This exam is intended for IT professionals who administer Microsoft Office 365 in an environment that may include Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Lync, and/or Microsoft SharePoint.Tasks that candidates would typically perform include: supporting hybrid environments; provisioning; managing users; managing service features; recovery; troubleshooting user and enterprise connectivity issues; and managing licenses.Candidates may also be familiar with multitenant environments.http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-98-361.aspx.
The skills measured include administering Microsoft Office 365; provisioning and managing users, groups, and domains; managing roles; preparing the client computer and configuring remote connectivity; managing identity federation by using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0; administering SharePoint Online: managing site collections, metadata, user profiles, and sites; administering Exchange and Lync Online; managing mailboxes, contacts, and groups; managing Exchange in an Office 365 hybrid deployment; messaging security and compliance; and managing Lync in an Office 365 environment.