Summary

This chapter provided coverage for AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure: Manage storage and file services.

First, we learned about the basics of the Windows Server filesystems and protocols; then, we looked at storage solutions such as Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct and understood how they differ. After that, we looked at storage optimization through Data Deduplication within Windows Server and Storage Replica, which is the high availability and disaster recovery solution for Windows Server.

We completed this chapter with a hands-on exercise to provide you with additional practical skills.

This chapter aimed to take your knowledge beyond the exam objectives; we added new skills and learning with the content provided. This further developed your knowledge and skills for on-premises network infrastructure services and enabled you to be prepared for a real-world, day-to-day hybrid environment-focused role.

In the next chapter, you...