Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure Administrator Associate (AZ-800) Cert Prep by Microsoft Press
9h 28mIntermediate2025-08-07
Authors
Microsoft Press
Microsoft
Andrew Warren
Course details
The Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure Administrator Associate (AZ-800) certification vets your capabilities for administering Windows Server as a workload in both on-premises and hybrid environments. In this course designed by Microsoft Press, instructor Andrew Warren helps you develop the foundational skills and know-how required to prepare to tackle the official exam. Learn how to deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments; manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment; manage virtual machines and containers; implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure; and manage storage and file services.
Concepts
Introduction
- Exam AZ-800 administering Windows Server hybrid core infrastructure
Manage On-Premises Identity
- Learning objectives
- Overview of Active Directory
- Deploy domain controllers
- Configure and manage multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environments
- Deploy and manage domain controllers in Azure
- Create and manage AD DS security principles
Implement and Manage Hybrid Identities
- Learning objectives
- Implement Microsoft Entra Connect
- Manage passwords and account policies
- Join Windows Servers to AD DS, Microsoft Entra Domain Services, and Microsoft Entra
Manage Windows Server Using Domain-Based Group Policies
- Learning objectives
- Implement Group Policy in AD DS
- Implement Group Policy preferences in AD DS
- Troubleshoot Group Policy application
Manage Servers
- Learning objectives
- Manage Windows Servers in a hybrid environment, part 1
- Manage Windows Servers in a hybrid environment, part 2
- Manage Windows Servers in a hybrid environment, part 3
- Manage Windows Servers and workloads by using Azure services
Manage Virtual Machines and Containers
- Learning objectives
- Manage Hyper-V and guest VMs
- Create and manage containers
- Manage Azure VMs that run Windows Server, part 1
- Manage Azure VMs that run Windows Server, part 2
Implement Name Resolution
- Learning objectives
- Install the DNS Server role
- Configure DNS zones and records
- Configure forwarding and root hints
- Configure recursion and delegation
- Implement advanced DNS
- Integrate Windows Server DNS with Azure DNS private zones
Manage Network Infrastructure
- Learning objectives
- Overview of IP addressing
- Manage on-premises IP addressing with DHCP, part 1
- Manage on-premises IP addressing with DHCP, part 2
- Implement IPAM
- Manage on-premises IP addressing with IPAM
- Manage DHCP and DNS with IPAM
- Implement on-premises network connectivity, part 1
- Implement on-premises network connectivity, part 2
- Implement hybrid network connectivity
Manage Storage and File Services
- Learning objectives
- Configure Windows Server storage
- Manage Windows Server storage
- Configure and manage Windows Server file shares
- Configure BranchCache
- Implement DFS
- Configure DFS replication
- Implement Azure File Sync
Conclusion
- Summary