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What is AWS?

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AWS

I am taking careful notes on the incredible AWS course at CBT Nuggets for AWS Technical Essentials. Enjoy the notes for this first Nugget in the course – What is AWS?

  • “The Cloud” – specifically the public cloud
  • CBT Nuggets, GMAIL, DropBox are all valid examples of common cloud usage today
  • Access everywhere
  • SaaS (Software as a Service)
  • Pool of resources; multi-tenant; rapid provisioning; on-demand (as-a-service); like a utility bill; scalability; elasticity
  • Cost effective; easy to “on-ramp”
  • Hybrid – part of your usage is in the public cloud while part of it is in your private cloud
  • 1995 – Amazon.com; 2006 – AWS; 2009 – RDS; 2011 – Elastic Beanstalk; 2016 – Lambda
  • Regulations compliance is also available in AWS

The Quiz Questions – Be sure to post your answers in the comments below:

  • Rapid provisioning allows you to very quickly spin up a new virtual machine with minimal effort. True or false?
  • As Ben describes it, a hybrid setup is one in which part of your resources are in AWS, and the rest are with another cloud provider. True or false?
  • In what year did Amazon release Amazon Web Services?
    • a) 1995
    • b) 2006
    • c) 2016
    • d) 2008

 

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70-742 Exam – Identity with Windows Server 2016

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70-742

70-742 Overview

70-742 is one of the exams that makes up the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate certification from Microsoft. I am creating a course for this certification at CBT Nuggets beginning on 3/13/2017.

This exam focuses on the identity functionality in Windows Server 2016. It covers the installation and configuration of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), in addition to Group Policy implementation for non-Nano Server environments. It also covers functionality such as Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), Active Directory Federations Services (AD FS), and Web Application proxy implementations.

70-742 Complete Outline

This is one really long outline – so be sure to click the Read More button below if you are interested in the entire thing!

Install and configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) (20–25%)

  • Install and configure domain controllers
    • Install a new forest
    • Add or remove a domain controller from a domain
    • Upgrade a domain controller
    • Install AD DS on a Server Core installation
    • Install a domain controller from Install from Media (IFM)
    • Resolve DNS SRV record registration issues
    • Configure a global catalog server
    • Transfer and seize operations master roles
    • Install and configure a read-only domain controller (RODC)
    • Configure domain controller cloning

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