This intermediate-level Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure training covers the objectives in the AZ-800 exam, which are the two exams required to earn the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification.
AZ-800 training will familiarize a server administrator with all aspects of hybrid server management -- from the mundane to the highly specific and advanced. The Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate contains two exams -- the AZ-800 covers general server administration tasks while the AZ-801 goes into detail on specialized responsibilities like disaster recovery and workload migration.
Passing both and earning the Hybrid Administrator Associate proves you're comfortable with administering Microsoft Server in a hybrid environment.
For managers with Microsoft products, this Microsoft training can be used for AZ-800 exam prep, onboarding new server administrators, individual or team training plans, or as a Microsoft reference resource.
AZ-800 Exam: What You Need to Know
This Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate training maps to the AZ-800 Windows Server exam objectives, and covers topics such as:
- Administering and managing Microsoft Server servers in hybrid cloud environments
- Deploying and managing Active Directory Domain Services whether on-prem or in the cloud
- Managing and securing servers running Windows Server in hybrid environments
- Optimizing high availability for Windows Servers in hybrid environments
- Migrating servers and workloads in on-premise and hybrid environments
Who Should Take AZ-800 Training?
This Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure training is considered associate-level Microsoft training, which means it was designed for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with server administration tools and experienced server administrators looking to validate their Microsoft skills.
New or aspiring server administrators. If you're a brand-new server administrator, earning the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification early gets you off on the right foot in server administration. If you anticipate managing Windows Server in a hybrid environment during your job, with this certification, you'll be comfortable with both the simple and more advanced parts of your job.
Experienced server administrators. For server administrators with several years of experience already under their belt, the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate is a good way to lay a foundation for your future advancement. The certification covers detailed specifics like securing on-prem and hybrid infrastructures as well as the broad basics like managing virtual machines, so it's one of the best certifications for proving your worth as you move on to jobs in advanced administration or even network design.