Administer Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure (AZ-800)

This four-day course is intended for Windows Server Hybrid Administrators who have experience working with Windows Server and want to extend the capabilities of their on-premises environments by combining on-premises and hybrid technologies. Windows Server Hybrid Administrators implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions such as identity, management, compute, networking, and storage in a Windows Server hybrid environment.

Students will learn to,

• Implement an identity infrastructure with Windows Server
• Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment
• Manage virtualization and containers in Windows Server
• Implement a networking infrastructure in Windows Server
• Configure storage services in Windows Server

1- Deploy and manage identity infrastructure

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

2- Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment

• Perform Windows Server secure administration
• Describe Windows Server administration tools
• Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Server
• Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
• Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
• Optimizing IT operations and management with Azure Automanage
• Just Enough Administration in Windows Server

3- Manage virtualization and containers in a hybrid environment

• Configure and manage Hyper-V
• Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
• Secure Hyper-V workloads
• Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Customize Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine images
• Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
• Run containers on Windows Server
• Orchestrate containers on Windows Server using Kubernetes

4- Implement and operate an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure

• Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
• Deploy and manage DHCP
• Implement Windows Server DNS
• Implement IP Address Management
• Implement remote access
• Implement hybrid network infrastructure
• Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing

5- Configure storage and file services

• 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
• Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure

Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate