IT System Engineer & Cloud System Administration

The IT System Engineering and Cloud System Administration course is designed to provide participants with comprehensive knowledge and hands-on skills required to excel in the field of managing and maintaining modern IT systems and cloud-based infrastructures. This course offers a deep dive into the fundamental concepts, best practices, and advanced techniques necessary for effective IT system engineering and cloud system administration.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will get hands-on experience while completing the following tasks:

1. Fundamental IT System Concepts: Understand the foundational principles of IT systems, including hardware, software, networking, and security.

2. Operating Systems Mastery: Gain proficiency in installing, configuring, and managing various operating systems, including Windows Servers, Windows Client Operating System and virtualization technologies

3. Cloud Computing Basics: Explore the fundamentals of cloud computing, including cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), virtualization, and cloud service providers (e.g. Azure).

4. Cloud Infrastructure Management: Acquire skills to deploy, monitor, and manage resources in cloud environments, including virtual machines, storage, and networking components.

5. Security and Compliance: Understand IT security best practices, encryption, access controls, and compliance considerations when working with IT systems and cloud services.

6. Troubleshooting and Problem Solving: Develop the skills to diagnose and resolve complex IT issues in both on-premises and cloud environments.

7. Introduction to Microsoft Intune: Understand the core concepts, features, and benefits of Microsoft Intune as a unified endpoint management solution.

8. Device Enrollment and Configuration: Learn how to enroll and configure various types of devices (Windows, iOS, Android) into Intune for seamless management.

9. Introduction to Active Directory: Understand the core concepts, components, and architecture of Microsoft Active Directory and its role in network infrastructure.

10. Domain Services and Domain Controllers: Learn how to create and manage Active Directory domains, domain controllers, and trust relationships.

11. User and Group Management: Acquire skills to create, manage, and maintain user and group accounts, including user authentication and access control.

12. Group Policy Management: Explore the creation and application of Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for centralized configuration, security policies, and software deployment.

13. Organizational Units (OUs): Understand how to design and implement OUs to organize and manage network resources efficiently.

14. DNS and Active Directory Integration: Understand the integration between Active Directory and DNS for proper name resolution and network functionality.

15. Active Directory Trusts: Explore the setup and management of different types of trusts, including cross-forest and external trusts.

16. Introduction to WSUS: Understand the importance of WSUS in maintaining system security, patch management, and software updates within a Windows network.

17. WSUS Deployment Planning: Learn how to plan for WSUS deployment, including server placement, network considerations, and integration with existing infrastructure.

18. WSUS Installation and Configuration: Acquire skills to install and configure the WSUS server, including database setup, synchronization options, and proxy server integration.

19. Target Groups and Computer Groups: Gain proficiency in organizing computers into target groups and computer groups for more efficient update management.

And much more.

Course Format:

The course consists of a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, practical exercises, and real-world scenarios. Participants will have access to a dedicated lab environment to gain practical experience in configuring and managing IT systems and cloud services. The course culminates in a final project where participants will design and implement a comprehensive IT system using cloud resources.

By the end of this course, participants will be well-equipped to take on roles as IT system engineers and cloud system administrators, capable of effectively managing and optimizing IT infrastructure in both traditional and cloud-based environments.