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.

About our Certification Fast Track

With our Certification Fast Track Training, you participate in official Microsoft training - but instead of a full week from Monday to Friday, the training is split into two smaller sections.

The Instructor-led part of the training is focused on hands on and best practices. The theoretical part of the courseware will be studied self-paced, in order not to loose precious practice time during your instructor led training days. Exam preparation is an important part of this training delivery - hence we include a Practice Test which will ensure that you will start your exam well prepared. To complete the offer the Exam Voucher is already included as well.

As a participant, you can use the time in between the training days to deepen or repeat content. In addition, you have the advantage of not being absent from work for an entire week, so that day-to-day business is not neglected.

Process of Certification Fast Track Training

After your registration you will receive an introduction to the program. You will also receive reminder e-mails from us along the way.

Below are your 5 steps of your Certification Fast Track training:

1. Self study part of the theory and labs (max 18 hours, which can be spread out over several weeks)
2. Take your 2-day Instructor Led Training, hands on practice and theory (The first 2 days of the displayed dates in the schedule)
3. Continue to practice your labs, studying your theory and complete the provided Official Microsoft Practice Test. The practice test shows you which topics need more attention.
4. Take your 1-day Instructor Led Exam Preparation Training. The instructor will clear out any questions that you have left (The last day of the displayed dates in the schedule). 
5. Use your MCP exam voucher to complete your exam within two weeks after the Exam Prep Training.

Audience Profile

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).

Prerequisites

• Experience administering Windows Server operating systems
• Familiarity with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) concepts and technologies
• Basic knowledge of PowerShell

Course Syllabus

Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services

• Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers
• Deploy and manage Azure IaaS Active Directory domain controllers in Azure
• Manage AD DS domain controllers and FSMO roles
• Create and manage Active Directory objects
• Implement hybrid identity with Windows Server
• Create and configure Group Policy Objects in Active Directory
• Implement Group Policy Objects
• Manage advanced features of AD DS

Manage Windows Server instances and workloads in a hybrid environment

• Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
• Describe Windows Server administration tools
• Just Enough Administration in Windows Server
• Perform Windows Server secure administration
• Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
• Manage single and multiple computers by using Windows PowerShell remoting
• Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
• Manage Azure updates
• Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Enforce VM security configuration with Azure Machine Configuration
• Explore Azure Automation with DevOps

Manage virtual machines

• Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
• Configure and manage Hyper-V
• Secure Hyper-V workloads
• Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
• Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
• Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely

Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure

• Implement Windows Server DNS
• Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
• Secure Windows Server DNS
• Deploy and manage DHCP
• Implement IP Address Management
• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing

Manage storage and file services

• Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
• Manage Windows Server file servers
• Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
• Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication
• Implement Windows Server iSCSI
• Implement Windows Server Storage Replica

Secure Windows Server infrastructure

• Hardening Windows Server
• Manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Manage Microsoft Defender in Windows client
• Manage security in Active Directory
• Secure Windows Server user accounts
• Manage security controls for identity and access
• Security monitoring and governance

Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments

• Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
• Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor
• Monitor Windows Server performance
• Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
• Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
• Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
• Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure
• Windows Server update management
• Troubleshoot Active Directory