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About this Course
This five-day instructor-led course teaches the features and technologies of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to IT professionals who have specialist skills in working with Windows Server 2003 technologies. For students with the appropriate skillset, the course facilitates accelerated learning of Windows Server 2008 and covers features and technologies up to and including Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1.
Audience Profile
The audience for this course is IT Professionals who wish to upgrade their existing Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) skills on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and who also plan to take the following upgrade exams

    70-648, TS: Upgrading your MCSA on Windows Server 2003 to MCTS on Windows Server 2008

Or

    70-649, TS: Upgrading your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to MCTS on Windows Server 2008

While the course is specifically targeted at the students who are certified as outlined earlier and are planning to take the upgrade exams listed above, the course may also be of benefit to IT professionals who do not hold an MCSA or MCSE on Windows Server 2003, but do have extensive experience with Windows Server 2003 and wish to update those skills to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:

    Install and configure Windows Server 2008.
    Manage servers with Windows Server 2008.
    Configure networking and network services.
    Install and configure Network Policy Services and remote access services.
    Configure and manage Active Directory Domain Services.
    Manage Group Policies in Active Directory Domain Services.
    Configure Active Directory Certificate Services.
    Configure Active Directory identity and access solutions.
    Install and configure Remote Desktop Services.
    Manage Remote Desktop Services.
    Install and configure web servers and applications with Internet Information Services
    Configure storage technologies in Windows Server 2008
    Configure high availability in Windows Server 2008.
    Configure virtualization in Windows Server 2008.