AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Certification Training Overview

Note: This course will be retired on September 30, 2026, and will no longer be available from this date, A new version of this exam, AZ-802 is available. Do visit this course page for more details

This Microsoft AZ-801 certification training course from CloudThat teaches candidates how to configure advanced Windows Server services using hybrid and on-premises cloud technologies. In addition, candidates also learn how to migrate servers and workloads, implement and manage Windows Server high availability, monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments, secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures and implement disaster recovery.

Candidates taking up this exam AZ-801 should have expertise in performing tasks related to migration, security, monitoring, troubleshooting, high availability, and disaster recovery. This training provides candidates with skills to use administrative tools and technologies, including Microsoft Defender for Identity, PowerShell, Azure Migrate, Azure Arc, Windows Admin Center, Azure Automation Update Management, and Azure Monitor.

After completing AZ-801 Certification Course, students will be able to

  • Secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures
  • Implement and manage Windows Server high availability
  • Implement disaster recovery
  • Migrate servers and workloads
  • Monitor and Troubleshoot Windows Server environments

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AZ-801 Certification Key Features

  • 50%–60% of AZ-801 training includes practical lab sessions

  • Highly interactive virtual and classroom teaching.

  • Qualified instructor-led training and mentoring sessions.

  • Practice lab and projects aligned to Azure learning modules.

  • Integrated teaching assistance and support.

Who should attend this AZ-801Training

  • Candidates for the AZ-801 Microsoft certification should have subject matter expertise in configuring and managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform workload. Responsibilities for this role include integrating Windows Server environments with Azure services and managing Windows Server in on-premises networks. This role manages and maintains Windows Server IaaS workloads in Azure, in addition to migrating and deploying workloads to Azure. This role typically collaborates with Azure administrators, enterprise architects, Microsoft 365 administrators, and network engineers.

AZ-801 Training Course Prerequisites

  • Extensive experience in working with Windows Server Operating Systems

AZ-801 Course Outline Download Course Outline

Lesson

  • Secure Windows Server user accounts
  • Hardening Windows Server
  • Windows Server Update Management
  • Secure Windows Server DNS

Lab

  • Configuring security in Windows Server

Lesson

  • Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
  • Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
  • Manage Azure updates.
  • Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control.
  • Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
  • Implement change tracking and file integrity monitoring for Windows IaaS VMs

Lab

  • Implementing Security Solutions in Hybrid Scenarios

Lesson

  • Introduction to Cluster Shared Volumes
  • Implement Windows Server failover clustering.
  • Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
  • Implement Windows Server File Server high availability.
  • Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM

Lab

  • Implementing failover clustering

Lesson

  • Implement Hyper-V Replica
  • Protect your on-premises infrastructure from disasters with Azure Site Recovery

Lab

  • Implementing Azure-based recovery services

Lesson

  • Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS
  • Protect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery
  • Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup

Lab

  • Implementing Azure-based recovery services

Lesson

  • Active Directory Domain Services migration
  • Migrate file server workloads using Storage Migration Service
  • Migrate Windows Server roles.

Lab

  • Upgrade and migrate to Windows Server

Lesson

  • Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines.
  • Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines.
  • Containerize and migrate ASP.NET applications to Azure App Service

Lab

  • Migrating Hyper-V VMs to Azure by using Azure Migrate

Lesson

  • Monitor Windows Server performance.
  • Manage and monitor Windows Server event logs.
  • Implement Windows Server auditing and diagnostics.
  • Troubleshoot Active Directory

Lab

  • Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows Server

Lesson

  • Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances.
  • Monitor the health of your Azure virtual machine by using Azure Metrics Explorer and metric alerts
  • Monitor performance of virtual machines by using Azure Monitor VM Insights
  • Troubleshoot on-premises and hybrid networking.
  • Troubleshoot Windows Server Virtual Machines in Azure

Lab

  • Implementing operational monitoring in hybrid scenarios

    • By earning AZ-801 Azure certification, you can become specialized in Windows Server Hybrid Administrator.
    • Demonstrate skills to configure products, prices, discounts, loyalty, and affiliations.
    • On successful completion of AZ-801 Microsoft training aspirants receive a Course Completion Certificate from CloudThat.
    • By successfully clearing the AZ-801 exam, aspirants earn Microsoft Certification.

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As organizations adopt hybrid cloud infrastructure, professionals with AZ-801 skills are increasingly sought after to manage secure, scalable, and highly available Windows Server environments.

The AZ-801 course teaches you to address common challenges such as hybrid server management, disaster recovery planning, identity management, workload migration, and high availability for enterprise environments.

The AZ-801 course helps Windows Server administrators manage hybrid infrastructure, improve security, implement disaster recovery, and integrate on-premises environments with Microsoft Azure.

The AZ-801 course covers Windows Server Hybrid Services, Azure integration, failover clustering, disaster recovery, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and hybrid management using Microsoft Azure

The AZ-801 course covers advanced topics including Windows Server security, failover clustering, Storage Replica, Hyper-V, hybrid networking, Azure Backup, and Azure Site Recovery.

The AZ-801 course introduces Azure Arc, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Windows Admin Center, and other hybrid services used to manage Windows Server environments.

As organizations adopt hybrid cloud infrastructure, professionals with AZ-801 skills are increasingly sought after to manage secure, scalable, and highly available Windows Server environments.

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