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- What's a Windows Server / Windows Server Hybrid / Windows Server on Azure topic you'd like to see more resources published on?
- Besides an in-depth learning path on WINS of course.
- How to run AKS on-prem without Azure. This is a complex topic and every time you try to find documentation on it, it ends up pointing to using Azure or having an Azure subscription.
- I know Microsoft Learning has some stuff on what a Windows server is and what it does. I liked back in the MCSE days how there was stuff to cover the fundamentals and there were good books. Also Microsoft Virtual Academy had some great stuff. To brush up on some server fundamentals would be nice to see more stuff from Microsoft Learning.
lannatehMicrosoft
Similar to Microsoft Virtual Academy, you can check out our Microsoft Virtual Training Days (VTDs): Microsoft Virtual Training Days - Azure
VTDs are: Pre-recorded large-scale training to support skilling. Always on training opportunity with direction for content, audience and agenda.
- Have you got or are you planning to get the Windows Server Hybrid Admin Associate certification? If you have it, have you done your renewal yet (I did my renewal last week!)
- I did my renewal back in September. I love the open book format.
- What resources do you prefer to use when studying for a new certification or learning a new technology? Books, learn.microsoft.com training modules, training videos, other tools?
- All that's applicable and that will give me in-depth understanding beyond preparation for Certification Exam Success.
- I found some great interactive labs for WSHAA the other day - sort of click through versions of what you would do hands on in an official class. https://t.co/gE4Lg3HNMg
Below are some Microsoft Press ebook voucher codes for : Exam Ref AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure Exam Ref AZ-801 Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services Each code gets you both books. These are posted here on a first come/first serve basis. This means they may work or may not and they also take 2 hours to activate so it might be a while before you know if you've been successful. Nothing to lose in trying 😉
1. Sign in or create an account at www.microsoftpressstore.com/join
2. From your account page, enter the following access code under Digital Product Voucher (right column) and click submit: [ENTER CODE]
3. The following titles will appear under Digital Purchases on your account page with PDF and EPUB file download links:
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589E033A7241- Reports are that all codes have been consumed!
- ViniciusApolinarioOne of the topics for the Windows Server Hybrid certifications is containers. As someone managing Windows Server, is this a topic you're comfortable with? What are your suggestions for us to improve about content on this area?
- EricStarker
Community Manager
Thanks for joining us for this Windows Server AMA! The event is now over, but we'll be posting a summary of the questions and answers here soon. - lannatehBesides Tech Community, where do you usually go to find study, training, and learning resources for Microsoft Certifications like AZ-800/801? Where would you like Microsoft to publish official learning content for the most convenient experience?
- Here's is the study guide I wrote for AZ-800 - has all the links to relevant documentation, books, videos, training modules etc https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/az-800-study-guide-administering-windows-server-hybrid-core/ba-p/2736091?WT.mc_id=modinfra-39512-orthomas
- On Microsoft Learn platform https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/ So you can add it to your profile to do your study on-demand.
- What was the first certification exam you took? Mine was the NT4 MCSE "Networking Essentials" exam (almost a quarter of a century ago!!)
- NedPyle
Windows 2000. By the time I took Windows Server 2003 I was an MS employee and taking them was part of my job requirements in MS Support. Even the beta exams that had 850 questions
:'(
- Those were evil Ned. Just part of the fun of being a 'blue'.
- ViniciusApolinarioMine was the Windows 2000 Server one and I failed it. 😞 The next exam I took was already the Windows Server 2003, and I passed. 🙂
- Julio_CruzMe too, it was Windows Server 2000! 😃
- Rick ClausDos 6.22 and Windows 3.11 for support professionals... Followed up by NT3.51
- Is there going to be an equivalent to the MCSE for Windows Server? Something like Windows Server Hybrid Solution Architect cert?
- Nothing to announce at the moment, but it's something that has certainly been thought about as WSHAA focuses on implementation and it has been speculated that it might be nice to have something around architecting hybrid.
- Maybe have a cert on how to design and deploy Azure Stack HCI. That way it could mimic the az-104 and az-305.
- For a new Azure Admin what's the best path for both learning functionality for daily work, and a certification path?
- Julio_Cruz
If you are new to Azure, you should start with AZ900 Azure Fundamentals, and then continue to the AZ-140 Azure Administrator
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/azure-administrator/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/azure-fundamentals/
- lannateh
Check out our official Azure Skills Navigator ramp up guide for Azure System Administrators. It lays out the best learning path and resources for this role: https://aka.ms/SysAdminGuide
- Thank you!!
- ViniciusApolinarioTo me it comes down to applying what you're learning from books, websites, videos, etc. to tests on labs and eventually to a real environment. You can know about a bunch of stuff in theory, but (in my opinion) nothing beats doing something for real. Now, also in my experience, the real learning comes when you have to teach a tech to someone else. 🙂
