AZ-800: Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
Certification details
Candidates for this exam az-800 are responsible for configuring and managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and (IaaS) platform workloads. The Windows Server hybrid administrator is tasked with integrating Windows Server environments with Azure services and managing in on-premises networks. This role manages and maintains Windows Server IaaS workloads in Azure as well as migrating workloads to Azure. This role typically collaborates with Azure administrators, enterprise architects, and network engineers.
For this exam deploy, package, secure, update, and configure Windows Server workloads using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. This role implements and manages on-premises and hybrid solutions, such as identity, security, management, compute, networking, storage, monitoring, high availability, and disaster recovery.
Candidates for this exam have several years of experience with Windows Server operating systems.
Updates to the exam
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The bullets that follow each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. Related topics may be covered in the exam.
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Most questions cover features that are general availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used.
Skills measured as of June 17, 2025
Audience profile
For this exam, you’re responsible for administering Windows Server as a workload in both on-premises and hybrid environments.
In this role, you deploy, implement, manage, and troubleshoot Windows Server in Azure as well as migrating and deploying workloads to Azure. You administer identity, security, management, compute, networking, storage, monitoring, high availability, and disaster recovery for Windows Server. You typically collaborate with architects, administrators and engineers.
You use administrative tools and technologies such as Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and IaaS virtual machine (VM) administration.
As a candidate for this exam, you should have several years of experience with Windows Server operating systems.
Skills at a glance
Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments (30–35%)
Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment (10–15%)
Manage virtual machines and containers (15–20%)
Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure (15–20%)
Manage storage and file services (15–20%)
