MICROSOFT FUNDAMENTAL CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
To master data in the cloud, you need the right foundation—a solid understanding of core data concepts, such as relational data, nonrelational data, big data, and analytics. Plus, familiarity with the roles, tasks, and responsibilities in the world of data and data analytics. Are you there? Certification can help you prove it. The certification offers the foundation you need to build your technical skills to start working with data in the cloud. Mastering the basics can help you jump-start your career and prepare you to dive deeper into other technical opportunities Azure offers.
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Mastering the basics in AI can help you jump-start your career and get ready to dive deeper into the other technical opportunities Azure offers. Artificial intelligence (AI) opens doors into possibilities that might have seemed like science fiction only yesterday. Using AI, you can build solutions, improve your apps and advance technology in many fields, including healthcare, financial management, and environmental protection, to name just a few.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
To master data in the cloud, you need the right foundation—a solid understanding of core data concepts, such as relational data, nonrelational data, big data, and analytics. Plus, familiarity with the roles, tasks, and responsibilities in the world of data and data analytics. Are you there? Certification can help you prove it. The certification offers the foundation you need to build your technical skills to start working with data in the cloud. Mastering the basics can help you jump-start your career and prepare you to dive deeper into other technical opportunities Azure offers.
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
This certification will demonstrate your understanding of the commercial value and product capabilities of Microsoft Power Platform, regardless of whether you are a novice technical professional, student, or business user. Build a Power BI dashboard, create basic Power Apps, integrate data with Microsoft Dataverse, automate a process with Power Automate, or develop a chatbot with Power Virtual Agents.
Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
This certification ensures that you have a solid understanding of a variety of topics in the quickly expanding sector of cybersecurity, regardless of whether you’re a student, business user, or IT professional. If you want to go on to role-based certifications in security operations, identity and access management, and information protection, this fundamentals certification can serve as your first step.
Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
MICROSOFT AZURE ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Candidates for this certification should be familiar with operating systems, networking, servers, and virtualization. In addition, professionals in this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates), and Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Exam AZ-900)
Microsoft Azure Administrator (Exam AZ-104)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
Candidates for the Azure Network Engineer Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in planning, implementing, and maintaining Azure networking solutions, including hybrid networking, connectivity, routing, security, and private access to Azure services.
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Exam AZ-900)
Microsoft Azure Administrator (Exam AZ-700)
Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
Candidates for the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in configuring and managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform workloads.
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Exam AZ-900)
Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (Exam AZ-801)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
The Azure Security Engineer implements, manages, and monitors security for resources in Azure, multicloud, and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure. They recommend security components and configurations to protect identity & access, data, applications, and networks.
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Exam AZ-900)
Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (Exam AZ-500)
Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
Candidates for the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in configuring and managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform workloads.
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Exam AZ-900)
Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services (Exam AZ-801)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Candidates for the Azure Developer Associate certification are cloud developers who participate in all phases of development from requirements definition and design to development, deployment, and maintenance. They partner with cloud DBAs, cloud administrators, and clients to implement solutions. Candidates should be proficient in Azure SDKs, data storage options, data connections, APIs, app authentication and authorization, compute, and container deployment, debugging, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Exam AZ-900)
Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (Exam AZ-204)
MICROSOFT AZURE AI CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
Microsoft Azure AI engineers build, manage, and deploy AI solutions that make the most of Azure Cognitive Services and Azure services. Their responsibilities include participating in all phases of AI solutions development—from requirements definition and design to development, deployment, integration, maintenance, performance tuning, and monitoring. These professionals work with solution architects to translate their vision and with data scientists, data engineers, IoT specialists, infrastructure administrators, and other software developers to build complete end-to-end AI solutions.
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Exam (AI-900)
Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution (Exam AI-102)
MICROSOFT DATA CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
Candidates for the Azure Data Scientist Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in applying data science and machine learning to implement and run machine learning workloads on Azure. Responsibilities for this role include designing and creating a suitable working environment for data science workloads; exploring data; training machine learning models; implementing pipelines; running jobs to prepare for production; and managing, deploying, and monitoring scalable machine learning solutions.
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (Exam AI-900)
Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure (Exam DP-100)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
The Azure database administrator implements and manages the operational aspects of cloud-native and hybrid data platform solutions built with Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure Data Services. The Azure database administrator uses a variety of methods and tools to perform day-to-day operations, including applying knowledge of using T-SQL for administrative management purposes.
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (Exam DP-900)
Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions (Exam DP-300)
MS Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate
Candidates for the Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in designing, creating, and deploying enterprise-scale data analytics solutions. Responsibilities for this role include performing advanced data analytics at scale, such as cleaning and transforming data, designing and building enterprise data models, incorporating advanced analytics capabilities, integrating with IT infrastructure, and applying development lifecycle practices. These professionals help collect enterprise-level requirements for data analytics solutions that include Azure and Microsoft Power BI. They also advise on data governance and configuration settings for Power BI administration, monitor data usage, and optimize performance of the data analytics solutions.
