Hybrid Identity Configuration with Windows Server

Managing user identities across both on-premises servers and the cloud is a critical skill for modern system administrators. This text-based course teaches you how to design, configure, and maintain a seamless hybrid identity solution using Windows Server and modern cloud directory services.\n\nIn this course, you will learn to:\n- Understand foundational hybrid identity concepts, directory synchronization, and modern authentication protocols.\n- Configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to prepare for cloud integration.\n- Implement directory synchronization tools to sync on-premises users and groups to the cloud.\n- Manage authentication methods including password hash synchronization, pass-through authentication, and single sign-on (SSO).\n- Apply modern security practices, including multi-factor authentication (MFA) and basic Zero Trust access policies.\n- Monitor and troubleshoot synchronization health and identity federation issues.\n\nYou will start with the basic terminology of directories and domains before moving step-by-step through configuration processes, identity synchronization, and security hardening. Complete with written scenarios and practical configuration steps, you will gain the confidence to bridge the gap between on-premises infrastructure and the cloud.\n\nThis course is designed for beginner system administrators, IT support specialists, and aspiring network engineers with no prior hybrid deployment experience. Start reading today to build a secure, unified identity infrastructure for your organization.