MS-900 · Question #104
You are the Microsoft Office 365 administrator for a company. You need to perform security and compliance reviews before new updates are distributed to the entire company. What should you implement?
The correct answer is C. targeted releases. Targeted releases allow designated users or a subset of the organization to receive Microsoft 365 updates before they are broadly deployed, enabling security and compliance reviews prior to full rollout.
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- Astandard releases
- BMicrosoft 365 Enterprise Test Lab
- Ctargeted releases
- DFastTrack
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Why each option
Targeted releases allow designated users or a subset of the organization to receive Microsoft 365 updates before they are broadly deployed, enabling security and compliance reviews prior to full rollout.
Standard release is the default deployment option where updates are distributed to all users simultaneously after Microsoft's general availability, providing no early-access window for pre-deployment review.
Microsoft 365 Enterprise Test Lab is a set of guided lab documentation for building isolated test environments, not a production release management feature for controlling update distribution.
Targeted release is a Microsoft 365 release option that lets administrators designate specific users or the entire organization to receive new updates and features ahead of the standard release. This provides an opportunity to evaluate changes, perform security and compliance reviews, and prepare documentation or training before the update reaches all users.
FastTrack is a Microsoft deployment and adoption assistance program that helps organizations onboard to Microsoft 365 services, not a mechanism for controlling when updates are released to users.
Concept tested: Microsoft 365 targeted release update management
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/manage/release-options-in-office-365
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