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AZ-801 Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (Udemy.com)

Get prepared for the AZ-801 exam with instructor led labs and hands on simulations available 24/7

Created by: John Christopher

Last updated August 2026

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What you will learn

  • Learn the concepts and perform hands on activities needed to pass the AZ-801 exam
  • Gain a tremendous amount of knowledge involving Windows Server, Microsoft 365 and Azure Services
  • Get loads of hands on experience with Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft 365 / Azure Services
  • Utilize hands on simulations that can be access anytime, anywhere!

How it compares

Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 63% of them
  • Reviews807#332 of 849 by number of reviews
  • Length15.5 hourslonger than 74% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 77% of them

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Course Description

We really hope you'll agree, this training is way more than the average course on Udemy!

Have access to the following:

  • Training from an instructor of over 20 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer

  • Lecture that explains the concepts in an easy to learn method for someone that is just starting out with this material

  • Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND PRACTICE TUTORIALS:

Introduction

  • Welcome to the course

  • Understanding the Microsoft Environment

  • Having a Solid Foundation of Active Directory Domains

  • Having a Solid Foundation of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization

  • Having a Solid Foundation of the Microsoft Cloud Services

  • IMPORTANT Using Assignments in the course

Setting up for hands on

  • This is a follow up from the AZ-800

  • Introduction to practicing hands on

  • Downloading Windows Server 2022 ISO

  • Getting Hyper-V Installed on Windows

  • Creating a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V

  • Installing a Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machine

  • Installing a second Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machine

  • Downloading the Windows 11 ISO

  • Installing a Windows 11 virtual machine

  • Deploy and manage domain controllers on-premises

  • Joining a server to a domain

  • Joining Windows 11 to a domain

  • Creating a trial Microsoft 365/Azure Account

  • Adding a subscription to your Azure account

  • Connect your On-Premise ADDS Domain to Azure AD using Azure AD Connect

Secure Windows Server operating system

  • Configure and manage exploit protection

  • Configure and manage Windows Defender Application Control

  • Activating a free trial for Windows Defender for Endpoint

  • Configure and manage Windows Defender for Endpoint

  • Configure and manage Windows Defender Credential Guard

  • Configure SmartScreen

  • Implement operating system security by using Group Policies

Secure a hybrid Active Directory (AD) infrastructure

  • Configure password policies

  • Enable password block lists

  • Manage protected users

  • Manage account security on a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)

  • Harden domain controllers

  • Configure authentication policies silos

  • Restrict access to domain controllers

  • Configure account security

  • Manage AD built-in administrative groups

  • Manage AD delegation

  • Implement and manage Microsoft Defender for Identity

Identify and remediate Windows Server security issues by using Azure services

  • Monitor on-premises servers & Azure IaaS VMs by using Microsoft Sentinel

  • Identify & remediate security issues on-premises servers & VMs by using Defender for Cloud

Secure Windows Server networking

  • Manage Windows Defender Firewall

  • Implement domain isolation and connection security rules

Secure Windows Server storage

  • Manage Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption (BitLocker)

  • Manage and recover encrypted volumes

  • Enable storage encryption by using Azure Disk Encryption

  • Manage disk encryption keys for IaaS virtual machines

Implement a Windows Server failover cluster

  • Implement a failover cluster on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-only

  • Configure storage for failover clustering

  • Create a Windows failover cluster

  • Stretch cluster across datacenter or Azure regions

  • Modify quorum options

  • Configure network adapters for failover clustering

  • Configure cluster workload options

  • Configure cluster sets

  • Configure Scale-Out File Server

  • Create an Azure witness

  • Visualizing floating IP address and load balancing for failover clusters

Manage failover clustering

  • Implement cluster-aware updating for installing updates on node

  • Recover a failed cluster node and failover workloads between nodes

  • Upgrade a node to Windows Server 2022

  • Manage failover clusters using Windows Admin Center

Implement and manage Storage Spaces Direct

  • Create and configure storage spaces

  • Understanding storage spaces direct

Manage backup and recovery for Windows Server

  • Back up and restore files and folders to Azure Recovery Services vault

  • Install and manage Azure Backup Server

  • Back up and recover using Azure Backup Server

  • Manage backups in Azure Recovery Services vault

  • Create a backup policy

  • Configure backup for Azure Virtual Machines using the built-in backup agent

  • Recover a VM using temporary snapshots

  • Recover VMs to new Azure Virtual Machines

  • Restore a VM

Implement disaster recovery by using Azure Site Recovery

  • Understanding Azure Site Recovery

  • Configure Azure Site Recovery networking

  • Understanding recovery plans

  • Cleaning up to save Azure credit

  • Configure Site Recovery for Azure Virtual Machines and on premise VMs

  • Implement VM replication to secondary datacenter or Azure region

  • Configure Azure Site Recovery policies

Protect virtual machines by using Hyper-V replicas

  • Configuring your Hyper-V host with nested virtualization to support replication

