Administer Windows Server

This course prepares IT professionals to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server across on-premises

$2,995.00

This course prepares IT professionals to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server across on-premises

More Information:

  • Learning Style: Virtual
  • Technology: Microsoft
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Course Duration: 5 Days
  • Course Info: Download PDF
  • Certificate: See Sample

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Course Information

About This Course:

This course prepares IT professionals to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server across on-premises, Azure, and hybrid environments. Learners gain hands-on skills in Active Directory Domain Services, Hyper-V and Azure virtual machines, DNS and DHCP, storage and file services, and hybrid management with Azure Arc, Azure Update Manager, and Azure Monitor. Administer Windows Server is the official Microsoft course that teaches IT professionals how to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. This new course combines the core skills from the earlier courses into a single program, updated to reflect current Windows Server and Azure technologies. 

Course Objectives:

  • Deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers on-premises and in Azure, including RODCs, FSMO roles, trusts, sites, replication, and Group Policy

  • Manage Windows Server remotely and at scale using Windows Admin Center, PowerShell remoting, JEA, Azure Arc, Azure Update Manager, and Automation runbooks

  • Configure and manage Hyper-V and Azure virtual machines, including GPU partitioning, Hyper-V Replica, JIT access, and Azure Bastion

  • Implement on-premises and hybrid name resolution and IP addressing with DNS, DNSSEC, and highly available DHCP

  • Configure storage and file services, including Azure Files, Azure File Sync, DFS, SMB over QUIC, Storage Spaces Direct, Storage Replica, and BitLocker

  • Harden Windows Server and AD DS using OSConfig security baselines, Windows LAPS, Credential Guard, Defender for Servers, and Microsoft Entra Password Protection

  • Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments using Performance Monitor, Azure Monitor, and VM Insights, and recover AD objects, databases, and SYSVOL

Audience:

  • Windows Server administrators responsible for on-premises, hybrid, or Azure-hosted server workloads

  • System and infrastructure administrators extending their environments into Azure

  • IT professionals who previously prepared for AZ-800 or AZ-801 and need to move to the new single-exam path

  • Candidates pursuing the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate certification

Prerequisites:

  • There are no formal prerequisites

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