Overview

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and R2 environment. This course covers the core skills required by anyone working with Windows Server 2008 Servers.

Duration
5 Days

Target Audience

Candidates for this course are information technology (IT) professionals who work in medium to large organizations. The primary candidate is a Windows Server administrator who operates Windows Servers on a daily basis and who requires the skills for configuring, managing, and maintaining servers installed with Windows Server 2008, including the Release 2 (R2) edition. Candidates are typically responsible for day-to-day management of the server operating system and various server roles such as DHCP, DNS, file and print services, directory services, and software distribution. This course may also be considered in combination with other exam preparation materials for candidates wishing to prepare for MCTS and MCITP certification in Windows Server 2008.
Other candidates for this course include IT Pros with skills within other IT areas or operating systems who wish to gain an insight into Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Topics

Overview of the Windows Server 2008 Management

Managing Windows Server 2008 Infrastructure Roles

Configuring Access to File Services

Managing File Resources by Using File Server Resource Manager

Configuring and Securing Remote Access

Managing Active Directory Domain Services

Configuring Active Directory Object Administration and Domain Trust

Creating and Managing Group Policy Objects

Using Group Policy to Configure User and Computer Settings

Implementing Security Settings Using Group Policy

Providing Efficient Network Access for Remote Offices

Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2008

Managing Windows Server 2008 Backup, Restore, and Recovery

A more comprehensive course outline is available in the Course Download section, to the right of this page.

MTC serves the whole of the North East region, including, Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham Teesside, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria, Northumberland, Darlington, North Yorkshire, Carlisle, Hartlepool. In addition MTC supports many clients nationally within the UK.