As a candidate for this certification, you’re an architect or engineer who designs and manages the SAP landscape on Azure. Your responsibilities include: Implementing industry-specific standards for migrations and integrations. Ensuring the sustained operation of an SAP solution within the Azure environment. You recommend services and adjust resources as appropriate for optimal: Resiliency Performance Scale Provision Size Monitoring You partner with cloud administrators, cloud database administrators, and clients to implement solutions, including RISE with SAP. You manage SAP infrastructure by using: The Azure portal Azure Marketplace Azure Resource Manager templates You should have extensive experience and knowledge of the SAP applications and databases including: SAP high-performance Analytic Appliance (HANA) SAP Business Suite SAP NetWeaver You should also have experience with virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, high availability, backup, disaster recovery, data protection, and networking. For this certification, we strongly recommend that candidates have an Azure Administrator Associate certification.

As a candidate for this certification, you: Perform discovery. Capture requirements. Engage subject matter experts and stakeholders. Configure business solutions by using Microsoft Power Platform tools and components. You create: Application enhancements Tailored user experiences Process automation As a candidate, you implement the design provided by and in collaboration with a solution architect and the standards, branding, and artifacts established by user experience designers. You implement integrations with third-party applications and services. You generate training documentation, and you facilitate training and enablement. You must interact and effectively communicate with members of a delivery team, stakeholders, and customer teams while championing for their success. You must have an understanding of application lifecycle management (ALM) practices for Microsoft Power Platform and quality assurance. You should be familiar with using the following Microsoft Power Platform components: Microsoft Dataverse Microsoft Power Apps Microsoft Power Automate cloud flows Microsoft Power Pages Microsoft Power Platform environments You should have proficiency in: Data modeling User experience design Requirements analysis You may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass this certification exam. See ACE college credit for certification exams for details.

As a candidate for this certification, you’re responsible for participating in all phases of development, including requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, security, maintenance, performance tuning, and monitoring. You should be proficient in Azure: SDK Data storage options Data connections APIs App authentication and authorization Compute and container deployment Debugging To implement solutions, you partner with: Cloud solution architects DBAs DevOps Infrastructure admins Other stakeholders You should have: At least two years of programming experience. Proficiency in programming with Azure SDKs. Proficiency using Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and other tools.

As a candidate for this certification, you should have subject matter expertise in applying data science and machine learning to implement and run machine learning workloads on Azure. Additionally, you should have knowledge of optimizing language models for AI applications using Azure AI. Your 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. Managing, deploying, and monitoring scalable machine learning solutions. Using language models for building AI applications. As a candidate for this certification, you should have knowledge and experience in data science by using: Azure Machine Learning MLflow Azure AI AI Search AI Services

This exam covers the features and capabilities of Dynamics 365 Finance and Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. As a candidate for this certification, you aspire to understand how Finance and Supply Chain Management can be used to: Support the core financial model of an organization and its associated processes. Support the business operations of an organization, including warehousing and manufacturing. Unify different business processes into one software solution. Manage multiple legal entities within one business application. Integrate with other applications within the Microsoft ecosystem. This certification is intended for you if you’re seeking to start your journey using Finance and Supply Chain Management solutions. You can use this certification to prepare for role-based or specialty certifications, but it’s not a prerequisite for any of them.

As a candidate for this certification, you should have subject matter expertise designing, implementing, and monitoring cloud-native applications that store and manage data. Your responsibilities for this role include: Designing and implementing data models and data distribution. Loading data into an Azure Cosmos DB database. Optimizing and maintaining the solution. As a professional in this role, you integrate the solution with other Azure services. You also design, implement, and monitor solutions that consider security, availability, resilience, and performance requirements. As a candidate for this certification, you must have solid knowledge and experience with: Developing apps for Azure. Working with Azure Cosmos DB database technologies. Creating server-side objects with JavaScript. You should be proficient at developing applications that use the Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL API. You should be able to: Write efficient SQL queries for the API. Create appropriate indexing policies. Interpret JSON. Read C# or Java code. Use PowerShell. Additionally, you should be familiar with provisioning and managing resources in Azure. Important The English language version of this certification will be updated on January 27, 2025. Review the study guide linked in the Certification resources section for details about upcoming changes.

