Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

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 who already implement and manage on-premises core technologies want to secure and protect their environments, migrate virtual and physical workloads to Azure Iaas, enable a highly available, fully redundant environment, and perform monitoring and troubleshooting.

Module 1: Windows Server security

• Secure Windows Sever user accounts
• Hardening Windows Server
• Windows Server Update Management
• Secure Windows Server DNS

Module 2: Implementing security solutions in hybrid scenarios

• 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 Server IaaS VMs

Module 3: Implementing high availability

• 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 VMs

Module 4: Disaster recovery in Windows Server

• Implement Hyper-V Replica
• Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recovery

Module 5: Implementing recovery services in hybrid scenarios

• 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

Module 6: Upgrade and migrate in Windows Server

• Active Directory Domain Services migration
• Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service
• Migrate Windows Server roles

Module 7: Implementing migration in hybrid scenarios

• 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

Module 8: Server and performance monitoring in Windows Server

• Monitor Windows Server performance
• Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs
• Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics
• Troubleshoot Active Directory

Module 9: Implementing operational monitoring in hybrid scenarios

• Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
• Monitor the health of your Azure virtual machines by using Azure Metrics Explorer and metric alerts
• Monitor performance of virtual machines by using Azure Monitor VM Insights
• Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
• Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure

• Harden the security configuration of the Windows Server operating system environment
• Enhance hybrid security using Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel, and Windows Update Management
• Apply security features to protect critical resources
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Implement recovery services in hybrid scenarios
• Plan and implement hybrid and cloud-only migration, backup, and recovery scenarios
• Perform upgrades and migration related to AD DS, and storage
• Manage and monitor hybrid scenarios using WAC, Azure Arc, Azure Automation and Azure Monitor
• Implement service monitoring and performance monitoring, and apply troubleshooting

• Experience with managing Windows Server operating system and Windows Server workloads in on-premises scenarios, including AD DS, DNS, DFS, Hyper-V, and File and Storage Services
• Experience with common Windows Server management tools (implied in the first prerequisite).
• Basic knowledge of core Microsoft compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies (implied in the first prerequisite).
• Experience and an understanding of core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Experience working with and an understanding of Microsoft Hyper-V and basic server virtualization concepts
• An awareness of basic security best practices
• Basic understanding of security-related technologies (firewalls, encryption, multi-factor authentication, SIEM/SOAR).
• Basic knowledge of on-premises resiliency Windows Server-based compute and storage technologies (Failover Clustering, Storage Spaces).
• Basic experience with implementing and managing IaaS services in Microsoft Azure
• Basic knowledge of Azure Active Directory
• Experience working hands-on with Windows client operating systems such as Windows 10 or Windows 11
• Basic experience with Windows PowerShell
• An understanding of the following concepts as related to Windows Server technologies: High availability and disaster recovery, Automation, Monitoring, Troubleshooting

Classrooms are equipped with high-performance computers with Internet access and the possibility of wireless connection.

All participants will get original Microsoft student materials.