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (Exam DP-900)
Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI (Exam DP-500)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer
Azure data engineers also help to ensure that the operationalization of data pipelines and data stores are high-performing, efficient, organized, and reliable, given a set of business requirements and constraints. These professionals help to identify and troubleshoot operational and data quality issues. They also design, implement, monitor, and optimize data platforms to meet the data pipelines.
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (Exam DP-900)
Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure (Exam DP-203)
MICROSOFT POWER PLATFORM CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
By utilizing existing data and their knowledge and experience, candidates for this certification provide actionable insights. They implement and setup solutions for consumption, deliver significant value through simple to understand data visualizations, and allow others to execute self-service analytics. Candidates for this certification should be proficient at using Power Query and writing expressions by using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX).
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (Exam PL-900)
Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (Exam PL-300)
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
This certification is made for you if you’re a business professional with a passion for creating Microsoft Power Platform solutions to streamline, automate, and transform tasks and processes. Key technical business analyst activities including data modeling, fundamental UX design, requirements analysis, and process analysis must be completed by you.
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (Exam PL-900)
Microsoft Power Platform App Maker (Exam PL-100)
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate
Candidates for this certification provide actionable insights by utilizing the data at their disposal while incorporating their knowledge and experience. They enable people to execute self-service analytics, provide substantial business value through simple to understand data visualizations, and build solutions for consumption.
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (Exam PL-900)
Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant (Exam PL-200)
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
This certification may be right for you if you enjoy building, developing, safeguarding, and extending Microsoft Power Platform solutions. To obtain this certification, you must be able to design solutions such as application upgrades, customized user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, customized process automations, and customized visualizations.
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (Exam PL-900)
Microsoft Power Platform Developer (Exam PL-400)
Microsoft Certified: Power Automate RPA Developer Associate
This certification can be a wonderful fit for you if you’re a developer who has a strong interest in offering automated solutions to your company. You know how to use Microsoft Power Automate to automate time-consuming and repetitive operations. You examine solution requirements, document the processes, then design, develop, troubleshoot, and assess the solutions. You assist in enhancing and automating company procedures while collaborating with business stakeholders. Additionally, you work with administrators to support and install solutions in production environments.
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (Exam PL-900)
Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer (Exam PL-500)
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
This expert certification will help you advance in your career if you’re a developer or senior consultant seeking to demonstrate your proficiency as a Microsoft Power Platform or Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution architect, or if you’re ready to take the next step to become a solution architect.
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (Exam PL-900)
Complete one of the following certifications:
- Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate, or
- Power Platform Developer Associate
MICROSOFT SECURITY CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
The Microsoft identity and access administrator uses Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), a component of Microsoft Entra, to develop, build, and manage an organization’s identity and access management systems. For people, devices, Azure resources, and applications, they configure and manage identity authentication and authorization. To support the zero trust principles, Identity and Access Administrators make sure that identification is clearly validated. They use PowerShell to automate Azure AD management and Kusto Query Language to examine events (KQL). They are also in charge of maintaining the identity and access environment’s monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting systems.
Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300)
Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate
Using Microsoft 365 information protection services, the Microsoft information protection administrator designs and implements controls that satisfy organizational information protection and governance needs. This individual oversees translating technical implementation into information protection requirements and controls.
They support the implementation of technology solutions that support the policies and controls required to adequately address regulatory requirements for their organization by offering support to information technology (IT) personnel, business application owners, human resources, and legal stakeholders. In order to assess the full scope of associated enterprise risk and collaborate on developing those policies, they also work with the security and governance leadership, including a chief compliance officer, chief data officer, and security officer.
Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
Microsoft Information Protection Administrator (SC-400)
Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
The Microsoft security operations analyst advises on changes to threat protection procedures, quickly remediates active attacks in the environment, and reports violations of corporate policies to the proper parties to lower organizational risk.
Using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, and other third-party security tools, the role primarily examines, addresses, and searches for threats. The security operations analyst plays an important role in the configuration and implementation of these technologies since they use the operational output of these tools.
Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200)
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
The Microsoft cybersecurity architect possesses subject matter expertise in building and evolving the cybersecurity strategy to safeguard an organization’s mission and business processes across all facets of the enterprise architecture. The cybersecurity architect creates a Zero Trust strategy and architecture that includes security measures for data, apps, access control, identity, and infrastructure. The governance risk compliance (GRC) technological strategies and security operational strategies are both evaluated by the cybersecurity architect.
A candidate for this certification should have advanced experience and understanding in a variety of security engineering fields, such as identity and access management, platform protection, security operations, data security, and application security. Also, they must have knowledge of cloud and hybrid systems.
Complete one of the following certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate