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Get a clear understanding of the high-availability features in Windows Server 2016. This course maps to the fifth domain of Exam 70-743, Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA: Windows Server 2016—Implement high availability. Learn how to set up and manage high-availability solutions. Robert McMillen covers configuring network load balancing, creating a failover cluster, setting up and managing a cluster network, and interacting with Hyper-V. Plus, he walks through configuring role-specific settings, creating continuously available shares, and managing cluster movement.

Group Policy is the key to consistent and secure Windows account configuration. It's a major part of Active Directory, and a featured topic of MCSA exam 70-742, Identity with Windows Server 2016. Learn how to configure and manage Group Policy in Windows Server 2016 and study for MCSA certification with this course from Windows expert Ed Liberman. Ed covers processing for Group Policy objects, which determines the order in which policies are read and applied, including the default order and exceptions like block inheritance and forced links. He reviews critical settings that every IT admin needs to be able to configure, including Administrative Template files, folder redirection, and scripts. Then learn how to quickly troubleshoot Group Policy issues and configure passwords and account lockout policies. By the end of the course, you'll have a thorough understanding of Group Policy and its role in Windows Server administration.

Review the complete set of objectives for exam 70-742, Identity with Windows Server 2016, at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-742.aspx.

Active Directory is the foundation for user and group management, group policy, and security in a Windows Server 2016 environment. This course shows how to install and configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2016. Learn how to deploy AD DS, install additional controllers, configure permissions, and manage AD DS objects, including user and computer accounts, groups, and organization units.

Planning a Windows Server 2016 installation and configuration is an important skill for any system administrator. In this course, Scott Burrell walks through the planning phase, addressing features that are new to Server 2016 like Nano Server, and then goes into configuring interfaces, server roles, and storage in preparation for installing other services like Active Directory. Learn how to work with the command line, manage roles, configure the features businesses need most, and enable virtual storage.

Not all IP addressing takes care of itself. Network administrators know this all too well, which is why one of their cores skills is being able to configure and assign IP addresses in a server environment. In this course, learn how to work with IPv4 and IPv6 in the context of Windows Server 2016. Ed Liberman explains allocation, subnets, and IP address configuration. He also covers connectivity troubleshooting. Because TCP/IP and IP addressing continue to be a substantial part of the function of computer networking, enterprise companies are apt to want to stay on top of the latest versions. Get ready to learn how to help your organization keep communications between resources running strong.

How healthy is your Windows Server? Everyone wants a perfect system, with no vulnerabilities or errors. But a key part of managing a Windows Server-based network is keeping it up to date and recognizing when things go wrong. This course covers managing updates and patches with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and monitoring your server performance and network traffic via the Performance Monitor, Message Analyzer, and other tools in Windows Server 2016. Instructor Scott Burrell also devotes a chapter to troubleshooting Windows Server with the help of event logs. In addition to help you master these key administration tasks, this course can help you prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-740, one of the qualifying exams for the 2016 MCSA certification.

Learn what's new in Windows Server 2016. The latest version of Microsoft's enterprise-level server operating system offers major improvements in cloud and virtualization support. This course reviews what's available in the newest version, including Nano Server (a small-scale, remotely administered version of Windows Server), Hyper-V enhancements, Active Directory improvements for cloud and hybrid deployments, and new PowerShell and SDN features. Plus, get a look at improvements to security, storage, and networking. If you're considering upgrading to Windows Server 2016, this course is a must watch.

System admins, whether experienced with or new to Windows Server 2016, can learn how to install and configure remote access services in this course. Scott Burrell covers setting up private intranets on public extranets, implementing virtual private networks, RADIUS installation, working with a network policy server, and configuration of DirectAccess. He also covers network address translation, remote authentication services, and more.

Software-defined networking (SDN)—a way to segment traffic between networks and virtual machines—is a key concept in server administration, networking administration, cloud computing, and data center management. This course covers key concepts and tasks that can prepare you to become a software-defined networking administrator. Instructor Robert McMillen begins by providing an introduction to software-defined networks, and sharing how Virtual Machine Manager is used to configure SDN. He then dives into preparing the environments, including how to prepare logical networks and how to copy and import a script to a library in Virtual Machine Manager. He also shares how to add a cluster, configure deployment, and troubleshoot deployment issues.

Note: This course is the second of two that cover SDN in a Server 2016 network. This course maps to the SDN deployment objectives in Exam 70-745.

