This course teaches IT professionals to manage core Windows Server workloads and services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. It covers implementing and managing solutions for identity, compute, networking, and storage in hybrid environments.

Learning Outcomes

• Use administrative techniques and tools in Windows Server.
• Identify tools used to implement hybrid solutions, including Windows Admin Center and PowerShell.
• Implement identity services in Windows Server.
• Implement identity in hybrid scenarios, including Azure AD DS on Azure IaaS and managed AD DS.
• Integrate Azure AD DS with Azure AD.
• Manage network infrastructure services.
• Deploy Azure VMs running Windows Server and configure networking and storage.
• Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely.
• Manage and maintain Azure VMs running Windows Server.
• Configure file servers and storage.
• Implement File Services in hybrid scenarios, using Azure Files and Azure File Sync.

Prerequisites

Experience with managing Windows Server operating system and workloads in on-premises scenarios, including AD DS, DNS, DFS, Hyper-V, and File and Storage Services; experience with common Windows Server management tools; basic knowledge of core Microsoft compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies; understanding of core networking technologies like IP addressing, name resolution, and DHCP; experience with Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts; basic experience with implementing and managing IaaS services in Microsoft Azure; basic knowledge of Azure Active Directory; hands-on experience with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10 or 11; basic experience with Windows PowerShell.