Direct from Microsoft, this Exam Ref is the official study guide for the new Microsoft AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure certification exam.

Exam Ref AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure offers professional-level preparation that helps candidates maximize their exam performance and sharpen their skills on the job. It focuses on helping modern IT professionals demonstrate real-world mastery of help design, implement, and manage Windows Server core infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment. Learn how to:

• Deploy and manage 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

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• Provide guidance from Microsoft, the creator of Microsoft certification exams
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• Offer concise overviews of every skill covered by the exam
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For more information on Exam AZ-800 and the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate credential, visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/windows-server-hybrid-administrator/.

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.

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services in on-premises and cloud environments

CHAPTER 2 Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment

CHAPTER 3 Manage virtual machines and containers

CHAPTER 4 Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure

CHAPTER 5 Manage storage and file services