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Windows System Administration: Disk Management and Encryption

Managing disks and protecting data with encryption are key skills for Windows administrators. This course will teach you how to partition and format drives, enable BitLocker encryption, and test encrypted data on a Windows system.

Matt Allford - Pluralsight course - Windows System Administration: Disk Management and Encryption
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Partitioning drives and encrypting data are essential tasks for any system administrator managing a Windows environment. In this course, Windows System Administration: Disk Management and Encryption, you’ll learn the foundational skills needed to manage disks and protect data with encryption. First, you’ll explore how to partition and format drives using the Disk Management console. Next, you’ll discover how to enable BitLocker and configure recovery options. Finally, you’ll learn how to test encryption by accessing and decrypting protected data. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the basic skills and knowledge of disk management and encryption needed to manage and protect data on a Windows system.

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Matt Allford - Pluralsight course - Windows System Administration: Disk Management and Encryption
Matt Allford

Matt is a DevOps engineer and solution architect with over 10 years of experience. Matt has presented at several conferences and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016.

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