  • Configure and manage Hyper-V replica's

Migrate on-premises storage to on-premises servers or Azure

  • Transfer and Migrate data to Azure file shares

  • Cut over to a new server by using Storage Migration Service (SMS)

  • Basics of using Storage Migration Service to migrate to Azure VMs

Migrate on-premises servers to Azure

  • Overview of Azure Migration

  • Configure an Azure Migration Project

  • Installing an Azure Migration appliance virtual machine

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Instructor Details

John Christopher

John Christopher is a Technical Instructor that has been in the business for 25 years. His first experience with information technology occurred in the early 90s when he ran an MS-DOS based BBS(Bulletin Board System) as a System Operator. In the late 90s, after working with Windows NT 3.50 performing backups for Regal Group, he decided to get Windows NT Microsoft Certified.

In 1998 he got his first Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer certification. Shortly after getting certified, he began working as a Junior Administrator and Instructor for Knowledge Alliance. From there John was able to become one of the first people in the world to gain an MCSE for the Windows 2000 operating system and he began teaching full time for a company called Productivity Point International. At Productivity Point, John got Citrix Metaframe certified and began teaching Citrix along with Microsoft classes. Productivity Point began experiencing financial troubles and John moved on to work with another training company in 2001

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Reviews

4.6

807 ratings on Udemy

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By Huy Dong Nguyen on 6/2/2026

The AZ-801 course provided valuable knowledge on configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Windows Server hybrid environments. The content was practical and well-structured, helping me better understand advanced administration, security, and integration with Azure services. Overall, it was a useful course that enhanced both my technical skills and confidence in managing enterprise Windows Server environments.

By Roque Miguel Acosta Sosa on 4/26/2026

Observo que tiene material desactualizado. Lo cual, es especialmente relevante siendo que es un curso que te prepara para un examen de certificación. De resto, sus explicaciones y forma de enseñar son muy buenas y destacables.

By Mathanraj Samuel Natarajan on 4/22/2026

Outstanding course with strong technical depth and excellent coverage of Windows Server hybrid scenarios. It effectively builds on AZ-800 fundamentals and dives deeper into security, failover clustering, Azure Site Recovery, and hybrid identity. The hands-on labs and real-world simulations—especially around Azure integration, backup/recovery, and troubleshooting—made the concepts practical and applicable. The sections on Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, and hybrid monitoring were particularly valuable. Highly recommended for IT professionals aiming to advance into hybrid cloud, system administration, or Azure-focused roles and preparing for AZ-801.

By Ben Gepfrey on 8/14/2025

John does a great job breaking down the topics in this exam. His little labs are a quick and easy way to go through the steps of some common tasks without needing to spin up your own environments.

By Rodrigo Padilla on 11/25/2024

I like the way John Christopher structures his classes. He balances teaching the material and sharing his real-world experience to illustrate the material. I was able to pass my AZ-800 thanks to John's training. I highly recommend John's trainings no matter if you're startin in IT or have years of experience. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us, John!

By Aryan Ghahremani on 7/6/2024

I've done a few of his course and it's great how dedicated he is to providing extensive courses based on Microsoft certifications. However, his "hands-on" lessons are mainly him over-explaining every little detail rather than focusing on creating a perfect system. Also listening to an 18 minute lecture on failover clustering or any of the little sub-topics is painfully boring and once again focuses too much on the micro rather than the macro. Mostly for those who want to do the actual exam rather than simply learn Windows Server.

By Saša Radojčić on 6/14/2024

As always I have only the best words for John Christopher's courses. Each course is well thought out, explains difficult things in simple terms and I'm glad that there are plenty of simulations and extras that I can review later after the lecture. So again, thank you John Christopher, thank you Udemy :)

By Jimmy Roels on 1/12/2024

I like the content of this course, It's well explained by John. But if you run Virtual machines, then you need enough memory. You can always upgrade the memory of your computer, it doesn't cost that much. I have upgraded the memory on both my laptop and desktop computer so that I can run several VMs at the sam time and give the VMs the amount of memory they need. 8 GB of Ram is not enough, you need at least 16 GB.

By András Törzsök on 11/4/2023

Classic John Christopher course it seems. Really well-presented, clear and covers everything that is needed. The demonstration is straighforward and understandable. Tons of useful info provided in this course.

By Ricardo Felix on 2/6/2023

Had already done the AZ-800 and found it very helpful and very well done course. Was also able to take the AZ-800 Exam and passed it with flying colours. Found this course also really good and can't wait to go and take the AZ-801 exam to get my certification. Definitely recommend it, even if you don't want to take the exam.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100