As a Microsoft identity and access administrator, you design, implement, and operate an organization’s identity and access management by using Microsoft Entra. You configure and manage identities throughout their lifecycles for users, devices, Microsoft Azure resources, and applications. You are responsible for ensuring the application of Zero Trust principles for identity and access solutions. As an identity and access administrator, you provide seamless experiences and self-service management capabilities for users. You plan and implement identity, authentication, and authorization to enable access across applications and resources. You’re also responsible for troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting on identity and access. You collaborate with many other roles in the organization to drive strategic identity projects, modernize identity solutions, implement hybrid identity solutions, and implement identity governance. You should be familiar with Azure, Microsoft 365 services and workloads, and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). You should also be familiar with PowerShell and Kusto Query Language (KQL).

As a candidate for this certification, you’re responsible for configuring and managing Windows Server on-premises, hybrid, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform workloads. As a Windows Server hybrid administrator, you’re tasked with: Integrating Windows Server environments with Azure services. Managing Windows Server in on-premises networks. In this role, you manage and maintain Windows Server IaaS workloads in Azure as well as migrating and deploying workloads to Azure. You typically collaborate with: Azure administrators Enterprise architects Microsoft 365 administrators Network engineers As a candidate for this certification, you deploy, package, secure, update, and configure Windows Server workloads using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies. In this role, you implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions, such as identity, security, management, compute, networking, storage, monitoring, high availability, and disaster recovery. You use administrative tools and technologies such as Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and IaaS virtual machine (VM) administration. As a candidate for this certification, you should have several years of experience with Windows Server operating systems. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 28, 2025. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-800 and Exam AZ-801 pages for details about recent changes.

As a candidate for this certification, you’re a technology professional who wants to demonstrate foundational knowledge of cloud concepts in general and Microsoft Azure in particular. This certification is a common starting point in a journey towards a career in Azure. You can describe Azure architectural components and Azure services, such as: Compute Networking Storage You can also describe features and tools to secure, govern, and administer Azure. You should have skills and experience working with an area of IT, such as: Infrastructure management Database management Software development You may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass this certification exam. See ACE college credit for certification exams for details.

As a candidate for this certification, you’re a Microsoft security operations analyst who reduces organizational risk by: Rapidly remediating active attacks in cloud and on-premises environments. Advising on improvements to threat protection practices. Identifying violations of organizational policies. As a security operations analyst, you: Perform triage. Respond to incidents. Mitigate risk by using exposure management. Hunt for threats by using threat intelligence. Use KQL for reporting, detections, and investigations. You also monitor, identify, investigate, and respond to threats in cloud and on-premises environments by using: Microsoft Defender XDR Copilot for Security Microsoft Sentinel Microsoft Defender for Cloud workload protections Third-party security solutions You collaborate with business and security leadership to define security standards for the organization. You work with other roles across the digital enterprise to implement the standards, to enhance the security posture of an organization, and to raise security awareness. As a candidate, you should be familiar with: Microsoft 365 Azure cloud services Windows, Linux, and mobile operating systems

As a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central developer, you’re responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining solutions based on Dynamics 365 Business Central. In this role, you develop apps that extend Business Central, including customizing or adding extra functionality. You also integrate Business Central with other applications, such as Microsoft Power Platform products. Plus, you need to ensure that data remains current during an upgrade process. As a Business Central developer, you’re responsible for troubleshooting and debugging issues in the system. This may involve: Identifying the root cause of a problem. Fixing bugs. Testing the solution to ensure that it works as expected. You may be required to optimize the performance of the system by: Identifying bottlenecks. Improving code quality. You must have applied knowledge of Business Central and the application language (AL), the development environment, and other tools to develop extensions for it. You need some knowledge of how to install and upgrade the system. You should also understand: Industry terminology. The Business Central role in relationship to Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365. As a developer, you should have knowledge of: AppSource, Business Central–related technologies, frameworks, and services to build solutions. Technologies for application lifecycle management (ALM), including source control management (SCM) and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).

