Historically, managing an IT Infrastructure was a manual process. Administrators would manually check applications and services, hoping they were still working. In this new modern IT world, automating is the best way of managing on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. In this course, Microsoft MVP and MCT Liam Cleary walks you through what IT automation is and how you can put it to work for your organization. After defining IT automation and sharing some advantages, disadvantages, and cost reductions that it presents, Liam explains several approaches to automation. It’s not one size fits all, as different organizations will have different needs. He goes over automation tools for Windows, Linux, and the Cloud, then goes in-depth on how you can use scripts to assist in IT automation.

What would you do if you had an extra 10 hours per week? Sounds impossible? In this course, productivity expert Dave Crenshaw shows you how to get more done in the shortest time possible and give you more of that precious free time. The course lays out the theoretical and practical foundations for being more productive and explains the obstacles that can get in the way. It then gives practical strategies for increasing productivity in three main areas: How to develop habits to be more organized and reduce the clutter in your workspace; how to stay mentally on task and eliminate the to-dos you have floating in your head; and how to develop a time budget to get the most done during your workday and focus on your most valuable activities. If you’ve been looking for strategies to help you manage your time more efficiently, this course may be well worth your time.