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Global Administrator

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The most privileged built-in administrator role in Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365, with access to all administrative features and data in a tenant. Microsoft recommends limiting its use and assigning it to as few people as possible.

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Automate Intune Device Cleanup with Azure Automation

2025-12-07 · Video on YouTube

Stop patching ghosts and start running a self-healing workplace. This Podcast reveals why Microsoft Intune alone can’t scale your endpoint management – and how pairing Intune with Azure, Automation, Functions, Microsoft Graph, managed identities and Log…

Balance Microsoft 365 Zero Trust Security and Usability

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

“Zero Trust everywhere” and “freedom for everyone” both fail in production. One grinds work to a halt; the other invites disaster. In this workshop we show how top M365 orgs hit the operating sweet spot—where CISO, GDPR officer, and everyday users all win.…

Automate Microsoft 365 Administration and Governance

2026-03-21 · Video on YouTube

You didn’t fail as an admin. The system failed because it needed you. After years of manual governance—access reviews, approvals, lifecycle policies—this episode exposes the uncomfortable truth: human-driven administration was never scalable in a...

SC-900 Exam Prep 3/8

2025-08-05 · Video on YouTube

Prepare for SC-900 by learning Microsoft Entra roles, least privilege, role-based access control, and secure identity administration for cloud environments.

2025-08-05 – SC-900 Exam Prep 3/82025-11-03 – Balance Microsoft 365 Zero Trust Security and Usability2025-12-07 – Automate Intune Device Cleanup with Azure Automation2026-03-21 – Automate Microsoft 365 Administration and Governance2025-082026-03
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What example shows the danger of global administrator rights?

A junior admin given global administrator because it was easier than working out what they needed is productive on Monday, but by Tuesday has accidentally deleted a critical application thinking it was a test instance. · From the episode: SC-900 Exam Prep 3/8

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