MCSA | MCSE | Exam AZ-800 Lec-1 | AZ-800: Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure

As a candidate for this exam, you’re responsible for configuring and managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform workloads. As a Windows Server hybrid administrator, you’re tasked with:
Integrating Windows Server environments with Azure services.
Managing Windows Server in on-premises networks.
In this role, you manage and maintain Windows Server IaaS workloads in Azure as well as migrating and deploying workloads to Azure. You typically collaborate with:
Azure administrators
Enterprise architects
Microsoft 365 administrators
Network engineers
As a candidate for this exam, you deploy, package, secure, update, and configure Windows Server workloads using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. In this role, you implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions, such as identity, security, management, compute, networking, storage, monitoring, high availability, and disaster recovery.
You use administrative tools and technologies such as Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Azure Automation Update Management, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and IaaS virtual machine (VM) administration
Skills measured
The English language version of this exam was updated on April 25, 2024. Review the study guide linked in the preceding “Tip” box for details about the skills measured and latest changes.
Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments (30-35%)
Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment (10-15%)
Manage virtual machines and containers (15-20%)
Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure (15-20%)
Manage storage and file services (15-20%)