Windows Server administration gets far more efficient once you script it, and this course focuses on the AD DS tasks that consume admin time. It covers DNS concepts and role installation, zone and record management, AD DS administration, and creating users, groups, and organisational units through PowerShell with live GUI comparisons.

This Course Offers

• PowerShell fundamentals for managing and configuring Windows Server, including running commands efficiently
• DNS concepts covering the main principles, installing the DNS role, adding zone types, and managing records
• Zone delegation and DNS record management across primary zones and beyond
• AD DS administration covering domain controllers, users, computers, and Group Policy
• Creating and managing users, groups, and organisational units, plus DNS and DHCP management

Why We Love This Course

1. It is aimed at working IT pros, so the tasks reflect real administrative responsibilities.
2. Live demonstrations compare PowerShell commands with the server GUI, showing what happens under the hood.
3. The automation focus means everything is framed around scripting daily tasks rather than retyping them.
4. At two hours across thirty three lessons, it covers a lot of ground without unnecessary theory.

Directory and DNS administration scales poorly when done manually, and the admins who script it become the ones others rely on. Do you want to keep clicking through consoles, or automate the tasks that repeat? Enrollment is open, and general Windows Server familiarity is expected.

• This course is perfect for IT specialists and system administrators managing Windows Server environments.
• It suits DevOps technicians wanting to script directory and DNS tasks.
• Scripting and automation technicians extending their skills into AD DS administration will find the command coverage directly useful.

• Familiarity with general Windows and Microsoft server administration is expected.
• Access to a Windows Server 2016 environment is needed to practice the PowerShell commands.
• PowerShell with the Active Directory and DNS modules available is required to follow the demonstrations.

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