As a candidate for this certification, you’re a functional consultant with customer service expertise. You’re responsible for implementing solutions that focus upon: Customer service Quality Reliability Efficiency Customer satisfaction You design and implement service management processes and automation in collaboration with solution architects and developers. You coordinate with customer engagement administrators to implement and upgrade customer service components including: Dynamics 365 Contact Center Microsoft Copilot in Customer Service Collaboration Knowledge management Customer feedback You must have strong applied knowledge of customer service, including in-depth understanding of cases, knowledge management, queues, service scheduling, service-level agreements (SLAs), Microsoft Copilot Studio, Customer Service applications, Customer Voice, basic and unified routing, and Contact Center. As a functional consultant, your knowledge should include: Comprehensive understanding of the customer service application's role in relationship to the Dynamics 365 suite of apps. Basic understanding of the solution architecture.

As a candidate for this certification, you should have subject matter expertise in implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Azure environment, including: Virtual networks Storage Compute Identity Security Governance As an Azure administrator, you often serve as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an organization's cloud infrastructure. You also coordinate with other roles to deliver Azure networking, security, database, application development, and DevOps solutions. You should be familiar with: Operating systems Networking Servers Virtualization In addition, you should have experience with: PowerShell Azure CLI The Azure portal Azure Resource Manager templates Microsoft Entra ID

This certification is an opportunity for you to demonstrate knowledge of machine learning and AI concepts and related Microsoft Azure services. As a candidate for this certification, you should have familiarity with the self-paced or instructor-led learning material. This certification is intended for you if you have both technical and non-technical backgrounds. Data science and software engineering experience are not required. However, you would benefit from having awareness of: Basic cloud concepts Client-server applications You can use Azure AI Fundamentals to prepare for other Azure role-based certifications like Azure Data Scientist Associate or Azure AI Engineer Associate, but it’s not a prerequisite for any of them. You may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass this certification. See ACE college credit for certification exams for details.

As a candidate for this certification, you’re a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service functional consultant. You’re responsible for implementing solutions that: Schedule resources to meet customer requirements. Optimize resources by matching skills, locations, and availability. Equip frontline workers with the information and tools to deliver great service. Build a service history of customer assets. You’re responsible for: Configuring the default administration areas of the Field Service application. Configuring resources and scheduling. Configuring service agreements and booking setups. Managing work orders, incident types, and bookings. Managing customer assets. Installing and configuring the Field Service mobile app. Enhancing Field Service based on customer requirements. As a candidate, you should have a basic understanding of field service principles and the role the Field Service app plays in relationship to the Dynamics 365 suite of applications, including integration of: Microsoft Power Platform Dynamics 365 Customer Service Microsoft 365 apps Dynamics 365 Remote Assist Dynamics 365 Guides You should understand: Industry terminology Field service processes Work order lifecycle Uses for Copilot in Field Service Best practices

As a candidate for this certification, you’re an expert or senior supply chain functional consultant who implements and configures advanced features of Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to meet the requirements of a business. You have an advanced knowledge of supply chain management operations including: Production Logistics Master planning and planning optimization Mixed reality and use of Microsoft 365 Copilot features for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Advanced supply chain management, including rebate and service management As a candidate, you: Analyze business requirements. Translate the requirements into fully realized business processes and solutions. Apply industry-recommended practices to implementations. You demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following manufacturing methods: Discrete Process Lean You implement solutions that meet or exceed the needs of your customers by partnering with: Architects Developers Consultants Other stakeholders Important The English language version of this certification was updated on December 19, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam MB-335 page for details about recent changes.

As a DevOps engineer, you’re a developer or infrastructure administrator who also has subject matter expertise in working with people, processes, and products to enable continuous delivery of value in organizations. Your responsibilities for this role include delivering Microsoft DevOps solutions that provide continuous security, integration, testing, delivery, deployment, monitoring, and feedback. You design and implement flow of work, collaboration, communication, source control, and automation. As a DevOps engineer, you work on cross-functional teams that include: Developers Site reliability engineers Azure administrators Security engineers You must have experience both administering and developing in Azure, with strong skills in at least one of these areas. You should also have experience implementing both GitHub and Azure DevOps solutions. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on July 26, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-400 page for details about recent changes.

