Ahmed Abdelwahed

Ahmed Abdelwahed

Technical Trainer | Cloud & Infrastructure Specialist

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Complete Security with Microsoft Defender | Quick Guide

Cybersecurity / By

I Complete Security with Microsoft Defender — Ahmed Abdelwahed Microsoft 365 Security 39 Pages · Lab Guide Version 24.12 Complete Security with Microsoft Defender A comprehensive hands-on lab guide covering the full Microsoft Defender ecosystem — from email and collaboration protection to cloud workload security, endpoint management, identity threat detection, and advanced KQL hunting. Built …

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Microsoft Exchange Server | Quick Guide

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Microsoft Exchange Server — Quick Reference Guide | Ahmed Abdelwahed Microsoft Exchange Server Updated for 2026 Architecture · Admin · PowerShell On-Premises · Hybrid Microsoft Exchange ServerQuick Reference Guide A comprehensive, practitioner-focused reference covering Exchange architecture, database management, mailbox administration, migration strategies, DAG configuration, and essential PowerShell commands — all in one structured guide. ✦ …

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SCCM | Quick Guide

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Discover the essentials of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) with this comprehensive lab guide. This document provides step-by-step instructions on installation, configuration, and management of SCCM, making it an invaluable resource for IT professionals. Covering topics from hierarchy topology and site system roles to software update management and reporting, this guide ensures you have the …

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Azure Hub-Spoke Network Topology

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Azure Hub-Spoke Network Topology — Ahmed Abdelwahed 🟢 Intermediate 🔵 Advanced Azure Networking Azure Hub-SpokeNetwork Topology A complete technical guide — from IP addressing and VNet peering to Azure Firewall, UDRs, and secure Bastion access. CLI-first, lab-proven. ✦ Ahmed Abdelwahed ✦ March 2026 ✦ Version 1.0 The Hub-Spoke topology is Azure’s go-to enterprise network architecture …

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Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana – Complete Lab Guide

DevOps & Automation / By

Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana — Ahmed Abdelwahed Prometheus Grafana 16 Pages · Quick Guide Version 25.07 Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana A hands-on quick guide covering the full observability stack — from deploying Prometheus and Grafana on Docker to monitoring Linux servers, Windows Server, and containers with Node Exporter, cAdvisor, and Alertmanager. Built on …

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Azure AI – Hands-On Guide

AI & ML / By

Azure AI | Hands-On Guide — Ahmed Abdelwahed Microsoft Azure Azure OpenAI Computer Vision Version 25.04 Hands-On Guide Azure AIHands-On A practical, screenshot-driven guide covering Azure AI services end-to-end — from training custom image classifiers and deploying object detection apps to working with Azure OpenAI, DALL·E, and real-time audio models. ✦ Ahmed Abdelwahed ✦ Azure …

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Terraform for Azure

Cloud, DevOps & Automation / By

Just published a new hands-on guide: Terraform for Azure!This practical lab covers everything you need to get started with Infrastructure as Code on Microsoft Azure, from installing the Azure CLI and Terraform to deploying real resources. The guide includes step-by-step labs: Perfect for IT pros, cloud engineers, and anyone looking to master Azure automation! Download …

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Terraform for VMware vSphere | Quick Guide

DevOps & Automation, VMware / By

Terraform for VMware vSphere — Ahmed Abdelwahed VMware Terraform · IaC 4 Labs · Quick Guide Terraform for VMware vSphere Automate VM deployments on vSphere using Terraform — from installing the provider to deploying fleets of VMs with custom sizes, IPs, and host targeting. Infrastructure as Code, lab-proven. ✦ Ahmed Abdelwahed ✦ Version 25.06 ✦ …

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Administering Microsoft 365 | Quick Guide

Microsoft 365 / By

Administering Microsoft 365 — Ahmed Abdelwahed Microsoft 365 M365 Admin 52 Pages · Quick Guide Administering Microsoft 365 A practical quick guide covering the full Microsoft 365 administration lifecycle — from tenant creation and user management to Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, security policies, and compliance. Built on a real M365 tenant at servertraining.xyz with full …

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Microsoft Sentinel | Quick Guide

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Are you ready to enhance your cybersecurity game? The Microsoft Sentinel | Quick Guide is here to help! This guide provides a detailed overview of Microsoft Sentinel, a scalable, cloud-native SIEM and SOAR solution designed to strengthen your security posture. Learn how to: 🔗 Download the Quick Guide

Azure Administrator (AZ-104) | Complete Guide

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Azure Administrator AZ-104 Lab Guide — Ahmed Abdelwahed Microsoft Azure AZ-104 Certification 87 Pages · Lab Guide Azure Administrator AZ-104 Labs A comprehensive hands-on lab guide for the AZ-104 Azure Administrator certification — from Microsoft Entra ID and RBAC to Virtual Machines, ARM Templates, Load Balancers, Azure Storage, Backup, and Site Recovery. Built for the …

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate – HOL

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate HOL — Ahmed Abdelwahed AWS Cloud Architecture Hands-On Labs · HOL AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate HOL A comprehensive hands-on lab guide covering the full AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate track — from IAM and S3 to EC2, VPC, EBS, and Elastic Load Balancing. Built for real-world practice …

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