MCITP: Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Administrator & MCITP: Windows 2008 Upgrade from Windows 2003 MCSE

Class Schedule 09/11/10 - 09/23/10 Enroll 10/02/10 - 10/14/10 Enroll 10/23/10 - 11/04/10 Enroll 11/06/10 - 11/18/10 Enroll 11/30/10 - 12/12/10 Enroll 12/04/10 - 12/16/10 Enroll 01/03/11 - 01/15/11 Enroll 01/22/11 - 02/03/11 Enroll 02/12/11 - 02/24/11 Enroll 03/05/11 - 03/17/11 Enroll 03/26/11 - 04/07/11 Enroll

Built on the strengths of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, Windows 7 is the new Microsoft operating system designed to enhance your organization's desktop environment. Windows 7 provides improved security and manageability for remote and local PCs, and improves performance and reliability. Become the Windows 7 expert in your organization.

This instructor-led course is intended for IT professionals who are interested in expanding their knowledge base and technical skills about Windows 7 Client. In this course, students learn how to install, upgrade, and migrate to Windows 7 client. Students then configure Windows 7 client for network connectivity, security, maintenance, and mobile computing. This course helps students prepare for the Exam 70-680, TS: Windows 7, Configuring.

• Microsoft Exam 70-680
• Microsoft Exam 70-686

Earn an MCITP: Server Administrator certification to demonstrate your leadership and problem-solving skills in working with Windows Server 2008.

Server administrators are recognized among their peers and managers as leaders in the day-to-day operations management of Windows Server 2008. Demonstrate and communicate your ability to take system-wide ownership of Windows Server 2008 administration, and increase your organization's return on technology investment, by earning the MCITP: Server Administrator certification.

Windows 2003 MCSE to MCITP: Server Administrator

• Microsoft Exam 70-649
• Microsoft Exam 70-646

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Earn an MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification to demonstrate your skills in Windows infrastructure design and your readiness to excel in working with Windows Server 2008.

Enterprise administrators are recognized among their peers and managers as leaders in Windows infrastructure design. Make sure your expertise in Windows Server 2008 stands out. Earn the MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification, distinguishing you as an IT professional committed to excellence in working with Windows Server 2008.

Windows 2003 MCSE to MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

• Microsoft Exam 70-649
• Microsoft Exam 70-647

Microsoft Exam 70-680

Windows 7, Configuring

Candidates for this exam operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment. Candidates should have at least one year of experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing and administering any Windows client operating system in a networked environment.

Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7

• Perform a clean installation.
• Upgrade to Windows 7 from previous versions of Windows.
• Migrate user profiles.

Deploying Windows 7

• Capture a system image.
• Prepare a system image for deployment.
• Deploy a system image.
• Configure a VHD.

Configuring Hardware and Applications

• Configure devices.
• Configure application compatibility.
• Configure application restrictions.
• Configure Internet Explorer.

Configuring Network Connectivity

• Configure IPv4 network settings.
• Configure IPv6 network settings.
• Configure networking settings.
• Configure Windows Firewall.
• Configure remote management.

Configuring Access to Resources

• Configure shared resources.
• Configure file and folder access.
• Configure user account control (UAC).
• Configure authentication and authorization.
• Configure BranchCache.

Configuring Mobile Computing

• Configure BitLocker and BitLocker To Go.
• Configure DirectAccess.
• Configure mobility options.
• Configure remote connections.

Monitoring and Maintaining Systems that Run Windows 7

• Configure updates to Windows 7.
• Manage disks.
• Monitor systems.
• Configure performance settings.

Configuring Backup and Recovery Options

• Configure backup.
• Configure system recovery options.
• Configure file recovery options.

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Microsoft Exam 70-686

Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator

This exam is intended to validate a candidates ability to support medium to very large computing environments that use Windows 7. These responsibilities include setting the strategic direction for the client computers, the supporting infrastructure, and the applications.

Planning and Managing a Client Life Cycle Strategy

• Plan and manage client licensing and activation.
• Plan and manage software updates.
• Plan and manage a physical hardware and virtualization strategy.

Designing a Standard Image

• Design an image creation strategy.
• Design a custom image.
• Define an image update strategy.

Designing Client Configurations

• Design standard system settings.
• Define client security standards.
• Define Windows Internet Explorer settings.

Designing a Windows 7 Client Deployment

• Analyze the environment and choose appropriate deployment methods.
• Design a lite-touch deployment strategy.
• Design a zero-touch deployment strategy.
• Design a user state migration strategy.

Designing Application Packages for Deployment

• Design a delivery or deployment strategy.
• Manage application compatibility.

