Learning goals

• In this course, IT professionals will learn how to configure advanced Windows Server services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based technologies. In this course, IT professionals will learn how to utilize Azure's hybrid capabilities, migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, and protect Azure VMs on Windows Server. In this course, IT professionals will also learn how to perform tasks related to high availability, troubleshooting and disaster recovery. This course introduces management tools and technologies such as Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Azure Security Center, Azure Migrate and Azure Monitor.

Content

• Protecting Windows Server user accounts
• Hardening Windows Server
• Windows Server update management
• Securing Windows Server DNS
• Implementing network security for Windows Server IaaS VMs
• Monitor the security of Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
• Manage Azure updates
• Create and implement application whitelists with adaptive application control
• Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS VMs
• Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMs
• Introduction to shared cluster volumes
• Implementing Windows Server failover clustering
• Implementing the high availability of Windows Server VMs
• Implementing the high availability of Windows Server file servers
• Implementing scalability and high availability with Windows Server VMs
• Implementing a Hyper-V replica
• Protect your local infrastructure from emergencies with Azure Site Recovery
• Implement hybrid backup and recovery with IaaS on Windows Server
• Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery
• Protect your virtual machines with Azure Backup
• Active Directory Domain Services migration
• Migrate file server workloads with Storage Migration Service
• Migrate Windows Server roles
• Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
• Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS VMs
• Containerize and migrate ASP.NET applications to Azure App Service
• Monitor the performance of Windows Server
• Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
• Implement Windows Server monitoring and diagnostics
• Troubleshooting for Active Directory
• Monitor IaaS VMs and hybrid instances on Windows Server
• Monitor your Azure virtual VMs with Azure Monitor
• Troubleshoot local and hybrid networks
• Troubleshoot virtual machine issues with Windows Server in Azure