This course teaches IT professionals how to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads across on-premises, Azure, and hybrid environments. Participants learn to administer Active Directory, virtualization, networking, storage, security, and monitoring solutions using modern Windows Server technologies.

Course Objective

The course prepares IT professionals to:

• Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Administer Windows Server in hybrid environments
• Manage Hyper-V and Azure virtual machines
• Implement networking services and infrastructure
• Configure storage and file services
• Secure Windows Server environments
• Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads

Audience profile:

This course is designed for: windows server administrators, systems administrators, infrastructure engineers, IT operations engineers, hybrid cloud administrators

Skills gained:

• Administer enterprise Windows Server environments
• Manage hybrid Azure and on-premises infrastructure
• Secure Active Directory and Windows workloads
• Deploy and support virtualization platforms
• Implement resilient storage and networking services
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and recover Windows Server environments

This course is ideal for organizations moving toward a hybrid Microsoft infrastructure and for administrators aiming to achieve the Windows Server Administrator Associate certification.

Course outline:

Module 1: Deploy and Manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• Deploy domain controllers
• Manage AD DS replication and sites
• Configure trusts and forests
• Manage users, groups, and service accounts
• Implement and manage Group Policy 

Module 2: Manage Windows Server in Hybrid Environments

• Windows Admin Center
• PowerShell and remote management
• Azure Arc-enabled servers
• Azure Update Manager and automation

Module 3: Manage Virtual Machines

• Hyper-V administration
• Virtual networking and storage
• Hyper-V Replica and high availability
• Azure Virtual Machines

Module 4: Implement and Manage Networking Infrastructure

• DNS administration and security
• Hybrid name resolution
• DHCP deployment and management
• IP address management and troubleshooting 

Module 5: Manage Storage and File Services

• Azure Files and Azure File Sync
• File shares and DFS
• Storage Spaces and Storage Replica
• BitLocker and storage optimization 

Module 6: Secure Windows Server Infrastructure

• Windows Server security features
• Credential Guard and LAPS
• Microsoft Defender for Servers
• AD DS security and hardening 

Module 7: Monitor and Troubleshoot Windows Server

• Performance and event monitoring
• Azure Monitor and VM Insights
• Network and storage troubleshooting
• Active Directory recovery

Candidates should have experience with:

• Windows Server administration
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Windows Admin Center
• PowerShell
• Hyper-V
• Azure services
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Hybrid cloud management and troubleshooting

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