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System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services
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A course of the Google IT Support Professional Certificate on Coursera covering what it takes to keep an organisation's IT running — system administration, servers, directory services and managing infrastructure. Practical and beginner-friendly, it is a natural continuation of the certificate for people heading into IT-support and junior sysadmin roles.
Good for: Beginner system-administration skills for IT-support careers.
Less suitable if: You are already a sysadmin or want advanced infrastructure engineering.
Skills you'll gain
System administrationIT infrastructureServersDirectory servicesCloud basicsTroubleshooting
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You are heading into IT support or junior sysadmin
You want practical infrastructure basics
You are taking the Google IT Support certificate
Consider something else if you…
You are already a sysadmin
You want advanced infrastructure engineering
You want a specific vendor deep dive
Requirements: The earlier Google IT Support courses help; otherwise beginner-friendly.
Realistic time: Around 20–25 hours over a few weeks.
About this course
System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services covers what it takes to keep an organisation's IT running. Part of the Google IT Support Professional Certificate, it introduces system administration, server management, directory services (like Active Directory and OpenLDAP), networking services, data recovery and backups, and the basics of cloud-based infrastructure.
What you'll learn
Understand the system administrator's role
Manage servers and IT infrastructure
Work with directory services (Active Directory, OpenLDAP)
Configure common network services
Plan backups and data recovery
Grasp the basics of cloud infrastructure
This course includes
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
You can audit the course free on Coursera. A certificate needs a Coursera subscription (about $49/month) or Coursera Plus, with financial aid available. It is part of the Google IT Support Professional Certificate (a $49/month subscription covers the whole certificate).
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A Google certificate on Coursera is a credible learning record. It is a course certificate rather than a professional qualification or degree. The full Google IT Support Professional Certificate is well recognised for entry-level IT roles.
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Created by Google Career Certificates as part of the Google IT Support Professional Certificate, taught by Google IT professionals with a hands-on, role-focused approach.