Microsoft Automate Administration with PowerShell (AZ-040)

This accelerated Microsoft Automate Administration with PowerShell (AZ-040) course, provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers.

 On this course you will learn the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, you’ll learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365.

Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll get certified faster than with traditional training and access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• IT Professionals who are already experienced in general Windows Server, Windows client, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration, and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration
• IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and Microsoft SQL Server.

• Module 1: Get started with Windows PowerShell Learning Path
• Module 2: Maintain system administration tasks in Windows PowerShell Learning
• Module 3: Work with the Windows PowerShell pipeline
• Module 4: Work with PowerShell providers and PowerShell drives in Windows PowerShell
• Module 5: Query management information by using Common Information Model and Windows Management Instrumentation Learning
• Module 6: Use variables, arrays, and hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts Learning
• Module 7: Create and modify scripts by using Windows PowerShell
• Module 8: Administer remote computers by using Windows PowerShell
• Module 9: Manage cloud resources by using Windows PowerShell
• Module 10: Manage Microsoft 365 services by using Windows PowerShell Learning
• Module 11: Create and manage background jobs and scheduled jobs in Windows PowerShell

Before attending this accelerated course, you should have experience with:

• Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• Windows Client administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• Basic security best practices
• Windows networking technologies and implementation
• Core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

This course does not have an exam.