This course introduces systems administration in multi-user environments. It examines core infrastructure services that keep organizations running.
Language of course:
English
Format of the event:
Video lectures
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Course overview
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What are system administration and IT infrastructure services
Systems administration is the practice of operating and supporting reliable IT infrastructure: servers, networks, accounts, and services. The course focuses on practical foundations of infrastructure services and their interplay at organizational scale.
Course scope: infrastructure services and systems administration
- Selecting hardware, vendors, and services aligned with organizational needs.
- Configuring and operating servers, network services, and monitoring.
- Cloud resources: typical architectures, governance, and efficient use.
- Directories and user management: Active Directory, OpenLDAP, group policies.
- Tooling for fleet management and user productivity.
- Backup and disaster recovery, business continuity planning.
- Process planning and improvement in IT operations using sysadmin practices.
Who this suits and who it does not in the context of IT infrastructure services
- Suits: IT operations beginners, support specialists, admins moving from single-machine tasks to fleet management.
- Does not suit: those seeking a narrowly focused course on only networking or only security; those expecting purely theoretical material without practical cases.
Problem → outcome in systems administration and infrastructure services
- Fragmented workstation setups → unified fleet and policy management.
- Manual server operations → standardized procedures and baseline automation.
- Unclear access control → centralized identity via AD/OpenLDAP.
- Data loss from failures → backups and a tested disaster recovery plan.
- Opaque cloud usage → structured governance of cloud resources and costs.
Comparison with alternatives: infrastructure services vs other approaches
- Ad-hoc support: quick to start but chaotic; systems administration provides repeatable processes.
- Fully outsourced operations: lowers workload but reduces control; internal practices add predictability and visibility.
- DevOps-only focus: strong in deployments, but may not cover daily end-user fleet and directory operations.
- Certifications without practice: useful for theory, but do not replace systematic procedures and hands-on service work.
Expected outcomes after completing a course in systems administration
- Understanding the sysadmin role in multi-user environments.
- Baseline skills for managing servers, network services, and accounts.
- Applying directories (Active Directory/OpenLDAP) for access management.
- Organizing backups and disaster recovery.
- Planning IT operations with awareness of infrastructure and cloud needs.
Course Description
This course will transition you from working on a single computer to an entire fleet. Systems administration is the field of IT that’s responsible for maintaining reliable computers systems in a multi-user environment. In this course, you’ll learn about the infrastructure services that keep all organizations, big and small, up and running.
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