Software-defined networks (SDN) are a key concept in server and networking administration, cloud computing, and data center management. SDNs allow administrators to segment network traffic in virtual environments—speeding up deployment and maximizing hardware utilization. In this course, Robert McMillen shows how to deploy a SDN in a Windows Server 2016 environment using the virtual switches and routers from Microsoft. Learn how to configure your network manually using System Center Virtual Machine Manager and automatically via PowerShell scripting. Learn how to configure Hyper-V switches, create a VLAN, build virtual machine (VM) templates to speed up VM creation, and auto-assign IP addresses to new VMs with IP pools. Find out how to automate the creation of objects such as gateways and multitenant VMs with SDN Express scripts. Plus, explore practical use cases for software-defined networking, such as virtual security.

Note: This course is the first of two that will cover SDN in a Server 2016 network. This course maps to the SDN deployment objectives in Exam 70-745.

Learn how to configure file and storage services in Windows Server 2016. This course maps to the Implement Storage Solutions domain from Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Exam 70-740, Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server, and helps both experienced admins and those new to IT deploy and set up efficient and secure storage with Windows Server 2016. Instructor Robert McMillen covers basics such as volumes, disks, and the command-line utilities you need to format disks and edit files. Then explore drive mirroring, advanced file services (including configuring file permissions), Dynamic Access Control, and data deduplication. Plus, learn about virtual storage with Hyper-V, using Distributed File System (DFS) for redundancy and replication, and working with alternative solutions such as Volume Shadow Copy and RAID storage.

In the fall of 2017, Microsoft introduced a new version of Windows Server. This new product represents more than a new set of features. It represents a new way to purchase and deploy Windows Server. Get a first look at Windows Server 1709 and the new semiannual release schedule that promises to be more responsive and faster to market. Scott Burrell reviews the changes in the server feature set, including remote administration, enhancements for DevOps (containers and native Linux), and data center improvements such as hyperconvergence, and shows how to stay up to date with the new deployment schedule.

In Windows Vista Essential Training , instructor Jeff Van West offers comprehensive guidance through the often-daunting task of upgrading Windows system software. After discussing Vista's many new features and demonstrating the initial installation, Jeff explains how to run older software, customize settings and the desktop, and troubleshoot along the way. The tutorials also cover the ins and outs of taking Vista on the road for portable computing, from setting up security to working with all types of media and optimizing performance. Exercise files accompany the training.

Kick start the project management process. Learn how to conceptualize your ideas with simple sketches, and refine them into interactive wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Instructor Evan Kimbrell explains how to build out ideas for a website and a mobile app using nothing more than a pen and paper. Then he turns to tools like POP and Balsamiq to communicate more complex features and interactions. Finally, he reverse-engineers one of the world's most popular sites—YouTube—so you can see how effective sketches translate into first-class products.

Kick start the project management process. Learn how to conceptualize your ideas with simple sketches, and refine them into interactive wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Instructor Evan Kimbrell explains how to build out ideas for a website and a mobile app using nothing more than a pen and paper. Then he turns to tools like POP and Balsamiq to communicate more complex features and interactions. Finally, he reverse-engineers one of the world's most popular sites—YouTube—so you can see how effective sketches translate into first-class products.

In the Shooting with Wireless Flash series, award-winning photographer Jim Sugar demonstrates his approach to using off-camera flash in a variety of lighting scenarios, sharing practical tips along the way.

In this installment, Jim shows how to shoot outdoors during twilight, what photographers refer to as the magic hour. He goes on location to create an exterior photo of a busy pizzeria, employing five wireless strobes strategically placed both inside the building and on its exterior.

His approach to lighting the scene involves balancing all of the scene's light sources—the twilight from the sky, the interior light of the pizzeria, the existing lights on the outside of the building, and the output of his strobes—in such a way that the final photo doesn't appear to have any special lighting at all. He demonstrates a variety of inexpensive lighting tools—clamps, gels, and other light modifiers—to accomplish this goal.

Also discussed is the importance of planning and setting up ahead of time to maximize shooting time when the light is waning. The course wraps up with tips on planning for gear, estimating the amount of time available to shoot, shooting in manual mode, and using a camera's histogram to judge exposure.

In the Shooting with Wireless Flash series, award-winning photographer Jim Sugar demonstrates his approach to using off-camera flash in a variety of lighting scenarios, sharing practical tips along the way.

In this installment, Jim sets up and shoots a product shot. He demonstrates a variety of inexpensive lighting tools—clamps, gels, and other light modifiers—to light a product (in this course, a bicycle) in a way that accurately shows its color and other details. Next, he photographs the product using Adobe Lightroom's tethered shooting mode in order to be able to immediately assess his exposures on the computer screen. The course wraps up with a some tips that apply to product shots of all kinds. With its focus on lighting technique rather than specific strobe models and menu commands, these techniques are applicable to any brand of strobe and camera.

