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Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801

By : Chris Gill
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Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801

By: Chris Gill

Overview of this book

Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Exam Ref AZ-801 helps you master various cloud and data center management concepts in detail, helping you grow your expertise in configuring and managing Windows Server in on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based workloads. Throughout the book, you'll cover all the topics needed to pass the AZ-801 exam and use the skills you acquire to advance in your career. With this book, you’ll learn how to secure your on-premises Windows Server resources and Azure IaaS workloads. First, you’ll explore the potential vulnerabilities of your resources and learn how to fix or mitigate them. Next, you'll implement high availability Windows Server virtual machine workloads with Hyper-V Replica, Windows Server Failover Clustering, and Windows File Server. You’ll implement disaster recovery and server migration of Windows Server in on-premises and hybrid environments. You’ll also learn how to monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the knowledge and skills required to ace the AZ-801 exam, and you'll have a handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide.
Table of Contents (31 chapters)
1
Part 1: Exam Overview and the Current State of On-Premises, Hybrid, and Cloud Workflows
3
Part 2: Secure Windows Server On-Premises and Hybrid Infrastructures
9
Part 3: Implement and Manage Windows Server High Availability
13
Part 4: Implement Disaster Recovery
17
Part 5: Migrate Servers and Workloads
23
Part 6: Monitor and Troubleshoot Windows Server Environments

Using Azure Backup Server to manage, back up, and recover files

Every business has critical workloads that need to be protected from data loss, corruption, and ransomware, and it is the job of the IT pro and architects to ensure that data, application workloads, virtual machines, and all artifacts are adequately protected and can be recovered in a disaster scenario. Azure Backup provides these features and more as a zero-infrastructure solution that provides a predictable cost model while meeting the following business models:

  • Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), where an agreed-upon and acceptable amount of data can be lost (over time) during an incident
  • Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), where an asset or service must come back online after an agreed-upon time frame

Azure Backup is also easily managed from the Azure portal and provides a ton of self-service capabilities for backup policy management and backup and restore capabilities while offering flexible retention...