The exam associated with this course has been retired. However, this course still retains value as a training resource.
In this intermediate Microsoft Server 2016 training, Anthony Sequeira covers the objectives in the 70-742 exam, which is one of three exams required to earn the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification.
The three MCSA: Server 2016 exams can be taken in any order, but Microsoft recommends you take them in order. That’s because the exams — and this Server 2016 training — naturally progress from installation to networking to identity management.
This 70-742 training covers the advanced identity configuration stage. These are things you’ll need to set up to control the behavior of users and computer accounts inside of your organizational units — or OUs. They’re the fine-tuned identity controls of Windows Server 2016.
After finishing this Microsoft training, you'll know how to install and configure all these identity services in a Windows Server 2016 environment and more. You’ll also know how to install, configure, and manage Active Directory Domain Services, create and manage Group Policy, and implement Active Directory Certificate Services, Identity Federation, and access solutions.
For anyone who manages Microsoft server training, this Server 2016 training can be used for 70-742 exam prep, on-boarding new systems administrators, or as part of a team training plan.
70-742: What You Need to Know
For any systems administrator using this training for exam preparation, our MCSA: Windows Server 2016 course maps to the Microsoft 70-742 exams objectives, and covers topics including:
- Installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and domain controllers
- Creating and managing Active Directory users, computers, groups, and organizational units (OUs)
- Implementing Web Application Proxy (WAP)
- Configuring authentication policies, password policy settings, and Kerberos policy settings
- Implementing Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
- Configuring Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Group Policy settings, and Group Policy preferences
- Managing certificate templates, deployment, and renewal
- Implementing Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
Who Should Take 70-742 Training?
This Server 2016 training is considered associate-level Microsoft training, which means it was designed for systems administrators. This 70-742 course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with Microsoft servers and experienced systems administrators looking to validate their Microsoft skills.
New or aspiring systems administrators. Everybody respects a go-getter who is willing to put in the extra effort to learn their profession well. MCSA: Server 2016 training (70-742) can set new sysadmins head and shoulders above their colleagues. Advanced topics like Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and certificate templates will give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Plus, this training will bring you closer to certification.
Experienced systems administrators. Whether pursuing certification or merely trying to improve your server expertise, experienced sysadmins will benefit from this MCSA: Server 2016 (70-742) training. An IT professional with a few years of experience will have already run across many of the advanced concepts of identity management covered in this course. But there’s nothing like thorough instruction to fill in the gaps of our knowledge and skills in particular aspects of permissions and user control.