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Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Certification Training (AZ-800 & AZ-801) Training

This intermediate-level Server Hybrid Administrator Associate training covers the AZ-800 and AZ-801 exams, required to earn the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification. The AZ-800 is the first half of Microsoft's overall Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate. The AZ-800 is the exam someone should take if they're focused on administering servers and workloads that run on Windows Server, whether on-premises or in hybrid environments.

Updated August 2022

60Skills
401Videos
4Virtual Labs
2Practice Exams
58h 37mTotal
401 videos4 labs2 exams58h 37m

Who This Course Is For

This Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate training is considered associate-level Microsoft training, which means it was designed for systems administrators. This Windows Server skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with server administration tools and experienced systems administrators looking to validate their Microsoft skills.

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.The AZ-800 Update48m
  • Introducing and Installing Active DirectoryFree1h 5m
  • Premium skill.Active Directory Management Tools and Read-Only Domain Controllers1h 10m
  • Premium skill.Domain Controllers in Azure and Flexible Single Master Operation1h 22m
  • Premium skill.Domain/Trust Relationships50m
  • Premium skill.Active Directory Sites and Replication49m
  • Premium skill.Manage User Accounts and Join Computers to a Directory57m
  • Premium skill.Managing Groups in Active Directory57m
  • Premium skill.Implement the Azure AD Connectors1h 13m
  • Premium skill.Integrate AD DS, Azure AD, and Azure AD DS1h 6m
  • Premium skill.Implement Group Policy in AD DS1h 16m
  • Premium skill.Implement Group Policy Preferences in AD DS54m
  • Premium skill.Advanced Group Policy Preferences and Azure AD DS Policy59m
  • Premium skill.Manage Windows Servers in a Hybrid Environment1h 14m
  • Premium skill.Hybrid Identities: Entra Connect and Cloud Sync1h 5m
  • Premium skill.Manage Windows Servers and Workloads by Using Azure services48m
  • Premium skill.Hyper-V Enhanced Session, PowerShell, and Nesting49m
  • Hyper-V Memory, Integration Services, Discrete Device Assignment, and Resource GroupsFree49m
  • Premium skill.Hyper-V CPU Groups, Hypervisor Scheduling, and Checkpoints1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Hyper-V Replica and Clustering1h 33m
  • Premium skill.Hyper-v VHD(X) Files, Network Adapters, Teaming, and Switches1h 16m
  • Premium skill.Create and Manage Containers1h 36m
  • Premium skill.Update: Manage Virtual Machines and Containers47m
  • Premium skill.Manage Azure VMs that Run Windows Server59m
  • Premium skill.Remote Management via SSH and RDP53m
  • Premium skill.Implement DNS on Windows Server 20221h 6m
  • Premium skill.Implement Hybrid DNS in Azure and Windows Server51m
  • Premium skill.Implement Windows Server DHCP55m
  • Premium skill.Implement and Manage IPAM1h 5m
  • Premium skill.Deploy Classic VPNs to Azure55m
  • Premium skill.Implement Network Policy Server on Windows Server 20221h 2m
  • Premium skill.Implement Advanced Hybrid Networking Solutions with Azure1h 15m
  • Premium skill.Configure and Manage Azure File Sync54m
  • Premium skill.Create and Manage File Shares1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Implement BranchCache and DFS1h 19m
  • Premium skill.Configure Windows Server Storage1h 17m
  • Premium skill.Storage Update54m
  • Premium skill.Secure Windows Operating Systems47m
  • Premium skill.Securing Windows through Windows Defender56m
  • Premium skill.Secure Windows Network Communications49m
  • Premium skill.Encrypt Windows Storage Devices47m
  • Premium skill.Secure Endpoints with Defender for Cloud47m
  • Premium skill.Implement Workgroup Failover Clusters48m
  • Premium skill.Implement Domain Failover Clusters48m
  • Premium skill.Implement Stretch Clusters in Azure60m
  • Premium skill.Manage Failover Clusters51m
  • Premium skill.Back Up Azure VMs55m
  • Premium skill.Backup VMWare VMs using Azure Backup Server54m
  • Premium skill.Configure Hyper-V Replication55m
  • Premium skill.Configure Azure VM Replication55m
  • Premium skill.Replicate and Migrate VMWare VMs to Azure49m
  • Premium skill.Use Azure Migrate to Migrate VMs49m
  • Premium skill.Migrate Storage with Windows Admin Center55m
  • Premium skill.Migrate Web Apps to Azure App Services59m
  • Premium skill.Migrate Active Directory Domain Services to WS202548m
  • Premium skill.Migrate Windows Roles to Windows Server 202556m
  • Premium skill.Migrate to a New Forest48m
  • Premium skill.Monitor Windows Machines53m
  • Premium skill.Troubleshoot and Repair Active Directory51m
  • Premium skill.Troubleshoot Azure Compute46m

