility of an M365 Administrator. 🔹 Prerequisites 1️⃣ Understanding Microsoft 365… Read More »

Microsoft 365 Admin – Day-1 Real-World Setup (Beginner Friendly)

By | December 18, 2025

🎯 Goal of Day-1 Set up a new Microsoft 365 tenant securely and professionally, just like a real IT/M365 administrator would do on Day-1 in an organization. 🧱 DAY-1 TASK BREAKDOWN (Industry-Style) 1️⃣ Access Microsoft 365 Admin Center Steps Real-World Tip First login should always be done using Global Admin, but daily work should use… Read More »

Microsoft 365 Admin Roadmap (Beginner to Pro)

By | December 2, 2025

🟦 STAGE 1 — Fundamentals (Beginner) Goal: Understand the basics of M365 & core admin concepts. 1️⃣ Learn the Basics of Microsoft 365 Study topics: 2️⃣ Learn the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (Portal Basics) Explore all sections: Practice:✔ Create a user✔ Assign a license✔ Reset password✔ Add alternate email✔ Create a Microsoft 365 Group✔ Create… Read More »

Complete Guide to All Microsoft 365 Admin Portals: Features, Use Cases & Quick Links

By | December 2, 2025

🌐 1. Microsoft 365 Admin Center (M365 Admin Portal) 🔗 https://admin.microsoft.com Purpose: This is the main management portal for Microsoft 365 services. What you manage here: Best for: IT admins managing general day-to-day tasks. 🟦 2. Microsoft Entra Admin Center (Formerly Azure AD Admin Center) 🔗 https://entra.microsoft.com Purpose: Used to manage identity, security, authentication, and… Read More »

 Self-Healing Infrastructure with Prometheus, Alertmanager & Ansible

By | September 24, 2025

This project demonstrates a self-healing infrastructure setup using Prometheus, Blackbox Exporter, Alertmanager, a custom monitoring service, and Ansible. It continuously monitors a service container, triggers alerts when the service goes down, and automatically restarts the service via Ansible playbooks. ⚙️ Architecture Blackbox Exporter → Prometheus → Alertmanager → Monitor (amtool + jq) → Ansible Runner… Read More »