Introduction
A Microsoft 365 subscription comes with a set of administrative roles that a Microsoft 365 administrator can assign to select users. Each admin role maps to common business functions. They give an organization's users permission to do specific tasks in the admin centers. This module provides a brief overview of the Microsoft 365 admin roles. It then delves deeper into the following roles commonly used across organizations:
- Global administrator
- Exchange administrator
- SharePoint administrator
- Modern Desktop administrator
- Security and Compliance administrator
- Teams administrator
In this module, you learn about these key admin roles in Microsoft 365 and how to configure them. You also examine how to assign multiple roles to a user by assigning the user to a role group.