Course M10969 Active Directory Services with Windows Server

• Understand available solutions for identity management and be able to address scenarios with appropriate solutions.
• Deploy and administer AD DS in Windows Server 2012.
• Secure AD DS deployment.
• Implement AD DS sites, configure and manage replication
• Implement and manage Group Policy
• Manage user settings with Group Policy
• Implement certification authority (CA) hierarchy with AD CS and how to manage CAs.
• Implement, deploy and manage certificates.
• Implement and manage AD RMS.
• Implement and administer AD FS.
• Secure and provision data access using technologies such as Dynamic Access Control, Work Folders and Workplace Join
• Monitor, troubleshoot and establish business continuity for AD DS services.
• Implement Windows Azure Active Directory.
• Implement and administer Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS).

After completing this course, students will be able to:

This course covers administering Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, managing and protecting data access and information, simplifying deployment and management of identity infrastructure, and providing more secure access to data. Students will also learn how to configure some of the key features in Active Directory such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy, Dynamic Access Control (DAC), Work Folders, Work Place Join, Certificate Services, Rights Management Services (RMS), Federation Services and how to integrate an on premise environment with cloud based technologies such as Windows Azure Active Directory.

Audience Profile

• IT Professionals who have Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) experience and are looking to for a single course that will develop knowledge and skills using Access and Information Protection technologies in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
• AD DS Administrators who are looking to develop skills in the latest Access and Information Protection technologies with Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
• System or Infrastructure Administrators with general AD DS experience and knowledge who are lookig to build upon that core knowledge and cross-train into advanced Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
• IT Professionals who have taken the 10967A: Fundamentals of a Windows Server Infrastructure course and are looking to build upon that Active directory knowledge.

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Experience working with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Experience working in a Windows Server Infrastructure enterprise environment
• Experience working with and troubleshooting core networking infrastructure technologies such as name resolution, IP Addressing, Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Experience working with Hyper-V and Server Virtualization concepts
• An awareness and understanding of general security best practices
• Experience working hands on with Windows client operating systems such as Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8