Windows Server courses can help you learn system administration, network configuration, Active Directory management, and virtualization techniques. You can build skills in troubleshooting server issues, managing user permissions, and optimizing server performance. Many courses introduce tools like PowerShell for automation, Hyper-V for virtualization, and Windows Admin Center for centralized management, showing how these skills are applied in real-world IT environments.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Star Schema, Microsoft SQL Servers, Database Design, Transact-SQL, SQL, Data Integrity, Database Architecture and Administration, Transaction Processing, Database Development, Database Management, Data Integration, Relational Databases, Power BI, Data Warehousing, Data Maintenance, Query Languages, Database Administration, Database Systems, Data Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Story, Cloud Deployment, CI/CD, Unit Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, OpenShift, Istio, Kubernetes, Linux Commands, Cloud Infrastructure, Test Driven Development (TDD), Devops Tools, Git (Version Control System), DevOps, Grafana, Software Engineering, Data Import/Export, Application Development
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Active Directory, Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Hyper-V, Microsoft Servers, Group Policy, Server Administration, Microsoft Windows, Remote Access Systems, Operating System Administration, Servers, System Monitoring, Virtualization, File Management, Systems Administration, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Data Storage, Virtual Machines, Web Servers, Software Installation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Storage, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Public Cloud, Virtual Networking, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Data Storage, Database Management Systems, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Server Administration, Windows Servers, Microsoft Servers, Servers, Network Troubleshooting, Systems Administration, VMware ESX Servers, IT Infrastructure, Linux Servers, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtualization, Hardware Troubleshooting, Operating System Administration, vCenter Server Management, Virtual Machines, Data Storage Technologies, IT Automation, Remote Access Systems, Data Maintenance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Scalability, Data Processing, Data Science, Distributed Computing, Unstructured Data, Data Infrastructure, Data Analysis, Data Quality, File Systems
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Cloud Deployment, Firewall, Cloud Computing, Network Security, Virtual Networking, Web Servers, Network Administration, Remote Access Systems, Application Deployment
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Servers, User Provisioning, Servers, Systems Administration, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Scripting, Virtualization, Network Administration, Virtual Environment, File Systems, Information Technology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: IT Infrastructure, Systems Administration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Servers, Ubuntu, Operating System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Unix, User Accounts, Linux Commands, User Provisioning, Systems Administration, System Configuration, Hardening, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Network Administration, Software Installation, Package and Software Management, Authentications, Open Source Technology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Systems Administration, Shell Script, Operating System Administration, Linux Servers, Web Servers, Apache, Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Linux Commands, File Systems, Nginx, Command-Line Interface, Unix, System Monitoring, Servers, Database Systems, Network Troubleshooting, Computer Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft Windows, Windows Servers, Patch Management, Security Controls, Microsoft Servers, Operating System Administration, Virtualization, Performance Tuning, General Networking, Virtual Machines, Hardening, System Configuration, Server Administration, Data Storage Technologies, Security Software, Servers, Network Security, Authentications
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months