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Microsoft - Windows Server 2008 Introduction
Overview
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 will help you to increase the flexibility of your server infrastructure while saving time and reducing costs. Powerful new management tools and security enhancements allow you to have more control over your servers while providing advanced protection so you can spend less time on everyday tasks and more time bringing greater value to your organisation.
This course is intended for those students who work with Windows 2003 and are currently MCSE 2003 and wish to gain some experience of Windows Server 2008. The course provides an in depth introduction to the Windows Server 2008 platform with hands-on labs to enable delegates to appreciate some of the features contained within.
Course Objectives
The primary objective is for delegates to gain a good insight into the features of Windows Server 2008. Upon completion of this course, the attendee will more aware of:
- The advantages of new features in Windows Server 2008
- Server roles with ADS in Windows Server 2008
- Configuration of the server core role as a domain controller
- Managing read-only domain controllers
- Managing Windows deployment services
- Using network policies and network access protection
- Using Windows server 2008 with new server roles
- New features in IIS 7.0 application server
Four reasons why you should sit your Windows Server 2008 course with Firebrand Training
- You'll be Windows Server 2008 trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 3-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
- Your Windows Server 2008 course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
- Pass Windows Server 2008 first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
- Study Windows Server 2008 with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001
Benefits
For HR managers, certification is particularly important because it allows them to more easily identify the skills that an individual possesses. When a company has employees that possess certain skills, it can garner a competitive advantage when seeking to attract customers. Certification can also contribute to increased productivity.
Individuals
- Overwhelmingly, individuals with Microsoft certifications have an advanced level of knowledge, expertise and skill, and command more professional credibility
- Individual students may receive college credits to utilize tuition reimbursement programs for their IT training or to complete college coursework
Human Resources
- Employer-funded training and certification programs are a key to retaining skilled staff. Career development and advancement opportunities are shown to significantly reduce rates of employee turnover
- Certification Training Programs provide benchmarks for hiring and promotion decisions by accurately assessing technical skills
- For-certification training programs maximize educational investments through immediate validation of skills
Microsoft certification affords special membership benefits
- Technical information, product information and exclusive discounts on products and services through a secured section of the Microsoft website
- Microsoft logos and certificate for your personal promotion to clients or potential employers
- Invitations to Microsoft conferences and other educational opportunities
Curriculum
- Active Directory improvements
- Planning for ADDS deployment
- Upgrade considerations
- Server core domain controllers
- What's new in AD DS
- Manageability and reliability
- AD federation services
- AD lightweight directory services
- AD rights management services
- Read-only domain controllers
- Auditing features
- AD certificate services
- Server manager roles
- Networking with Server 2008
- DNS improvements
- Introduction to server core
- Configuring and managing server core
- Backup infrastructure
- Restore utilities
- Network policies access protection
- Enforcement options
- Network access protection scenarios
- Windows deployment services
- WDS components
- Windows server virtualization
- Configuring virtualization
- Failover clustering
- Network load balancing
- Windows reliability and performance monitor
- Windows system resource manager
- Application server roles
- Application server features
- IIS 7.0 configuration
- Improvements in IIS 7.0
- Managing IIS 7.0
- Using hierarchical configuration settings
- Delegating configuration
- Certification paths
Exam Track
This overview serves as an introduction to Server 2008 and as such does not lead to any specific certifications.
What's Included
Your accelerated course includes:
- Accommodation *
- Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
- On-site exams **
- Exam vouchers **
- Practice tests **
- Certification Guarantee ***
- Courseware
- Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
- 24-hour lab access
- Digital courseware **
- * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
- ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
- *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course, however, attendees are expected to have knowledge of the current Windows server environment.
Students must have attained the MCSE 2003 certification.
Are you ready to get certified in record time?
We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.
Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.
If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call (0)8 44 68 27 85 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.
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