Part 2: Advanced Infrastructure

Month 4

Month 4: Servers & Virtualization

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Week 1: Server Basics

  • Rack vs. Blade servers

  • Installing Windows Server 2022

  • The “Headless” Server Concept.

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Week 3: High Availability

  • Setting up a Cluster

  • What happens when one server dies? (The “Failover” concept)

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Week 2: Virtualization – The Core

  • Installing VMware/Hyper-V

  • Creating a Virtual Machine (VM)

  • Why we don’t use physical servers for everything anymore

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Week 4: The V-Center

  • Managing multiple hosts, “Live Migration” (moving a running server without downtime)

  • Fault Tolerance (FT)

Month 5

Month 5: Storage & Advanced Networking

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Week 1: The Data Bank

  • What is a SAN/NAS?

  • Connecting a server to storage using iSCSI.

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Week 3: Backup & Recovery

  • Using tools like Veeam or Windows Backup

  • The “3-2-1” backup rule in practice.

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Week 2: Advanced CCNA Bits

  • Routing protocols (OSPF basics)

  • Access Control Lists (ACLs) to block specific traffic, and Firewall rules.

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Week 4: The Problem Manager

  • Investigating “Problem” tickets (Root Cause Analysis).

  • Why did the server crash three times this week?

Month 6

Month 6: Modern Tech, Security & Compliance

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Week 1: Cyber Security Components

  • Firewalls, Antivirus (EDR/XDR), and VPNs

  • How a “Hacker” thinks (Practical defense)

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Week 3: Compliance & Audits

  • Preparing for an IT Audit

  • Checking if all PCs are patched and passwords follow ISO standards

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Week 2: AI in the Enterprise

  • Using AI to monitor logs, predicting server failures before they happen, and using AI for data cleaning

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Week 4: The Final Architecture

  • Designing a “Mock Company” infrastructure from scratch—from the Router to the Virtual Server to the User PC