As a candidate for this certification, you should have solution architecture experience across functional and technical disciplines of Microsoft Power Platform. You should be able to facilitate design decisions based on recommended practices across development, configuration, integration, infrastructure, security, licensing, storage, and change management. In this role, you are required to architect and ensure the successful implementation of appropriate end-to-end solutions to address business and technical needs of organizations. You should have knowledge of: Microsoft Power Platform Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps Related Microsoft cloud solutions Other third-party technologies You should be aware of Power Platform Well-Architected framework and ideally have used it for implementation. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on September 23, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam PL-600 page for details about recent changes.

As a candidate for this certification, you should have subject matter expertise in designing, creating, and managing analytical assets, such as semantic models, data warehouses, or lakehouses. Your responsibilities for this role include: Prepare and enrich data for analysis Secure and maintain analytics assets Implement and manage semantic models You work closely with stakeholders for business requirements and partner with architects, analysts, engineers, and administrators. You should also be able to query and analyze data by using Structured Query Language (SQL), Kusto Query Language (KQL), and Data Analysis Expressions (DAX).

As a candidate for this certification, you aspire to understand how customer engagement apps for Dynamics 365 can be used to: Unify profiles and tailor targeted, personalized customer journeys by using Dynamics 365 Customer Insights apps. Efficiently assist users through the complete sales order lifecycle by using Dynamics 365 Sales. Assist agents with case management through the complete customer support lifecycle by using Dynamics 365 Customer Service. Schedule and complete work orders by using Dynamics 365 Field Service. Evaluate how Microsoft 365 Copilot can assist with each of these. The certification is intended for you if you’re seeking to start your journey using Dynamics 365 customer engagement solutions. You can use this certification to prepare for role-based or specialty certifications, but it’s not a prerequisite for any of them.

As a candidate for this certification, you’re a supply chain management functional consultant who designs and configures Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and related tools and technologies to meet the requirements for a customer. You analyze business requirements and translate them into fully realized business processes and solutions that implement industry-recommended practices. You deliver solutions that meet or exceed the needs of your customers by partnering with: Architects Developers Consultants Other stakeholders You are familiar with the concept of supply chain processes and/or implementing Supply Chain Management, including: Product information management Sales processes Procurement processes Inventory management Warehouse management Master planning Asset management Transportation management Landed cost Vendor collaboration

As a candidate for this certification, you should have subject matter expertise in building database solutions that are designed to support multiple workloads built with: SQL Server on-premises Azure SQL services You’re a database administrator who manages on-premises and cloud databases built with SQL Server and Azure SQL services. As the Azure database administrator, you implement and manage the operational aspects of cloud-native and hybrid data platform solutions built on SQL Server and Azure SQL services. You use a variety of methods and tools to perform and automate day-to-day operations, including applying knowledge of using Transact-SQL (T-SQL) and other tools for administrative management purposes. You’re responsible for the following concerning database solutions: Management Availability Security Performance monitoring and optimization You evaluate and implement migration strategies for moving databases between Azure and on-premises. Plus, you work with Azure data engineers, Azure solution architects, Azure developers, data scientists, and other professionals to manage operational aspects of data platform solutions. As a candidate for this certification, you should have knowledge of and experience with: Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (Windows and Linux)

As a Microsoft Teams administrator, you manage and maintain internal and external collaboration and communication solutions using Teams and Microsoft 365. You’re responsible for configuring and managing teams, channels, chat, apps, calling, meetings, and events. You manage: Phone numbers and services for Teams Phone. Operational aspects of Teams clients and devices. You collaborate with owners of other areas, including: Networking Identity Licensing Information management User adoption Security Compliance You work with collaboration and communication system engineers to implement Teams device scenarios. You plan and implement governance, security, and compliance for Teams. As a candidate for this exam, you should have a working knowledge of Microsoft 365 services, including: Microsoft 365 groups Microsoft SharePoint OneDrive Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Defender XDR Microsoft Purview Microsoft Entra ID You should understand the options for integrating and extending Teams with: Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 Microsoft Viva Power Platform Third-party apps Custom apps Important The English language version of this certification will be updated on February 11, 2025. Review the study guide linked in the Certification resources section for details about upcoming changes.

