Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-800 and demonstrate your real-world mastery of designing, implementing, and managing Windows Server core infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment. Designed for professionals with Windows Server experience in on-premises, hybrid, and Azure environments, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

• 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
• Manage storage and file services

This Microsoft Exam Ref:

• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you
• Assumes you have expertise in configuring and administering Windows Server workloads and services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies

About the Exam

Exam AZ-800 focuses on knowledge needed to deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers; configure and manage multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environments; create and manage AD DS security principals; implement and manage hybrid identities; manage Windows Server via domain group policies and in hybrid environments; manage Windows Servers and workloads via Azure services; manage Hyper-V, guest VMs, and Azure VMs running Windows Server; create and manage containers; implement on-premises and hybrid name resolution; manage IP addressing and implement network connectivity; configure and manage Azure File Sync and Windows Server fi le shares; and configure Windows Server storage.

About Microsoft Certification

Passing this exam and Exam AZ-801 (Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services) fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate credential.

See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Orin Thomas is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft and has written more than 3 dozen books for Microsoft Press on such topics as Windows Server, Windows Client, Azure, Office 365, System Center, Exchange Server, Security, and SQL Server. He has authored Azure Architecture courses at Pluralsight and has authored multiple Microsoft Official Curriculum and EdX courses on a variety of IT Pro topics. You can follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/orinthomas.

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