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Microsoft Active Directory

This Microsoft Active Directory (AD) training covers covers administering AD, configuring key features, and simplifying identity infrastructure management for systems administrators. This Microsoft course is perfect for IT teams and administrators looking to enhance their skills in securing networks and protecting business data.

Updated March 2021

10Skills
51Videos
8Virtual Labs
9h 18mTotal
51 videos8 labs9h 18m

Who This Course Is For

This Microsoft Active Directory training is considered associate-level Microsoft training, which means it was designed for systems administrators with at least a year of experience with AD best practices and experienced systems administrators looking to validate their Microsoft skills.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Administering Active Directory technologies
  • Managing and protecting data access and information
  • Simplifying deployment and management of identity infrastructure
  • Configuring key features in AD to secure access to data

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Create and Manage Active Directory Users and Computers1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Create and Manage Active Directory Groups and Organizational Units (OUs)45m
  • Premium skill.Configure Service Authentication and Account Policies in Active Directory56m
  • Premium skill.Maintain Active Directory58m
  • Premium skill.Configure Active Directory in Enterprise Environments43m
  • Premium skill.Create and Manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs)59m
  • Premium skill.Implement Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Administer Active Directory Domain Services1h 21m + 5 labs
  • Premium skill.PowerShell Basics46m + 2 labs
  • Premium skill.Manage Active Directory with PowerShell 748m + 1 lab

Readiness check

Confirm prerequisite knowledge before training begins

A short placement assessment on the CBT Nuggets assessments platform measures whether a learner already has the foundation this course assumes. IT Directors use it to put the right people in the right training — and any learner can take it right now to make sure they'll get full value from day one.

  • Questions generated from this course's own lesson transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes

Runs on assessments.cbtnuggets.com — sign in with an Adept account so results roll up into team readiness reporting. Need one? Create an Adept account.

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