As the Azure security engineer, you implement, manage, and monitor security for resources in Azure, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure. You implement and manage security components and configurations by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and other tools. You ensure that the infrastructure aligns with standards and best practices such as the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB). Your responsibilities as an Azure security engineer include: Managing the security posture. Implementing threat protection. Identifying and remediating vulnerabilities. You are responsible for implementing regulatory compliance controls for Azure infrastructure including identity and access, network, compute, storage, data, applications, asset management, backup and recovery, and devops security. As an Azure security engineer, you work with architects, administrators, and developers to plan and implement solutions that meet security and compliance requirements. You may also collaborate with security operations in responding to security incidents in Azure. You should have: Practical experience in administration of Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments. Strong familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID, as well as compute, network, and storage in Azure.

This exam is designed for you, if you’re looking to demonstrate foundational-level knowledge of cloud-based solutions to facilitate productivity and collaboration among on-site, remote, and hybrid workers. As a candidate, you may: Have knowledge of cloud-based solutions. Be new to Microsoft 365. You can use this exam to prepare for other Microsoft certifications, but it’s not a prerequisite for the related ones. As a candidate, you should be able to recommend Microsoft 365 solutions that address common organizational IT challenges. You should understand how Microsoft 365 solutions: Improve productivity Facilitate collaboration Optimize communications Help secure data Identity and facilitate compliance You should be able to recommend solutions for: Endpoint and application management Desktop virtualization Automated operating system deployment Reporting and analytics You should be familiar with Microsoft 365 licensing, deployment and migration assistance, and support options for organizations looking to maximize their investment in the cloud.

As a candidate for this certification, you analyze business requirements and translate them into fully realized business processes and solutions that implement industry-recommended practices. You have a fundamental understanding of accounting principles and financial operations as they relate to: Core tasks in the finance and operations apps Manufacturing Retail Supply chain management operations As a candidate for this exam, you specialize in one or more feature sets of Dynamics 365 Finance including: General ledger Accounts payable Accounts receivable Credit and collections Cash and bank management Budgeting Fixed assets Asset leasing Tax Expense management Subscription billing Cost accounting Cost management Consolidation and elimination

As a candidate for this certification, you should be a server or desktop administrator with subject matter expertise in designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop experiences and remote apps for any device. To deliver these experiences, you should work closely with: Azure administrators Azure architects Microsoft 365 administrators Azure security engineers Azure Stack HCI administrators You should have experience with Azure technologies, including: Compute Networking Identity Storage Resiliency You should be able to manage end-user desktop environments, including delivering applications and configuring user settings. You should use the Azure portal, templates, scripting, and command-line tools to manage an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment.

As a candidate for this certification, you design, develop, test, and troubleshoot solution components that use the extension points of Microsoft Power Platform. You use traditional code to solve challenges not appropriate for low code. You implement the parts of a business solution that include: Custom user experiences Custom business logic System integrations Data conversions Custom process automation Complex Power Fx formulas Workflow expressions You must have: A strong applied knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform services, including in-depth understanding of its capabilities, boundaries, and constraints An applied knowledge of authentication, security, and application lifecycle management (ALM) practices for the Microsoft Power Platform An applied knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform developer tools including Power Platform CLI as part of the developer workflow As a candidate, you should have development experience that includes Microsoft Power Platform services, JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, RESTful Web APIs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and Microsoft Azure.

As a candidate for this certification, you have subject matter expertise managing devices and client applications in a Microsoft 365 tenant by using Microsoft Intune. You’re responsible for: Implementing solutions for efficient deployment and management of endpoints on various operating systems, platforms, and device types. Implementing and managing endpoints at scale by using Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Intune Suite, Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Copilot for Security, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Windows 365. Implementing identity, security, access, policies, updates, and apps for endpoints. As an endpoint administrator, you collaborate with architects, Microsoft 365 administrators, security administrators, and other workload administrators to plan and implement a modern workplace strategy that meets the business needs of an organization. You must have experience with Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365 technologies, including Intune, as well as strong skills and experience in deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows client and non-Windows devices.

As an information security administrator, you plan and implement information security of sensitive data by using Microsoft Purview and related services. You’re responsible for mitigating risks by protecting data inside collaboration environments that are managed by Microsoft 365 from internal and external threats and protecting data used by AI services. You also implement information protection, data loss prevention, retention, insider risk management, and manage information security alerts and activities. You work with other roles that are responsible for governance, data, and security to evaluate and develop policies to address an organization’s information security and risk reduction goals. You collaborate with workload administrators, business application owners, and governance stakeholders to implement technology solutions that support the necessary policies and controls. This role also participates in responding to information security incidents. You should be familiar with all Microsoft 365 services, PowerShell, Microsoft Entra, the Microsoft Defender portal, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. Important Review the study guide linked on the Exam SC-401 page.

