Windows Server 2022 / 2025 Training - Administration - Level 1

Description

In a context where IT infrastructures are at the heart of organizational performance and resilience, mastering server environments is a key skill for every IT professional. It is with this objective in mind that our inter-company training course “Windows Server 2022 / 2025 – Administration – Level 1” was designed.

Over the course of four intensive days, this training aims to equip system administrators, network technicians, and future IT experts with a solid and immediately applicable foundation to deploy, configure, and manage the latest versions of Windows Servers in real and evolving enterprise environments.

More than just an introduction, this course offers a progressive and hands-on immersion into the Windows Server 2022 and 2025 ecosystem, covering essential topics such as:

  • Controlled installation of servers in both physical and virtualized environments,
  • Centralized role and feature management via Windows Admin Center,
  • Implementation of directory services (AD DS), DNS, DHCP, and network security policies,
  • Task automation with PowerShell,
  • Professional virtualization using Hyper-V.

The entire program is built around practical cases and realistic scenarios to ensure a concrete and immediately transferable skillset. Participants will benefit from the expertise of certified trainers with real-world experience—capable of delivering not only technical know-how but also best practices and proven deployment strategies tailored to the specific needs of modern infrastructures.

This training also offers professionals the opportunity to strengthen their administrative posture in the face of today’s challenges, including cybersecurity, service availability, and system performance optimization.

By choosing our program, you will benefit from rigorous educational support, access to advanced simulation environments, and a true opportunity for professional development, all within a structured, collaborative, and engaging learning environment.

🗓️ Day 1: Introduction & Windows Server Deployment

Overview of the Windows Server Environment

  • Presentation of the different Microsoft Windows Server versions (2022 / 2025)
  • Understanding licensing models
  • Overview of typical enterprise architectures

Architecture and Deployment Scenarios

  • Windows Server architecture: components, services, roles
  • Deployment methods: manual, image-based, automated
  • Key steps for deployment based on organizational needs
  • Simple deployment of Windows Server

Hands-On Lab

  • Deploying a pre-configured Windows Server for a business scenario (e.g., service dedicated to a specific team)

🗓️ Day 2: Management Tools, Networking & Core Services

Administration Tools and PowerShell

  • Windows Admin Center, Server Manager, MMC consoles
  • Introduction to PowerShell for basic administration

Networking and Connectivity

  • Network architecture: standards and topologies
  • OSI model, IPv4/IPv6, name resolution
  • Deployment and configuration of DHCP

Hands-On Lab

  • Setting up DHCP service in a multi-site infrastructure
  • First PowerShell scripts for network administration

🗓️ Day 3: Active Directory, DNS & Group Policies

Directory and Identity Management

  • LDAP architecture, directory roles, identity management principles
  • Overview of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
  • Integration and configuration of the DNS role

Account and Organizational Unit Management

  • Creating and managing users, groups, and OUs
  • Introduction to FSMO roles (Flexible Single Master Operations)

GPO & Access Security

  • Introduction to Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
  • Implementation and configuration of GPOs
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting policies

Hands-On Lab

  • Deployment of an Active Directory environment
  • Custom GPO configuration for user workstations

🗓️ Day 4: Security, Automation, Backup & New Features

Securing the Environment

  • Overview of security in Windows Server
  • Tools and strategies: firewall, security GPOs, IPsec
  • Reducing the attack surface in Windows Server

Automation & Advanced PowerShell

  • Automating service deployment with PowerShell
  • Industrialization scripts (e.g., bulk creation of AD users)

Backup, Monitoring & Troubleshooting

  • Backup and restoration of critical services
  • Introduction to monitoring and diagnostic tools

Ecosystem & Innovations

  • Integration of Windows Server with other Microsoft solutions
  • Overview of new features in 2022/2025 (e.g., Windows Admin Center, hybrid management, Zero Trust security)
  • Introduction to AI usage in server management

Hands-On Lab

  • Creating a PowerShell script to import and configure users
  • Simulating service restoration after an incident

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This training is intended for:

  • Beginner or intermediate system administrators.

  • Network technicians looking to expand their skills in server administration.

  • IT professionals responsible for managing Windows Server infrastructures.

Participants should ideally have some initial experience in a Microsoft environment, particularly with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), virtualization using Hyper-V, as well as a solid understanding of Windows Client operating systems (versions 8, 10, or later).

At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Install and configure Windows Server 2022/2025 in various environments.
  • Manage identity services using Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
  • Configure essential network services, including DNS and DHCP.
  • Implement security policies to protect the server infrastructure.
  • Use Windows Admin Center and PowerShell for administration and automation.
  • Deploy and manage virtual machines with Hyper-V.
  • Monitor server performance and carry out basic troubleshooting.

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