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Windows Server 2025 Active Directory and Identity Management

This course will teach you how to set up, manage, and secure an Active Directory in Windows Server 2025, as well as integrate on-premises and cloud environments for efficient identity management.

Chris Espinoza - Pluralsight course - Windows Server 2025 Active Directory and Identity Management
by Chris Espinoza

What you'll learn

In modern IT infrastructures, managing identity and access to resources can pose a challenge for IT administrators, especially with the need to integrate hybrid platforms to offer end users seamless authentication experiences. In this course, Windows Server 2025 Active Directory and Identity Management, you will gain the skills necessary to configure, manage, secure, and integrate Active Directory environments. First, you will learn how to set up and configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2025, including managing users, groups, and Organizational Units (OUs), as well as configuring and applying Group Policies. You will also gain the skills to troubleshoot common AD DS configuration issues. Next, you will discover how to integrate Active Directory with cloud identity solutions like Entra ID, offering end users a seamless authentication experience across both on-premises and cloud resources. You will continue by acquiring the knowledge and hands-on experience to implement security and monitoring measures to maintain a secure and reliable Active Directory environment. Finally, you will explore the necessary steps and tools to modernize legacy Active Directory infrastructures by migrating and upgrading them to Active Directory in Windows Server 2025. By the end of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Active Directory on Windows Server 2025 needed to ensure secure and efficient identity management for your organization’s IT infrastructure.

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About the author

Chris Espinoza - Pluralsight course - Windows Server 2025 Active Directory and Identity Management
Chris Espinoza

I have been a technology consultant for more than twenty-five years, currently specialized in multicloud and hybrid environments, mainly in Azure and AWS. My areas of expertise focus on infrastructure and security as a support engineer, consultant and solutions architect. I have been teaching as a Microsoft Certified Trainer throughout my career. I currently live in Mexico City. Proud husband and father.

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