For IT leaders

What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course

Hybrid Windows Server estates create operational risk when on-prem AD DS, Azure identity, virtualization, networking, storage, and security practices are managed inconsistently across administrators. IT Directors can assign this intermediate course to systems administrators with roughly one year of server administration experience, as well as experienced admins preparing for the AZ-800 and AZ-801 exams.

The visible curriculum represents 40+ hours of training before the additional listed skills, so Training Managers should plan this as a multi-week enablement path rather than a short refresh. It is especially relevant for teams supporting Active Directory, Entra Connect or Cloud Sync, Azure VMs, Hyper-V, DNS/DHCP, VPNs, file services, storage, and Windows security controls.

For change management, assign modules by responsibility area first, then consolidate with a certification-focused review. CBT Nuggets Playlists and Team Reporting can help Team Leads sequence the path and monitor completion across the team.

Team Impact

How this training helps your team succeed

IT teams complete this training to reduce dependency on tribal knowledge across hybrid Windows Server environments. The course maps to scenarios administrators commonly own: keeping domain services healthy, connecting on-prem identity to Azure, managing virtualized workloads, and securing Windows servers.

  • Standardize Active Directory operations, including domain controllers, trusts, sites, replication, user accounts, computer joins, groups, and Group Policy.
  • Support hybrid identity and server administration with Azure AD/Entra Connect, Cloud Sync, Azure AD DS integration, and Azure services for Windows Server workloads.
  • Improve infrastructure resilience and manageability through Hyper-V configuration, replicas, clustering, checkpoints, VHD(X) files, virtual switches, Azure VMs, containers, SSH, and RDP.
  • Strengthen core services by configuring DNS, hybrid DNS, DHCP, IPAM, VPN connectivity, Network Policy Server, Azure File Sync, file shares, DFS, BranchCache, storage, Windows Defender, and secure network communications.

After completion

Knowledge & ability your team will gain

Knowledge

  • How AZ-800 and AZ-801 topics connect to the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification.
  • Active Directory concepts including domain controllers, RODCs, FSMO roles, trusts, sites, replication, users, groups, and computer joins.
  • Hybrid identity patterns using AD DS, Azure AD/Entra ID, Azure AD DS, Entra Connect, and Cloud Sync.
  • Windows Server virtualization and workload concepts across Hyper-V, Azure VMs, containers, clustering, replica, and checkpoints.
  • Core infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP, IPAM, VPNs, NPS, file services, DFS, BranchCache, storage, and Windows security.

Ability

  • Administer AD DS and Group Policy in on-premises and hybrid environments.
  • Connect and manage Windows Server workloads using Azure services.
  • Configure Hyper-V resources, virtual networking, VHD(X) files, checkpoints, replica, clustering, and containers.
  • Implement Windows Server name resolution, address management, remote access, and hybrid networking services.
  • Manage file synchronization, shares, storage, and security controls using Windows Server and Microsoft security tooling.

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