Is This for You?

This course is aimed at existing IT Professionals who are already responsible for management of a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, and who are looking to take their career to the next level.

Award and Associated Qualifications

Awarded 40 CPD points upon successful completion

Start Date
Flexible
Study Type
In centre, online, or a combination
Training Type
Course
Duration
40 hours

About This Course

IT Professionals in possession of a good level of IT qualifications, such as MCSE, can expect to command a high salary. With this in mind, it’s definitely worth investing in expanding your skillset to gain industry recognised certifications, especially in the Microsoft operating systems range.

Microsoft certifications are one of the most popular in-demand skills employers are looking for in new IT employees. This training course will arm you with all the skills and knowledge necessary to design and implement a Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure.

You’ll be guided through the course step-by-step and have the opportunity to take part in interactive labs. You’ll have access to student workbooks and pre and post test questions to make sure you’re fully The course can be studied online, at a pace that suits you.

This course maps to the Microsoft exam 70-414*, which is the fifth of five exams needed to gain the MCSE Server Infrastructure certification.

There are four sessions within this course, details as follows: –

Session 1

  • Introduction
  • Design a monitoring system
  • Automated remediation
  • Policy-based machine moves

Session 2

  • Failover clustering
  • Highly available network services
  • Highly available storage solutions
  • Implement highly available roles
  • Business continuity solutions

Session 3

  • Virtualisation hosts
  • Virtual machines
  • Virtualisation networks
  • Implement virtualisation storage
  • Virtualisation movement
  • Maintain virtualisation infrastructure

Session 4

  • Certificate services infrastructure
  • Implement CSI
  • Implement and manage certificates
  • Federated identity solutions
  • Design AD RMS

* Vendor specific exams can be arranged separately

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Aims and Objectives

This course has been created to map to Microsoft exam*, which will help you on your journey to become a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE). With this certification you can look at becoming a IT/Computer Support Specialist, Information Security Analyst or Senior Systems Administrator.

* Vendor specific exams can be arranged separately 

Pre-Requisites

You will need to have proven previous experience of Windows Server operating systems and hold Windows Server 2012 Certification (MCSA) or equivalent.

Finance Options

Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –

Self-Funded:

  • Flexible payment plans to help you spread the cost* available at many of our centres;
  • You could opt to pay upfront.

Company Funded:

Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.

What we can help with:

  • Providing a comprehensive training programme outlining learning outcomes
  • Tailored personnel letters
  • Communication with finance departments to arrange payment options (upfront or payment plan*).

Funding & Grants:

There may be the opportunity to apply for funded grants that can help towards the cost of training. These include the Skills Development Scotland ITAs and the ReAct programme in Wales. All schemes will have different terms and conditions that will need to be met in order to qualify for a grant and these are managed by each individual centre.

We’d recommend you speak to a Course Advisor in your local centre to find out whether they are registered to offer any such schemes and discuss your requirements further.

* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.

Career Path

With this course you can aspire to positions such as Security Analyst, Support Specialist, Server Support, Infrastructure Engineer to name a few.

What's the Difference?

We offer a range of training packages in a range of subject areas and can offer blended learning opportunities to best meet your needs.

Our courses are practical in nature and focus on a single subject and can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.

Diplomas are designed to give you a complete skillset mapped to a specific career path and contain a number of core and elective courses.