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Endpoint Foundations

  • Number of Courses10 courses
  • Duration2 hours

Welcome to the Endpoint Foundations path for hands-on technical skills in Endpoint Administration. In this skill path, you will cover the basics of Windows System Administration Linux System Administration, and Database Administration that are often defined as “implied” knowledge for Endpoint Administration. This path is the gateway from conceptual understanding to the technical application of endpoint administration skills within specific job roles. The skills learned in this path are heavily focused on hands-on learning , allowing you to gain experience and experiment in a safe environment.

Courses in this path

Windows System Administration

In this section, you will explore essential Windows tools, commands, and techniques used in Windows System Administration. Gaining hands-on experience will enhance your ability to manage and troubleshoot different aspects of Windows systems effectively.

Windows System Administration: Setting up a Windows Active Directory Domain

  • by Matt Allford
  • 15m Duration

Getting Started in the Lab Environment

  • by Aaron Rosenmund
  • 6m Duration
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Windows System Administration: Disk Management and Encryption

  • by Matt Allford
  • 16m Duration

Windows System Administration: Implementing Group Policy Management Basics

  • by Uzair Ansari
  • 14m Duration

Linux System Administration

In this section, you will explore essential Linux tools, commands, and techniques used in Linux System Administration. Gaining hands-on experience will enhance your ability to manage and troubleshoot different aspects of Linux systems effectively.

Linux System Administration: User and Group Management

  • by Agaba Philip
  • 33m Duration

Linux System Administration: Cron Jobs and Task Scheduling

  • by Pluralsight
  • Duration

Linux System Administration: Backup and Recovery with rsync and tar

  • by Uzair Ansari
  • 13m Duration

Database Administration

In this section, you will explore essential Database tools, commands, and techniques used in Database Administration. Gaining hands-on experience will enhance your ability to manage and troubleshoot different aspects of Databases effectively.

Database Administration: Creating and Managing Databases

  • by David Clinton
  • 14m Duration

Database Administration: Database User Management and Permissions

  • by Stephen Wenn
  • 11m Duration

Database Administration: Importing and Exporting Data

  • by George Smith
  • 19m Duration

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Matt Allford
Matt Allford
Matt is a DevOps engineer and solution architect with over 10 years of experience in systems administration, architecture and design, primarily in the on-premises data center. He has a new found passion for Cloud and DevOps processes, tools and techniques and enjoys helping customers and the community realize value from technology. Over the past several years Matt has experienced first-hand the power of the communities within the wider IT industry and enjoys learning from others and, where possi... more
Aaron Rosenmund
Aaron Rosenmund
Aaron M. Rosenmund is a cyber security operations subject matter expert, with a background in federal and business defensive and offensive cyber operations and system automation. Leveraging his administration and automation experience, Aaron actively contributes to multiple open and closed source security operation platform projects and continues to create tools and content to benefit the community. As an educator & cyber security researcher at Pluralsight, he is focused on advancing cyber secur... more
Uzair Ansari
Uzair Ansari
With over twelve years of rich experience in IT, Uzair Ansari has been a noteworthy professional in the Windows identity and automation area. He's an AI enthusiast and is currently working as a DevOps engineer. You may know him from his tech blog work at powershellstore.com, but he can also be credited with his contributions to the Microsoft TechNet script center. He holds a Masters degree in Information Technology. During his professional tenure, he has worked on technologies like Windows Power... more
Agaba Philip
Agaba Philip
I got my start in IT administrating an Oracle 10g database on Red Hat Linux. I've come a long way since and have used Linux everyday since 2012 both personally and professionally. As an independent consultant, I'm currently responsible for no less than forty Oracle databases running on Windows and Red Hat Servers. Perhaps the only thing I love almost as much as Linux is the Cloud and the many opportunities it provides. Linux has opened a lot of doors for me, and teaching it is my favorite pas... more
David Clinton
David Clinton
David Clinton is a data analyst, an AWS Solutions Architect and a Linux server administrator. He's written books on cloud and Linux administration, IT security, and data analytics.
Stephen Wenn
Stephen Wenn
Stephen Wenn is an accomplished IT consultant, who has amassed extensive expertise in designing, implementing, and overseeing network, security, virtual, cloud, and server infrastructure within dynamic and intricate technical environments for public and private sector organizations. Stephen holds many vendor certifications in Cisco, VMware, Microsoft, AWS, Juniper and many more, including CCIE #66053. When not involved with technology, Stephen enjoys fitness training, playing video games and spe... more
George Smith
George Smith
George Smith has spent more than 25 years in the IT industry. During this time he has held a variety of positions, starting with web UI development and business analysis, progressing with system administration and infrastructure, then switching to core systems programming, technical consulting, and finally becoming an E-Commerce Architect and Subject Matter Expert. He is well versed in modern trends like Containerization, Infrastructure as Code, Serverless computing models, and more. George demo... more

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