{"product_id":"automating-administration-with-powershell-training-az-040","title":"Automating Administration with PowerShell Training (AZ-040)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cb\u003ePowerShell Training\u003c\/b\u003e course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. This course provides students the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any one of those products, although Windows Server, which is the common platform for all of those products, will serve as the example of the techniques this course teaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAutomating Administration with PowerShell Training (AZ-040) Benefits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAutomating Administration with PowerShell (AZ-040) Course Benefits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster the Windows PowerShell pipeline to create both basic and advanced scripts, use background and scheduled jobs, administer remote computers, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain prerequisite skills for a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft System Center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow a curriculum based on Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraining Prerequisites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore attending this course, students must have experience with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperience with Windows networking technologies and implementation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCertification Information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no exam or certification associated with AZ-040.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePowerShell Training Outline\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModule 1: Review Windows 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Firewall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure network settings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModule 6: Manage Windows Server settings using PowerShell cmdlets\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the cmdlets for managing Group Policy Objects (GPOs).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the cmdlets for managing server features, roles, and services.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the cmdlets for managing Hyper-V and virtual machines (VMs).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the cmdlets for managing and administering Internet Information Services (IIS).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModule 7: Manage settings for a local Windows machine using PowerShell cmdlets\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the features and functionalities of the pipeline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the appropriate terminology to describe the 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