Azure Certifications Roadmap & Path



List of microsoft Azure Certifications

  1. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals – AZ-900
  2. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
  3. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
  4. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104
  5. Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate AZ-204
  6. Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
  7. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
  8. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
  9. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
  10. Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  11. Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert AZ-400
  12. Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
  13. Microsoft Certified: Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate
  14. Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty
  1. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
    • Exam: AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
    • Target audience: IT professionals who want to get started with Azure and demonstrate their foundational knowledge of cloud concepts and Azure services
    • Skills measured: Key concepts of cloud computing, Azure architecture and services, and Azure management and governance
  2. Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
    • Exam: DP-900: Azure Data Fundamentals
    • Target audience: IT professionals who are new to cloud data and want to validate their foundational knowledge of cloud data concepts and Microsoft Azure data services
    • Skills measured: Key concepts of cloud data storage, data processing, data analytics, and data protection in Azure
  3. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
    • Exam: AI-900: Azure AI Fundamentals
    • Target audience: IT professionals who want to get started with Azure AI and demonstrate their understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) concepts, Azure AI services, and how to build and deploy AI solutions in Azure
    • Skills measured: Key concepts of AI and ML, Azure AI services, and building and deploying AI solutions in Azure
  4. Microsoft Certified: Azure Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
    • Exam: SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
    • Target audience: IT professionals who want to validate their foundational knowledge of security, compliance, and identity concepts, and Microsoft Azure security, compliance, and identity services
    • Skills measured: Key concepts of security, compliance, and identity in the cloud, Azure security services, Azure compliance services, and Azure identity and access management (IAM) services
  5. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
    • Exam: AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
    • Target audience: IT professionals who want to demonstrate their ability to deploy, manage, and configure Azure cloud services
    • Skills measured: Implement cloud solutions, manage Azure infrastructure, secure Azure resources, monitor and optimize Azure solutions, and troubleshoot Azure issues
  6. Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
    • Exam: AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
    • Target audience: Developers who want to demonstrate their ability to develop and deploy applications and services in Azure
    • Skills measured: Develop Azure App Service web applications, create and manage Azure Functions, develop Azure Storage solutions, implement Azure Cosmos DB data solutions, authenticate users and secure applications in Azure AD, and implement DevOps practices for Azure development
  7. Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
    • Exam: AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate
    • Target audience: IT security professionals who want to demonstrate their ability to design, implement, and manage security solutions for Azure cloud environments
    • Skills measured: Implement identity and access management, implement security controls for data and infrastructure, secure applications and networks, respond to security incidents, and monitor and manage security solutions
  8. Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
    • Exam: AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Solutions
    • Target audience: IT professionals with experience in designing cloud solutions who want to demonstrate their ability to design and implement Microsoft Azure solutions for complex enterprise scenarios
    • Skills measured: Design cloud solutions for scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery, design secure Azure solutions, design Azure infrastructure, design Azure storage solutions, design Azure compute solutions, design Azure networking solutions, and design Azure application and data services solutions
  9. Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
    • Exam: AZ-400: DevOps Solutions
    • Target audience: IT professionals with experience in DevOps who want to demonstrate their ability to plan and implement DevOps processes and practices for Azure cloud environments
    • Skills measured: Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), manage infrastructure as code (IaC), implement cloud-native application monitoring, implement cloud-native application security, manage cloud costs, and implement DevOps governance and compliance

Table summarizing the Microsoft Azure Certifications

CertificationExamTarget AudienceSkills Measured
Microsoft Certified: Azure FundamentalsAZ-900IT professionals who want to get started with AzureKey concepts of cloud computing, Azure architecture and services, and Azure management and governance
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data FundamentalsDP-900IT professionals who are new to cloud dataKey concepts of cloud data storage, data processing, data analytics, and data protection in Azure
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI FundamentalsAI-900IT professionals who want to get started with Azure AIKey concepts of AI and ML, Azure AI services, and building and deploying AI solutions in Azure
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security, Compliance, and Identity FundamentalsSC-900IT professionals who want to validate their foundational knowledge of security, compliance, and identity concepts, and Microsoft Azure security, compliance, and identity services
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateAZ-104IT professionals who want to demonstrate their ability to deploy, manage, and configure Azure cloud servicesImplement cloud solutions, manage Azure infrastructure, secure Azure resources, monitor and optimize Azure solutions, and troubleshoot Azure issues
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer AssociateAZ-204Developers who want to demonstrate their ability to develop and deploy applications and services in AzureDevelop Azure App Service web applications, create and manage Azure Functions, develop Azure Storage solutions, implement Azure Cosmos DB data solutions, authenticate users and secure applications in Azure AD, and implement DevOps practices for Azure development
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer AssociateAZ-500IT security professionals who want to demonstrate their ability to design, implement, and manage security solutions for Azure cloud environmentsImplement identity and access management, implement security controls for data and infrastructure, secure applications and networks, respond to security incidents, and monitor and manage security solutions
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertAZ-305IT professionals with experience in designing cloud solutions who want to demonstrate their ability to design and implement Microsoft Azure solutions for complex enterprise scenariosDesign cloud solutions for scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery, design secure Azure solutions, design Azure infrastructure, design Azure storage solutions, design Azure compute solutions, design Azure networking solutions, and design Azure application and data services solutions
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer ExpertAZ-400IT professionals with experience in DevOps who want to demonstrate their ability to plan and implement DevOps processes and practices for Azure cloud environmentsImplement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), manage infrastructure as code (IaC), implement cloud-native application monitoring, implement cloud-native application security, manage cloud costs, and implement DevOps governance and compliance

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