Identifying and Resolving Deployment and Client Configuration Issues

• Identify and resolve Internet Explorer issues.
• Identify and resolve Group Policy issues.
• Identify and resolve networking issues.
• Identify and resolve authentication and authorization issues.

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Microsoft Exam 70-649

Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist

Exam topics covered

Exam 70-649 is an upgrade exam that is a composite of three stand-alone exams: Exams 70-640, 70-642, and 70-643. Exam 70-649 validates skills related to the core technology features and functionality of Windows Server 2008, from the existing knowledge base of a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003. This "Exam topics covered" section lists the key topics for each source exam, plus the percentage of material per topic for each. See the "Skills measured" section of this page to learn about the testing objectives of Exam 70-649.

Exam 70-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

• Configuring Server Roles
• Maintaining the Active Directory Environment
• Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure

Exam 70-642: TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

• Configuring Network Access
• Deploying Servers

Exam 70-643: TS: Windows Server 2008 Applications, Configuring

• Configuring Terminal Services
• Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure
• Configuring Security for Web Services

Audience profile

Exam 70-649 is intended for IT professionals who currently hold an MCSE on Windows Server 2003 certification and work in the complex computing environment of medium to large companies. The MCSE on Windows Server 2003 is a prerequisite for this exam. Without it, your transcript will show that you passed the exam but will not show credit for the resulting certifications.

Course Outline

Configuring Network Access

• Configure remote access.
• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP) components.
• Configure network authentication.
• Configure data transmission protocols.
• Configure wireless access.
• Configure certificate services.
• Configure DHCP.
• Configure IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing.
• Configure routing.

Configuring Terminal Services

• Configure Terminal Services remote programs.
• Configure Terminal Services gateway.
• Configure Terminal Services load balancing.
• Configure resource allocation for Terminal Services.
• Configure Terminal Services licensing.
• Configure Terminal Services client connections.
• Configure Terminal Services server options.

Configuring a Web Services Infrastructure

• Configure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Server.
• Configure backup.
• Configure Web applications.
• Configure application pools.
• Configure IIS components.
• Publish IIS Web sites.
• Migrate sites and Web applications.
• Configure SMTP service.
• Configure Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) service.

Configuring Security for Web Services

• Configure handlers to reduce attack surface.
• Configure .NET trust levels.
• Configure authentication.
• Configure rights.
• Configure permissions.
• Configure authorization.
• Configure certificates.

Deploying and Monitoring Servers

• Configure Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
• Capture WDS images.
• Deploy WDS images.
• Configure Windows Activation.
• Create virtual machines.
• Configure Virtual Server settings.
• Install Windows Server Enterprise.
• Install server core.

Configuring Server Roles

• Implement server roles by using Server Manager.
• Configure ADLDS.
• Configure ADRMS.
• Configure the Active Directory server core.
• Configure the read-only domain controller (RODC).
• Configure Active Directory Certificate Services.
• Configure Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).

Maintaining the Active Directory Environment

• Configure backup and recovery.
• Perform offline maintenance.
• Configure custom application directory partitions.

Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure

• Configure communication security for Active Directory.
• Configure the global catalog.

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Microsoft Exam 70-646

Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator

Planning for Server Deployment

• Plan server installations and upgrades.
• Plan for automated server deployment.
• Plan infrastructure services server roles.
• Plan application servers and services.
• Plan file and print server roles.

Planning for Server Management

• Plan server management strategies.
• Plan for delegated administration.
• Plan and implement group policy strategy.

Monitoring and Maintaining Servers

• Implement patch management strategy.
• Monitor servers for performance evaluation and optimization.
• Monitor and maintain security and policies.

Planning Application and Data Provisioning

• Provision applications.
• Provision data.

Planning for Business Continuity and High Availability

• Plan storage.
• Plan high availability.
• Plan for backup and recovery.

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Microsoft Exam 70-647

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator

Planning Network and Application Services

• Plan for name resolution and IP addressing.
• Design for network access.
• Plan for application delivery.
• Plan for Terminal Services.

Designing Core Identity and Access Management Components

• Design Active Directory forests and domains.
• Design the Active Directory physical topology.
• Design the Active Directory administrative model.
• Design the enterprise-level group policy strategy.

Designing Support Identity and Access Management Components

• Plan for domain or forest migration, upgrade, and restructuring.
• Design the branch office deployment.
• Design and implement public key infrastructure.
• Plan for interoperability.

Designing for Business Continuity and Data Availability

• Plan for business continuity.
• Design for software updates and compliance management.
• Design the operating system virtualization strategy.
• Design for data management and data access.

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