Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (AZ-801)

Advance Your Skills in Hybrid Windows Server & Azure Integration

The AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services course is designed for IT professionals who already manage Windows Server environments and want to implement advanced hybrid solutions using Microsoft Azure.

This course focuses on security, high availability, disaster recovery, monitoring, and advanced identity services, and prepares you for the Microsoft AZ-801 certification exam, a key requirement for the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate credential.

What You Will Learn

By completing this course, you will be able to:

Implement advanced identity services and security solutions
Configure high availability and disaster recovery for hybrid workloads
Secure Windows Server workloads using Azure security services
Manage hybrid monitoring and governance
Implement advanced storage and file services
Troubleshoot and optimize hybrid Windows Server environments

Course Modules

Module 1: Secure Windows Server Infrastructure

Windows Server security baselines
Credential Guard & Defender
Azure Security Center & Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Module 2: Advanced Identity Services

Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
Azure AD authentication methods
Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Module 3: High Availability & Disaster Recovery

Failover clustering
Azure Site Recovery
Backup and business continuity strategies

Module 4: Hybrid Monitoring & Governance

Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
Alerts and performance tuning
Policy-based governance with Azure Policy

Module 5: Advanced Storage & File Services

Storage Replica
Advanced Azure File Sync
Hybrid file server architectures

Module 6: Troubleshooting & Optimization

Hybrid workload performance tuning
Security auditing and compliance
Real-world troubleshooting scenarios

Who This Course Is For

This course is ideal for:

Experienced Windows Server Administrators
Infrastructure & Systems Engineers
Hybrid Cloud Engineers
IT Professionals preparing for Microsoft AZ-801 certification

Prerequisites

Before enrolling, you should have:

Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration
Experience with Active Directory and networking
Basic understanding of Azure services
Completion of AZ-800 (recommended)

Why Enroll in This Course?

✔ Covers advanced AZ-801 exam objectives
✔ Focus on real-world hybrid scenarios
✔ Ideal continuation after AZ-800
✔ Learn security, HA, and DR best practices
✔ Self-paced and practical learning approach