CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) develops the practical skills required to install, manage, secure, and troubleshoot server infrastructure across physical, virtual, hybrid, and cloud-connected environments. It is designed for IT professionals moving into server administration and data center roles, along with organizations that need staff who can work across platforms rather than within a single vendor ecosystem.
Server hardware, operating systems, storage, virtualization, security, disaster recovery, and troubleshooting are addressed throughout the training. Participants gain experience with hardware installation and configuration, server operating system administration, virtualization platforms, storage technologies and RAID, access control, system hardening, backup planning, and recovery procedures. Structured troubleshooting methods are applied to hardware, operating system, storage, and network failures commonly encountered in production environments.
The material is most applicable to server administrators, data center technicians, systems administrators, and infrastructure professionals with approximately 18 to 24 months of related experience. Knowledge comparable to CompTIA A+ or Network+ can provide an appropriate starting point. Organizations can use Server+ training to standardize server administration practices, strengthen operational consistency, and develop staff capable of supporting diverse infrastructure across on-premises and hosted environments.