Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Benefits

What are the benefits of Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator certification?

For HR managers, certification is particularly important because it allows them to more easily identify the skills that an individual possesses. When a company has employees that possess certain skills, it can garner a competitive advantage when seeking to attract customers. A Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator can also contribute to increased productivity.

Individuals:

• Overwhelmingly, individuals with A Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator certification have an advanced level of knowledge, expertise and skill, and command more professional credibility.
• Individual students may receive college credits to utilize tuition reimbursement programs for their IT training or to complete college coursework.

Human Resources:

• Employer-funded training and certification programs are a key to retaining skilled staff. Career development and advancement opportunities are shown to significantly reduce rates of employee turnover.
• Certification Training Programs provide benchmarks for hiring and promotion decisions by accurately assessing technical skills.
• For-certification training programs maximize educational investments through immediate validation of skills.

Microsoft certification affords special membership benefits:

• Technical information, product information and exclusive discounts on products and services through a secured section of the Microsoft website.
• Microsoft logos and certificate for your personal promotion to clients or potential employers.
• Invitations to Microsoft conferences and other educational opportunities.

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

provides instruction to meet every learning need, including:

• Intensive group instruction
• One-on-one instruction attention
• Hands-on labs
• Lab partner and group exercises
• Question and answer drills
• Independent study

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Curriculum

Skills measured by Exam 70-642 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

Configuring IP Addressing and Services (24 percent)

• Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
• Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Configure routing
• Configure IPsec

Configuring Name Resolution (27 percent)

• Configure a Domain Name System (DNS) server
• Configure DNS zones
• Configure DNS records
• Configure DNS replication
• Configure name resolution for client computers

Configuring Network Access (22 percent)

• Configure remote access
• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP)
• Configure network authentication
• Configure wireless access
• Configure firewall settings

Configuring File and Print Services (13 percent)

• Configure a file server
• Configure Distributed File System (DFS)
• Configure shadow copy services
• Configure backup and restore
• Manage disk quotas
• Configure and monitor print services

Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure (14 percent)

• Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server settings
• Capture performance data
• Monitor event logs
• Gather network data

Skills measured by Exam 70-640 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) for Active Directory (16 percent)

• Configure zones
• Configure DNS server settings
• Configure zone transfers and replication

Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure (25 percent)

• Configure a forest or a domain
• Configure trusts
• Configure sites
• Configure Active Directory replication
• Configure the global catalog
• Configure operations masters

Configuring Additional Active Directory Server Roles (9 percent)

• Configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS)
• Configure Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS)
• Configure the read-only domain controller (RODC)
• Configure Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)

Creating and Maintaining Active Directory Objects (24 percent)

• Automate creation of Active Directory accounts
• Maintain Active Directory accounts
• Create and apply Group Policy objects (GPOs)
• Configure GPO templates
• Configure software deployment GPOs
• Configure account policies
• Configure audit policy by using GPOs

Maintaining the Active Directory Environment (13 percent)

• Configure backup and recovery
• Perform offline maintenance
• Monitor Active Directory

Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services (13 percent)

• Install Active Directory Certificate Services
• Configure CA server settings
• Manage certificate templates
• Manage enrollments
• Manage certificate revocations

Skills measured by Exam 70-646 - Pro: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator

Planning for Server Deployment (19 percent)

• Plan server installations and upgrades
• Plan for automated server deployment
• Plan infrastructure services server roles
• Plan application servers and services
• Plan file and print server roles

Planning for Server Management (23 percent)

• Plan server management strategies
• Plan for delegated administration
• Plan and implement group policy strategy

Monitoring and Maintaining Servers (20 percent)

• Implement patch management strategy
• Monitor servers for performance evaluation and optimization
• Monitor and maintain security and policies

Planning Application and Data Provisioning (19 percent)

• Provision applications
• Provision data

Planning for Business Continuity and High Availability (19 percent)

• Plan storage
• Plan high availability
• Plan for backup and recovery

Daily Educational Schedule

Our daily schedule incorporates different modes of instruction and learning environments to ensure that students learn, retain, comprehend, and can apply knowledge critical to the course.

Daily timetable shown for illustration purposes only. Significant changes may be made to the schedule on a daily basis to ensure that the goals of the course are met.

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Exam Track

• Exam 70-642 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
• Exam 70-640 - TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
• Exam 70-646 - Pro: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator

Exam timetable shown can be changed by the instructor to ensure the goals of the course.

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - What's Included

A Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator offers the highest quality technical education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their educational objectives.

Our Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator Certification Program includes

• Intensive Hands-on Training by Microsoft Certified Trainers utilizing our (Lecture | Lab | Review) Delivery
• Blended-Learning Instruction comprised of comprehensive study materials and pre-class mentoring, customized Microsoft Official Curriculum, official CompTIA courseware, comprehensive lab manuals, and Self-Test or Transcender Testing Software
• Fourteen (14) Days of Hotel Accommodation
• Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
• Examination Vouchers & On-site Certification Testing
• All Meals; Unlimited Beverages, Snacks and Freshly-brewed Coffee
• Transportation to/from designated local railway stations (if required)
• Examination Passing Policy

Firebrand Training offers a split week attendance option as well as multiple options for Microsoft MCSE training and testing based on the diverse needs of our students.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms.

Our Microsoft Certified Trainers teach to accommodate every student’s learning needs through individualized instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, question and answer drills, and friendly competitions between concurrently running classes.

Students will have 24-hour access to quality personal workstations, audiovisual equipment, supplies, and lab equipment.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete an MCSEFirebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year.  Students will only be responsible for accommodation and vendor exam fees.

Microsoft MCITP Server Administrator - Prerequisites

Candidates for this certification are IT professionals who want to be known as leaders and problem solvers in a current or future role in an organization that uses Windows Server 2008.

Candidates should be experienced in:

• Handling day-to-day management of the server operating system, file structure, and directory services
• Handling software distribution and updates
• Monitoring servers
• Providing tier-2 troubleshooting support
• Supporting engineering and change-management projects
• Creating builds and configuring the server
• Implementing the auditing policy
• Performing scheduled vulnerability-assessment scans
• Monitoring logs for firewalls and intrusion-detection systems

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