This course teaches IT professionals how to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. The course covers Active Directory Domain Services, Hyper-V and Azure virtual machines, on-premises and hybrid networking, storage and file services, Windows Server security hardening, and monitoring and troubleshooting. It highlights administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
This course is intended for Windows Server administrators who deploy, implement, manage, and troubleshoot Windows Server as a workload in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. Candidates administer identity, security, compute, networking, storage, and monitoring for Windows Server, and they typically collaborate with architects, administrators, and engineers. Candidates should have experience administering Windows Server using technologies such as Windows Admin Center, Hyper-V, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and should be familiar with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
Course Syllabus
Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services
This learning path covers how to deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and hybrid environments. You learn how to deploy domain controllers on-premises and in Azure, manage FSMO roles, create and manage users, groups, and organizational units, and extend your on-premises identity into Azure.
Manage Windows Server instances and workloads in a hybrid environment
Learn how to configure remote management for Windows Servers using Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, SSH, and Remote Desktop, and manage Windows Server workloads using Azure Arc, Azure Update Manager, and Azure Automation.
Manage virtual machines
This learning path covers how to manage virtual machines in on-premises and Azure environments. You learn how to configure Hyper-V hosts, virtual switches, and nested virtualization, manage VM settings including generations, virtual hard disks, and checkpoints, and secure workloads with the Host Guardian Service and shielded VMs.
Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure
This learning path covers how to implement and manage networking infrastructure in on-premises and hybrid environments. You learn how to deploy and configure Windows Server DNS, including zones, forwarding, conditional forwarders, DNS policies, and DNSSEC, and integrate DNS with Azure for hybrid name resolution.
Manage storage and file services
This learning path covers how to manage storage and file services in on-premises and hybrid environments. You learn how to deploy Azure File Sync, migrate file servers using Storage Migration Services, and manage Windows Server file shares including DFS, FSRM, and SMB security. You also configure storage technologies including Storage Spaces, Storage Spaces Direct, Storage Replica, Data Deduplication, and iSCSI.
Secure Windows Server infrastructure
This learning path covers how to secure Windows Server infrastructure and Active Directory Domain Services. You learn how to harden Windows Server using security baselines, LAPS, and Privileged Access Workstations, configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and built-in Windows client protections, and manage Group Policy security settings and audit policies.
Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments
This learning path covers how to monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments. You learn how to use Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and auditing tools to track server health and compliance, and extend monitoring into Azure with Azure Monitor and VM Insights.
Administer Windows Server
