Course Overview of AZ-802: Windows Server Training

As a candidate for this certification, you’re responsible for deploying, implementing, managing, and troubleshooting Windows Server as a workload in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. 

You administer identity, security, management, compute, networking, storage, and monitoring for Windows Server. You typically collaborate with architects, administrators, and engineers. 

After completing the AZ-802 course, participants will be able to:

  • Deploy and manage AD DS
  • Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment
  • Manage virtual machines
  • Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure
  • Manage storage and file services
  • Secure Windows Server infrastructure
  • Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments

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Key Features of AZ-802 Windows Server Training

  • Manage Windows Server environments, roles, features, and core administration tasks. 

  • Integrate on-premises Windows Server with Azure and manage hybrid infrastructure

  • Use Azure Arc and Azure services to manage and monitor Windows Server resources across environments. 

  • Manage Windows Server networking, DNS, DHCP, storage, file services, and related infrastructure. 

  • Implement failover clustering, Hyper-V, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions. 

Who should Attend AZ-802 Exam?

  • Windows Server Administrators – Professionals responsible for managing and maintaining Windows Server environments.
  • System & Infrastructure Administrators – IT professionals working with on-premises and hybrid infrastructure.
  • Cloud & Azure Administrators – Azure professionals who want to strengthen their skills in managing hybrid Windows Server environments.
  • IT Infrastructure Engineers – Professionals involved in networking, storage, virtualization, identity, security, and server operations.
  • Professionals Preparing for Microsoft Certification – Candidates looking to develop skills relevant to Microsoft's Windows Server hybrid administration certification path.

Prerequisites of AZ-802 Certification:

  • Basic knowledge of Windows Server administration, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy. 
  • Familiarity with networking concepts, virtualization, storage, and server security. 
  • Basic understanding of Microsoft Azure and cloud concepts. 
  • Hands-on experience with Windows Server environments is recommended. 
  • Familiarity with PowerShell and command-line administration is beneficial.  

Why choose CloudThat as your training partner?

  • Microsoft Certified Experts  Learn from experienced instructors with practical knowledge of Azure, Windows Server, virtualization, hybrid infrastructure, security, and enterprise operations. 
  • End-to-End Hybrid Infrastructure Coverage  Connect architecture, Windows Server, virtualization, storage, networking, security, monitoring, automation, and resilience in one focused learning experience.  
  • Hands-On Labs and Practical Scenarios  Translate concepts into operational skills through demonstrations, guided activities, scenario analysis, deployment planning, and troubleshooting discussions.  
  •  Flexible Learning Options  Available in instructor-led online, classroom, corporate, and blended learning formats.
  • Proven Training Excellence  Join thousands of professionals who have advanced their careers through CloudThat’s Microsoft training programs. 

Learning Objectives of AZ- 802

  • Manage Windows Server environments including server roles, features, administration, and configuration. 
  • Implement hybrid Windows Server solutions by integrating on-premises infrastructure with Microsoft Azure services. 
  • Configure identity and security using Active Directory, Group Policy, authentication, authorization, and security best practices. 
  • Manage networking, storage, and virtualization including DNS, DHCP, file services, Hyper-V, and Windows Server storage. 
  • Implement high availability, backup, and disaster recovery solutions to improve the resilience and business continuity of Windows Server workloads.  

Course Outline: AZ-802: Administering Windows Server Download Course Outline

Deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers

  • Deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers
  • Create and manage Active Directory objects
  • Create and configure Group Policy Objects
  • Implement Group Policy Objects
  • Manage advanced features of AD DS

Lab 1:

  • Implementing identity services and Group Policy

  • Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS VM remotely
  • Describe Windows Server administration tools
  • Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc

Lab 2:

  • Managing Windows Server

  • Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
  • Configure and manage Hyper-V
  • Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS VMs

Lab 3:

  • Implementing and configuring virtualization in Windows Server

  • Implement Windows Server DNS
  • Deploy and manage DHCP

Lab 4:

  • Implementing and configuring network infrastructure services in Windows Server

  • Implement hybrid file server infrastructure
  • Manage Windows Server file servers
  • Implement Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
  • Monitor Azure File Sync
  • Implement Windows Server Data Deduplication
  • Implement Windows Server iSCSI

Lab 5:

  • Implementing storage solutions in Windows Server
  • Implementing Azure File Sync

  • Harden Windows Server
  • Secure Windows Server user accounts

Lab 6:

  • Configuring security in Windows Server

  • Monitor Windows Server performance
  • Manage and monitor event logs
  • Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking
  • Troubleshoot Active Directory

Lab 7:

  • Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server

Certification Details of AZ-802 Training Course

  • This advanced course is aligned with current Microsoft Windows Server capabilities and role-based skills for Hybrid Infrastructure administration.
  • AZ 802 certification exam is included.

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FAQs for AZ-802 Certification Training

AZ-802 Training helps you develop practical Windows Server administration skills across Active Directory Domain Services, hybrid environments, virtual machines, networking, storage, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting

AZ-802 Certification Training helps you build the skills required to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot Windows Server workloads across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments

The AZ-802 course covers technologies including Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Hyper-V, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Active Directory Domain Services.

Windows Server Administration Training covers deploying and managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), including domain controllers, users, groups, organizational units, and related identity administration concepts.

AZ-802 Training is suitable for Windows Server administrators, system administrators, IT professionals, infrastructure engineers, cloud administrators, and professionals managing Windows Server across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Yes. Microsoft is consolidating the skills covered by AZ-800 and AZ-801 into AZ-802: Administer Windows Server. Microsoft has scheduled AZ-800 and AZ-801 for retirement on September 30, 2026, while AZ-802 becomes the single exam path for the updated Windows Server Administrator Associate certification.

AZ-802 Training combines modern Windows Server administration with hybrid and Azure technologies, helping professionals build skills in identity, compute, networking, storage, security, monitoring, virtualization, and cloud-integrated Windows Server management.

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