This course teaches IT Professionals to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. The course teaches IT Professionals how to leverage the hybrid capabilities of Azure, how to migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, and how to secure Azure VMs running Windows Server. The course also teaches IT Professionals how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. The course highlights administrative tools and technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate, and Azure Monitor.
Before attending this course, students must have:
An understanding of the following concepts as related to Windows Server technologies:
Secure Windows Server user accounts
Hardening Windows Server
Windows Server update management
Secure Windows Server DNS
Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
Manage Azure updates
Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control
Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMs
Introduction to Cluster Shared Volumes
Implement Windows Server failover clustering
Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
Implement Windows Server File Server high availability
Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
Implement Hyper-V Replica
Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recovery
Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS
Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery
Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup
Active Directory Domain Services migration
Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service
Migrate Windows Server roles
Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
Containerize and migrate ASP.NET applications to Azure App Service
Monitor Windows Server performance
Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
Troubleshoot Active Directory
Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor
Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure