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Windows Server 2016 Management

  • Number of Courses5 courses
  • Duration15 hours
  • Skill IQ available Skill IQ

In this path, you’ll learn the essential skills for managing Windows Server. You’ll begin with learning the basics of installing Windows Server. You’ll then move on to managing and monitoring Windows Server, implementing Windows Server distributed networking services, and securing your environment. By the end of this path, you’ll have the skills you need to manage Windows Server like a pro.

Courses in this path

Beginner

In this section, you’ll learn the many ways, both manual and highly automated, to install Windows Server 2016 in its GUI, Server Core, and Nano Server installation options.

Installing Windows Server 2016

  • by Greg Shields
  • 3h 56m Duration
  •  (131)

Intermediate

In this section, you’ll learn how to monitor and maintain your server environments, then you'll learn about the two core distributed data technologies built into Windows Server and how each can be used to address different use cases.

Maintaining and Monitoring Windows Server 2016

  • by Mike Pfeiffer
  • 1h 43m Duration
  •  (27)

Implementing Windows Server 2016 Distributed Networking Services

  • by Peter Grant
  • 3h 9m Duration
  •  (29)

Advanced

In this section, you’ll learn how to further secure Windows Server 2016 using encryption, updates, software restrictions, credential management, and security baselines. You’ll also learn to secure your virtualized environments.

Windows Server 2016 Security Hardening

  • by Glenn Weadock
  • 3h 18m Duration
  •  (31)

Securing Windows Server 2016 Virtualization

  • by Robert McMillen
  • 2h 30m Duration
  •  (15)

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Greg Shields
Greg Shields
Greg Shields is Sr. Director of IT Ops Skills at Pluralsight and formerly Principal Author Evangelist. Reach him on Twitter @ConcentratdGreg.
Mike Pfeiffer
Mike Pfeiffer
Mike Pfeiffer is a twenty year IT industry veteran, published author, and international conference speaker. He's a former architect for Amazon Web Services and engineer for Microsoft. Today Pfeiffer serves as Chief Technologist at CloudSkills.io.
Peter Grant
Peter Grant
Peter is a technology enthusiast and has been immersed in IT ever since his days of programming 'Basic' on the Commodore 64. He has 20 years of professional experience supporting or architecting large and complex infrastructure environments for companies including Microsoft and various investment banks. Peter has a pragmatic view of IT and has spoken at Cloud conferences and written articles on IT strategy. Peter prides himself on being technical and hands-on whilst still being able to communica... more
Glenn Weadock
Glenn Weadock
Glenn E. Weadock (MDAA, MCAAA, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, MCITP, A+, Security+) is the president of Independent Software Inc., which he founded in 1982 after graduating from Stanford University's engineering school. ISI provides expert witness, consulting, and training services in the IT field with a focus on operating systems and networking technologies. Glenn is the author of 18 commercial books on topics such as Windows clients and servers, Microsoft certification, website design, troubleshooting, and ... more
Robert McMillen
Robert McMillen
Professor Robert McMillen is a networking consultant with over 50 technical certifications. He has an MBA where he teaches Windows Server Administration at two colleges, and has earned his MCSE and MCT from Microsoft. Robert McMillen is the president and founder of All Tech 1, a Portland-based network consulting company. Robert has over 20 years of experience in network engineering and earned certifications from companies like Microsoft, Checkpoint, IBM, and Cisco. He also hosts a weekly syndi... more

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