About labITpro

Learn by doing, without the cloud bill.

labITpro is a library of hands-on lab simulations for Azure, Entra ID, and Active Directory. Each one walks you click by click through a real task, in your browser, with nothing to install and no subscription to set up.

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Tom Mitchell, creator of labITpro
100+hands-on labs
25,000+labITpro members
240,000+students taught on Udemy
$0in Azure charges, ever

How the labs work

Every lab is a guided simulation of the real portal. You do the clicking; the lab keeps you on track.

1

Pick a lab

Start with a single task like deploying a VM, or follow a project-based collection that builds one environment across 20 or 30 connected labs.

2

Follow the guided simulation

The lab shows the actual Azure, Entra, or AD interface and prompts each step. Click the wrong thing and it nudges you back; click the right thing and it moves on.

3

Keep what you learned

No tenant to clean up and nothing left running. Repeat a lab as many times as you like, and use the companion workbooks to check your understanding.

Why this exists

labITpro was built by Tom Mitchell, a senior infrastructure engineer who has spent years running Active Directory and Azure environments and has taught more than 240,000 students through 26 courses on Udemy.

The gap he kept seeing was the same one every IT learner hits: you can watch a course, read the docs, and still freeze the first time you're in a real portal with a real task. Free cloud trials expire, cost money the moment you forget to delete something, and give you no guidance when you're stuck.

The labs here are the practice that courses can't give you — real tasks, real interfaces, no risk, no bill. The mission is to make IT training practical, efficient, and accessible by closing the gap between theory and doing.

What that looks like in practice

  • Labs built and recorded from real Azure, Entra ID, and AD environments
  • Scenarios mapped to day-to-day admin work and certification objectives (AZ-900, AZ-104, AI-900, AI-102, and more)
  • New labs added continuously — one pass unlocks everything, including what comes later
  • Direct line to the author for All-Access members with a question

Who labITpro is for

If you need to be able to do the task, not just describe it, you're in the right place.

IT professionals

Sharpen job-ready skills or get hands-on with a service before you touch it in production.

Students and career changers

Build real practice behind your certification studies so the exam tasks look familiar.

Udemy learners

Pair the theory from a course with the hands-on work that videos alone can't give you.

Teams and schools

Give a whole team or class the same guided practice with one admin and reassignable seats.

Frequently asked questions

Who runs labITpro?
Tom Mitchell — a senior IT and infrastructure engineer and the instructor behind 26 Udemy courses with more than 240,000 students. He builds, records, and maintains every lab on the site.
Do I need a cloud subscription?
No. Every lab is a simulation that runs in your browser. Nothing is deployed to a real tenant, so there is nothing to pay for and nothing to clean up afterwards.
How much does it cost?
The Base Collection is free with a free account. The All-Access Pass unlocks every lab on the site for a one-time $9.99 — no subscription. Teams and schools can buy seats at $12.99 per seat per year. See all plans.
Why not just use a cloud free trial?
Trials expire, bill you the moment you forget to delete something, and don't tell you when you've gone wrong. The labs here give you the same interface with guidance at every step and no risk, so you can repeat a task until it's second nature.
How is this different from Udemy courses?
Courses teach the concepts; labs make you perform the task. They work best together — which is why the All-Access Pass includes three of Tom's Udemy courses at no cost.
Are the labs similar to certification exam tasks?
Many are mapped directly to exam objectives, and the project-based collections mirror the kind of multi-step scenarios Microsoft uses in Applied Skills assessments. Labs that line up with a specific exam say so on their page.
Can these labs help me prepare for exams?
Yes, as the hands-on half of your study. Pair them with a study guide or course for the theory, then use the labs to practice the tasks until you can do them without the prompts.
What if I get stuck?
Every lab lander has a help card. All-Access and Team Pass members can also send questions straight to Tom through Ask the Author.

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