AZ-1008: Administer Active Directory Domain Services

Applied Skills day: core AD DS administration — users, groups, OUs, Group Policy, and domain controller management.

Duration

Formats

1 day

day(s)

Instructor-led,Virtual,On-site

About this course

One day of solid Active Directory Domain Services administration: managing users, groups, and organizational units, Group Policy creation and troubleshooting, domain controller operations, and AD DS security hygiene — the on-premises foundation that hybrid identity builds on.

What you'll learn

Administer users, groups, and OUs at scale
Create and troubleshoot Group Policy
Operate domain controllers securely

Course syllabus

Module 1 — AD DS objects and delegation
Module 2 — Group Policy lab
Module 3 — DC operations and security
Applied Skills assessment preparation

Who should attend

Administrators responsible for on-premises or hybrid AD
Staff formalizing AD skills before hybrid identity projects

Prerequisites

Windows Server familiarity.

What's included

Official Microsoft Learn path with hands-on lab environment
Guided walkthrough by the instructor
Certificate of attendance

Certification

Aligned to the AZ-1008 Microsoft Applied Skills assessment — a scenario-based, hands-on credential you can complete free on Microsoft Learn after the course.