Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-801) Cert Prep: 1 Secure Windows Server On-Premises and Hybrid Infrastructures

Course details

Becoming a certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate can elevate your career, help you land a new role, and develop your skill set for managing infrastructure. In this course, instructor Robert McMillen takes you through the first domain of the Microsoft AZ-801 exam, which tests your ability to configure and secure Windows for both on-premises and hybrid infrastructures. Get tips on preparing for the exam so you don’t fall behind or lose focus. Find out why the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification can change your career path in the best of ways, giving you the tools and credentials of a vetted network administrator, and setting you up for long-term success. Robert covers the most important parts of the first exam domain, such as implementing a Windows server failover cluster, organizing Windows server cluster workloads, managing failover clustering, and utilizing Storage Spaces Direct.

Concepts

Introduction and Installation

01 - Prepare for the Microsoft AZ-801 certification exam
02 - The Microsoft AZ-801 exam

1. Secure Windows Server Operating System

03 - Configure and manage exploit protection
04 - Install Endpoint Configuration Manager
05 - Configure and manage Windows Defender Application Control
06 - Configure and manage Windows Defender for Endpoint
07 - Configure and manage Windows Defender Credential Guard
08 - Configure SmartScreen
09 - Implement operating system security by using Group Policies

2. Secure a Hybrid Active Directory (AD) Infrastructure

10 - Configure password policies
11 - Enable password block lists
12 - Manage protected users
13 - Manage account security on a read-only domain controller (RODC)
14 - Hardening domain controllers
15 - Configure authentication policies silos
16 - Restrict access to domain controllers
17 - Configure account security
18 - Manage AD built-in administrative groups
19 - Manage AD delegation
20 - Implement and manage Microsoft Defender for Identity

3. Identify and Remediate Windows Server Security Issues Using Azure Services

21 - Monitor on-premises servers and Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) by using Azure Sentinel
22 - Identify and remediate security issues on-premises servers and Azure IaaS VMs by using Defender for Cloud

4. Secure Windows Server Networking

23 - Manage Windows Defender Firewall
24 - Implement domain isolation
25 - Implement connection security rules

5. Secure Windows Server Storage

26 - Manage Windows BitLocker drive encryption (BitLocker)
27 - Manage and recover encrypted volumes
28 - Enable storage encryption by using Azure Disk Encryption
29 - Manage disk encryption keys for IaaS virtual machines