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# Microsoft Certifications
- ## Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
- This certification is highly relevant, especially for Windows Sysadmin's in a university environment, as they are often hybrid. It covers:
- Deploying and managing AD Domain Services (AD DS) in on-prem and cloud environments
- Managing Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment
- Managing VM's and containers
- Implementing and managing on-prem and hybrid networking infra
- Managing storage and file services
- ## Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- As universities adopt more cloud services and cloud-centric infrastructure, knowledge of Azure becomes more and more crucial for their Sysadmin's, This certification validates your ability to:
- Manage Azure subscriptions and resources
- Implement and manage storage
- Deploy and manage VM's
- Configure and manage virtual networks
- Manage identities using Azure Active Directory
# CompTIA Certifications
- ## CompTIA Server+
- This, like other CompTIA certifications, is vendor-neutral. This certification is valuable for admins working with servers, and covers:
- Server hardware installation and maitenance
- Server OS configuration
- Disaster recovery and backup techniques
- Troubleshooting various server issues
- ## CompTIA Security+
- This certificate demonstrates your ability to:
- Implement security measures
- Respond to security incidents
- Understand compliance regulations
# Additional Certifications
- ## ITIL Foundation
- Given that many unversities--ours included soon--follow ITIL practices for IT service management, this certification helps you understand:
- IT service management best practices
- Aligning IT services with business needs
- Improving IT service delivery
- ## VMWare Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualiztation (VCP-DCV)
- Virtualization is very common in university IT environments. This certification proves your skills in:
- Implementing, managing, and troubleshooting vSphere infrastructures
- Working with virtual machines and storage