Breeze through the AZ-800 certification with this up-to-date practical guide and gain valuable skills that will help you in your day-to-day administration
Key Features
Develop a solid base of all the essentials necessary to pass AZ-800 certification exam on your first attempt
Go beyond exam prep by working on practical examples that will prepare you for the work ahead
Simplify and automate your workflows with Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, and IaaS VM
Book Description
Written by an Azure MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with 20 years of experience in data center infrastructure, this AZ-800 study guide is an essential preparation tool for administrators who want to take the exam and acquire key skills that will help them thrive in their careers.
This book will guide you through all the ways Windows Server can be used to manage hybrid solutions on-premises and in the cloud, starting with deploying and managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments. You'll then dive into managing virtual machines and containers and progress to implementing and managing an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure.
The later parts of the book focus on managing storage and file services, concluding with a detailed overview of all the knowledge needed to pass the AZ-800 exam with practical examples throughout the chapters. In the final chapter, you'll be able to test your understanding of the topics covered with the help of practice exams to make sure that you're completely prepared for the contents and structure of the exam.
By the end of the book, you'll have gained the knowledge, both practical and conceptual, that's required to administer Windows Server hybrid core infrastructure confidently.
What you will learn
Deploy and manage AD DS on-premises and in cloud environments
Implement and manage hybrid core infrastructure solutions for compute, storage, networking, identity, and management
Discover expert tips and tricks to achieve your certification in the first go
Master the hybrid implementation of Windows Server running as virtual machines and containers
Manage storage and file services with ease
Work through hands-on exercises to prepare for the real world
Who this book is for
This book is for Windows Server administrators who want to pass the AZ-800 and implement hybrid infrastructure on premises and in the cloud. Azure administrators, enterprise architects, Microsoft 365 administrators, and network engineers will also get plenty of useful insights from this book. You'll need a solid understanding of the Windows Server to get started with this book, especially if you're preparing for the exam.
Table of Contents
Implementing and Managing Active Directory Domain Services
Implementing and Managing Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Managing Users and Computers with Group Policy
Implementing and Managing Hybrid Identities
Implementing and Managing On-Premises Network Infrastructure
Implementing and Managing Azure Network Infrastructure
Implementing Windows Server Storage Services
Implementing a Hybrid File Server Infrastructure
Implementing and Managing Hyper-V on Windows Server
Implementing and Managing Windows Server Containers
Managing Windows Server Azure Virtual Machines
Managing Windows Server in a Hybrid Environment
Managing Windows Servers Using Azure Services
Exam Preparation Practice Tests