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Windows Server roles, services and administration
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FinOps Academy · Enterprise Knowledge Graph
Windows and Hybrid Infrastructure Knowledge Graph
Relate Active Directory, DNS, PKI, Windows Server, Hyper-V, SCVMM, SCCM, monitoring, security and Azure Arc.
Objective: Build a connected model of enterprise Windows infrastructure and its transition into hybrid cloud operations.
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Foundations and prerequisites
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Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy and PKI fundamentals
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Virtualisation, storage, clustering and patching concepts
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Technology relationships and dependencies
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Hyper-V, Failover Clustering and SCVMM provide compute management
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SCCM or equivalent tooling manages software and patch deployment
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Azure Arc, AMA and Defender extend cloud management to hybrid servers
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Architecture, delivery and operations
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Design identity, management, monitoring and backup dependencies
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Operate patching, certificates, capacity and cluster lifecycle
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Apply privileged access, endpoint protection and configuration baselines
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Validation and learning evidence
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Test cluster failover, restore, patching and agent health
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Validate DNS, certificates, service accounts and management connectivity
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Document ownership and recovery for every infrastructure dependency
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