In the Shooting with Wireless Flash series, award-winning photographer Jim Sugar demonstrates his approach to using off-camera flash in a variety of lighting scenarios, sharing practical tips along the way.

In this installment, Jim shows how to light and shoot a portrait with a dramatic look. He demonstrates a variety of inexpensive lighting tools—clamps, gels, and other light modifiers—to light the subject and the background. He also shows how to offer direction, pose the subject, and make him or her feel more comfortable. The course wraps up with tips on distinct ways to effectively light and separate the subject from the background, using gels, adjusting lights, and modifying the ratios between multiple strobes and the ambient light in the room.

Wireshark Essential Training provides a solid overview of deep packet inspection by stepping through the basics of packet capture and analysis using Wireshark. In this course, Lisa Bock helps you understand the field values of the protocols and what's considered normal behavior using precaptured packets from online repositories. Lisa helps you navigate through the many features of Wireshark. She begins by stressing the benefits of traffic analysis and discussing how this powerful tool can be used to examine traffic either live from wired or wireless connections. She compares the legacy and next generation versions of Wireshark, demonstrates how to install this tool on a PC and on a Mac, and explores the Wireshark interface. She then moves into deep packet analysis of common protocols such as TCP, IP, DHCP, and DNS. To wrap up, she summarizes working with packet captures, discusses the Wireshark expert system, and goes over how Wireshark can help detect network latency issues. She also illustrates ways to subset traffic and then share captures using CloudShark. Lisa walks participants through the basics, so no previous experience with Wireshark is necessary.

Wireshark Essential Training provides a solid overview of deep packet inspection by stepping through the basics of packet capture and analysis using Wireshark. In this course, Lisa Bock helps you understand the field values of the protocols and what's considered normal behavior using precaptured packets from online repositories. Lisa helps you navigate through the many features of Wireshark. She begins by stressing the benefits of traffic analysis and discussing how this powerful tool can be used to examine traffic either live from wired or wireless connections. She compares the legacy and next generation versions of Wireshark, demonstrates how to install this tool on a PC and on a Mac, and explores the Wireshark interface. She then moves into deep packet analysis of common protocols such as TCP, IP, DHCP, and DNS. To wrap up, she summarizes working with packet captures, discusses the Wireshark expert system, and goes over how Wireshark can help detect network latency issues. She also illustrates ways to subset traffic and then share captures using CloudShark. Lisa walks participants through the basics, so no previous experience with Wireshark is necessary.

Security devices on a network scoop up traffic and then analyze the field values to allow or deny specific traffic. As smart as the devices are, there are times when some threats slip through the cracks. Wireshark is a free protocol analysis tool that is used to baseline a network, actively monitor changes, identify common attack signatures, build firewall rules, detect issues, and quickly remove threats from the network. This course covers how to use Wireshark for deep packet analysis, capturing, and forensics. Learn how to keep your networks secure against malware and cyberattacks by implementing solutions that detect and handle unusual traffic.

Behind your favorite games, movies, cars, computers, apps, and appliances lies STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math. A background in STEM opens doors to today's dream jobs. And you don't have to start with an advanced degree. Teaching yourself a single programming language can be a path to lifelong learning—and a rewarding new career. This short film profiles inspiring examples of women who got their start, and found their calling, in STEM. It features Sheeri K. Cabal, database admin at Mozilla and author of the popular OurSQL podcast; Jess Stratton, lynda.com author and the founder of Solace Learning; and Peggy Fisher, professor of computer science at Penn State and leader of several tech-focused after-school programs for disadvantaged youth.

Here Sheeri, Jess, and Peggy talk about the key factors to their success (confidence, community, and curiosity), and the ways they're cncouraging more students to enter STEM. Watch and find out if there's a future in these fields for you.

Whether it’s a short story, a product catalog, a technical manual, or a business report, every document needs a compelling format. Although the content and the length may differ, long documents have similar formatting challenges. In Word 2007: Formatting Long Documents, David Rivers uses his 20 years of training expertise to demonstrate efficient methods of formatting entire documents and making changes to specific sections and pages. He covers the details of how to use field codes and building blocks to streamline the workflow, and shares best practices for producing printed documents with a professional look. Exercise files accompany the course.

In this course, author Gini Courter introduces the form creation tools found in Word 2007 and shows how to produce electronic forms that are visually pleasing and easy to navigate. The course covers designing a form; capturing data effectively with dropdown lists, date pickers, and text boxes; and adding controls for repeating data using the Word Content Control Toolkit. The course also includes tutorials on testing, protecting, and distributing forms.

Prerequisite Course: Word 2007 Essential Training