Servers are the heavy lifters of IT. They power the Internet, email, enterprise-level applications, databases, local networks, and more. While most users have a superficial understanding of servers, system administrators and IT pros must know them intimately. You must be prepared to configure, deploy, and maintain a variety of servers—with high availability and scalability. This course covers the fundamentals of servers, including popular server operating systems such as Windows Server and Linux. It's designed for the entry-level IT student who needs a basic understanding of server architecture, user administration, virtualization, storage, security, networking, and disaster recovery. Author Ed Liberman, an IT consultant and trainer for over 20 years, also reviews troubleshooting theory and tools, so you can understand common problems that can arise with servers and how to solve them.

Instructor. Consultant and trainer Ed Liberman has helped thousands of people start careers in IT. Ed Liberman has worked in technology for over 20 years.

He has been certified and instructing IT since 1998. He has helped thousands of people to get started or advance their careers in the IT industry. When he is not in the classroom, he is out helping corporations with their network infrastructure as an independent consultant.

Ed will get you ready to pass your exams while you develop the skills needed to succeed in the 'real world.' His teaching style encourages you to have fun while you learn. Ed also volunteers his time in his local community as a math tutor for struggling grade school children. By: Robert McMillen course. 2h 54m 9s. 4,510 viewers.

Course Transcript - Ed Have you ever been interested in server administration? Well if so, then this course is for you.

I'm Ed Liberman, and I've been managing and teaching about servers for almost 20 years now. In this Foundations course, we'll start off by going over general server architecture and administration.

And then we'll move into some of the fundamentals including storage, security, and networking. And finally, we'll wrap things up by talking about disaster recovery and troubleshooting your way out of problems. So, let's go.

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