labIT PRO — Hands-On Microsoft IT Training: Azure, AI, Entra ID & Active Directory
No Lab Environment to Build

Hands-On Microsoft IT Training. Learn by Doing.

Practice real skills in fully simulated environments — Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and AI solutions built in Microsoft Foundry. Every lab guides you with audio and on-screen cues, and the project-based collections explain what you're doing and why as you work. Prepare for AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-305, AI-901, AI-103, and more. No cloud bills. No hardware to stand up.

$9.99 one-time · lifetime access
Why so affordable? Other platforms pay for live cloud sandboxes and lab VMs and pass that cost to you via monthly subscriptions. We use high-fidelity simulations, so you get the same skills with none of the ongoing bill.

No credit card needed. No commitment required.

Trusted by 23,000+ IT professionals learning Microsoft skills by doing
Thomas Mitchell — labIT PRO Instructor
Thomas Mitchell
Infrastructure Engineer | Microsoft Instructor | labITpro Founder
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Guided, Narrated Labs
Free Tier Available
Azure · Entra ID · Active Directory · Foundry
AZ-900 · AZ-104 · AZ-305 · AI-103

How is this $9.99?

Other training platforms spin up a live Azure sandbox or a hosted Windows Server lab every time you practice — they're paying for cloud compute on your behalf and passing that cost along as $30–$60/month subscriptions. Cancel and lose access. Keep subscribing or fall behind.

labIT PRO uses HTML5 simulations that faithfully replicate the Azure portal, the Microsoft Foundry portal, the Entra admin center, and the Windows Server consoles you'd use to manage Active Directory. You follow the exact same steps, configure the exact same services, and build the exact same skills you'd use on the job and on the exam. No cloud compute means no ongoing bill — and no surprise charges for model deployments or AI tokens.

One-time payment. Lifetime access. The same job-ready skills — at a fraction of the price.
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labIT PRO
Lab environment
Live sandbox or hosted VMs
Portal & console simulation
Pricing
$30–$60 / month
$9.99 one-time
Azure subscription or lab server
Required
Not needed
Risk of cloud charges
Yes
None
AI model & token costs
Yes
None
Access
While subscribed
Lifetime
Guided audio walkthroughs
Varies
Every lab
Free tier
Trial only
Free forever

The same portals and consoles.
None of the setup.

Our labs mirror the real Azure, Microsoft Foundry, and Entra interfaces — and the Active Directory tools on Windows Server. Same UI, same workflows, same terminology. If you can do it here, you can do it at work.

Pixel-faithful portal and console UI — same layout, same fields, same flow
Audio guidance in every lab, with in-depth technical explanations in the project collections
Cert-track labs map to AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-305, AI-901, and AI-103 objectives
No Azure account, no domain controller, no cloud bill — ever
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Everything You Need to Pass — and Actually Do the Job

From the cloud to the on-prem domain, the labs cover the tasks Microsoft admins do every day — so you're not just memorizing, you're doing.

Azure Compute
Deploy and manage Virtual Machines, VM Scale Sets, and Azure Bastion. Core AZ-104 skills, built hands-on.
Azure Networking
Configure VNets, vNet Peering, Load Balancers, and Traffic Manager — real-world networking tasks tested in AZ-305.
Azure Storage
Create Storage Accounts, configure File Shares, manage replication options, and tag resources effectively.
Microsoft Entra ID
Manage users, groups, and licenses, apply RBAC roles, configure SSPR and MFA, and build Conditional Access policies.
Active Directory
Work in the real Windows Server consoles — create users and OUs, map drives with Group Policy, and manage the on-prem domain hybrid shops still run on.
AI & Microsoft Foundry
Deploy chat models, ground them on documents, build and evaluate agents, and publish to Teams and Copilot — AI-901 and AI-103 skills.
Key Vault & Governance
Deploy Key Vaults, configure resource locks, and work with policies to enforce compliance and governance.
Backup & Recovery
Create Backup Vaults, configure backup policies for VMs, and restore virtual machines from recovery points.
Monitoring & Resilience
Deploy and configure Azure Monitor, build redundant cloud solutions, and secure Azure Files and Blob Storage — project-based, end to end.
New Collection · Microsoft Foundry

Build a Real AI Assistant — Start to Finish

Not a grab-bag of disconnected tasks. One project, twelve labs, and a working knowledge assistant at the end of it.

You'll play the engineer building Contoso's IT help desk assistant in Microsoft Foundry: deploy a chat model, shape its behavior in the playground, ground it on real policy documents, save it as an agent, connect a knowledge base and web search, then evaluate, secure, monitor, and publish it to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Every step runs in a simulated Foundry portal with in-depth audio explanations as you work — and no Azure subscription, no model deployment fees, no token costs. Just the same clicks, the same screens, and the same decisions you'd make on the job.

AI-901 Azure AI Fundamentals AI-103 Developing AI Apps & Agents
Project: Contoso Knowledge Assistant
Each lab builds on the one before it
12 Labs
1
Create a Foundry resource and project
Free
2
Deploy a chat model
3
Shape model behavior in the chat playground
4
Configure guardrails and a custom blocklist
5
Ground the model on policy documents
6
Save the grounded playground as an agent
7
Connect a Foundry IQ knowledge base
8
Add web search with citations
9
Evaluate the agent
10
Assign Foundry roles and attach a guardrail
11
Monitor with Application Insights and set a budget
12
Publish to Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot

Two Ways to Learn. One Membership.

Drill a single task until it's second nature, or build something real from start to finish — with support that goes with you either way.

Mode 01
Skill Drills
Short, focused labs that each practice one task — deploy a VM, create a storage account, map a drive with Group Policy. Audio guidance and on-screen cues keep you moving. Perfect for quick reps the night before an exam.
  • Free Azure Base Collection
  • Azure & Entra ID Skillbuilder
  • Active Directory Skillbuilder
  • Azure Administrator Lab Series
Mode 02
Guided Projects
Multi-lab collections where each lab builds on the last and you finish with a working solution. In-depth narration explains what you're doing and why as you work — not just where to click.
  • Build a Knowledge Assistant with Microsoft Foundry
  • Deploy and Configure Azure Monitor
  • Building Redundant Cloud Solutions
  • Secure Storage for Azure Files & Blob Storage
Included
Support That Goes With You
All-Access members get more than the sims. Written step-by-step walkthroughs for every lab, companion workbooks for project collections, free access to matching Udemy courses, and a direct line to the author when you get stuck.
  • Step-by-step walkthroughs on every lab page
  • Companion workbooks for project collections
  • Ask the Author support

Trusted by Thousands of IT Professionals

From help desk analysts studying for AZ-900 to sysadmins sharpening Active Directory skills, solutions architects preparing for AZ-305, and AI engineers targeting AI-103.

26k+ Users
Trusted by IT professionals worldwide
$9.99
One-time — not per month
$0
Cloud charges — ever

I passed AZ-104 on my first attempt. The labs walk you through the real portal experience. I recognized every screen on exam day.

Sarah K.
Azure Administrator
✓ Passed AZ-104

I couldn't justify a $40/month subscription on a help desk salary. labIT PRO gave me the same hands-on practice at a price that actually made sense.

Marcus T.
Help Desk Analyst
✓ Passed AZ-900

The explanations built into every step are what set this apart. I didn't just learn what to click. I actually understood what I was doing.

Priya M.
Entra Admin
✓ Passed MS-102

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