For IT leaders
What IT leaders need to know before assigning this course
Teams running Windows Server 2016 often rely on one or two senior admins who understand Hyper-V, failover clustering, and storage. That concentration of knowledge raises outage risk and slows recovery. IT Directors assign this course to spread core server, virtualization, and high-availability skills across the team.
Role fit: Built for systems administrators with at least a year of Microsoft server experience. It also works for experienced admins who need to align their skills with the 70-740 objectives. Team Leads can use it to standardize how the team handles installation, Server Core, PowerShell DSC, storage, Hyper-V, containers, clustering, and performance monitoring.
Time investment: About 18 hours of video across eight skills. The two heaviest blocks are Hyper-V (3h 39m) and High Availability (4h 36m). Training Managers can sequence those blocks for the admins who own virtualization and uptime.
Change-management note: Labs run on Datacenter Edition because the course covers advanced Windows Server 2016 features such as Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica. Confirm your licensing and production requirements before staff apply those features outside the lab environment.
How CBT Nuggets supports the outcome: Every Nugget includes its own Virtual Lab. Admins can build clusters, stretch clusters, and container hosts without touching production. Team Reporting lets leaders track progress toward the 70-740 milestone.