55371 Windows Server Administration

Looking to strengthen your Windows Server administration skills? Over 70% of IT workloads rely on Windows Server, making server admins essential to business continuity and network efficiency. This five-day instructor-led course delivers the core knowledge IT professionals need to deploy, manage, and support Windows Server environments. You’ll gain hands-on experience with identity services, networking, virtualization, high availability, and security features. Designed for those with some server experience, this training is ideal for administrators transitioning into more advanced roles or updating skills from previous versions of Windows Server.

Course Details

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$2,995.00

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Course Overview

By the end of this training, you’ll be able to manage identity, networking, storage, compute, virtualization, and security within Windows Server. You’ll also understand upgrade and migration paths for legacy environments. Deploy and manage core Windows Server infrastructure components Implement and manage AD DS, Group Policy, and identity services Configure networking: DHCP, DNS, IPAM, and remote access Set up Hyper-V virtualization and storage services Manage security, backup, high availability, and disaster recovery

Module 1: Windows Server Administration Overview

Introducing Windows Server
Windows Server Core Overview
Administration principles and tools

Module 2: Identity Services in Windows Server

AD DS overview and domain controller deployment
Azure AD and Group Policy
Certificate Services

Module 3: Network Infrastructure Services

Deploying/managing DHCP and DNS
IPAM
Remote Access Services

Module 4: File Servers and Storage Management

Volumes and File Systems
Sharing and Storage Spaces
Data Deduplication, iSCSI, and DFS

Module 5: Hyper-V and Containers

Hyper-V setup and VM configuration
Virtualization security
Containers and Kubernetes overview

Module 6: High Availability

Failover clustering and stretch clusters
Hyper-V disaster recovery

Module 7: Disaster Recovery

Hyper-V Replica
Backup and restore strategies

Module 8: Windows Server Security

Credential protection and JEA
Server hardening and SMB security
Update management

Module 9: Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

Session-based deployment
Personal and pooled desktops

Module 10: Remote Access and Web Services

VPN and Always On VPN
NPS and Web Server setup

Module 11: Server and Performance Monitoring

Monitoring tools and event logs
Performance troubleshooting

Module 12: Upgrade and Migration

AD DS migration
Storage Migration Service
Server migration tools

Class Dates & Times


01/11/2027 - 01/15/2027 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 EST Enroll Now $2,995.00
07/13/2026 - 07/17/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 EST Enroll Now $2,995.00
10/12/2026 - 10/16/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 EST Enroll Now $2,995.00

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