As a Microsoft Azure solutions architect, you have subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Azure, including: Compute Network Storage Monitoring Security Your responsibilities for this role include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into designs for Azure solutions that align with the Azure Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. In this role, you implement solutions on Azure by partnering with various other job roles, including: Developers Administrators Security engineers Data engineers As a candidate for this certification, you should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. You should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, you should have experience with: Azure administration Azure development DevOps processes Important The English language version of this certification was updated on October 18, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-305 page for details about latest changes.

This certification is an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of core data concepts and related Microsoft Azure data services. As a candidate for this certification, you should have familiarity with Exam DP-900’s self-paced or instructor-led learning material. This certification is intended for you, if you’re a candidate beginning to work with data in the cloud. You should be familiar with: The concepts of relational and non-relational data. Different types of data workloads such as transactional or analytical. You can use Azure Data Fundamentals to prepare for other Azure role-based certifications like Azure Database Administrator Associate or Azure Data Engineer Associate, but it is not a prerequisite for any of them. You may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass this certification. See ACE college credit for certification exams for details.

If you’re an administrator who deploys and manages Microsoft 365 and performs Microsoft 365 tenant-level implementation and administration of cloud and hybrid environments, this exam is designed for you. As a Microsoft 365 administrator, you: Function as the integrating hub for all Microsoft 365 workloads. Coordinate across multiple Microsoft 365 workloads. Work with architects and other administrators responsible for workloads, infrastructure, identity, security, compliance, endpoints, and applications. As a candidate for this certification, you have functional experience with all Microsoft 365 workloads and Microsoft Entra ID and have administered at least one of these. You should also have a working knowledge of the following: Networking Server administration DNS PowerShell Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 30, 2025. Review the study guide linked on the Exam MS-102 page for details about recent changes.

As a candidate for this certification, you’re responsible for planning, deploying, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting collaboration communication systems that include: Microsoft Teams Phone Microsoft Teams meetings Microsoft Teams Premium Microsoft Copilot in Teams Microsoft Teams Rooms Other certified and supported devices As a collaboration communications systems engineer, you have a fundamental understanding of networking, telecommunications, audio/visual and meeting room technologies, and identity and access management. You’re proficient in managing collaboration and communications solutions by using: Microsoft Teams admin center Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management portal PowerShell Microsoft Call Quality Dashboard You work with: Microsoft Teams administrators Microsoft identity and access administrators Microsoft 365 administrators Owners of other workloads, including facilities managers, network engineers, security engineers, device manufacturers, telephony providers, and Microsoft Certified solution providers

As a candidate for this certification, you should deliver actionable insights by working with available data and applying domain expertise. You should: Provide meaningful business value through easy-to-comprehend data visualizations. Enable others to perform self-service analytics. As a Power BI data analyst, you work closely with business stakeholders to identify business requirements. You collaborate with analytics engineers and data engineers to identify and acquire data. You use Power BI to: Prepare the data Model the data Visualize and analyze data Manage and secure Power BI You should be proficient at using Power Query and Data Analysis Expressions (DAX).

As a candidate for this certification, you’re a developer who works with finance and operations apps in Microsoft Dynamics 365 to implement and extend applications that meet the requirements of a business. You provide fully realized solutions by using: Standardized application coding patterns Extensible features External integrations As a candidate for this certification, you do the following: Develop business logic by using X++. Create and modify finance and operations app reports and workspaces. Customize the UI. Provide endpoints and APIs to support Microsoft Power Platform apps and external systems. Perform testing. Monitor performance. Analyze and manipulate data. Manage implementations by using application lifecycle management (ALM). You also create technical designs and implementation details, and implement permission policies and security requirements. You should have a deep knowledge and experience using the underlying framework, data structures, and objects associated with the finance and operations solutions. You should have experience with products and services that include Microsoft Visual Studio, Azure, Dataverse, Power Platform Admin Center, Power Apps, Power Automate, Azure DevOps, Lifecycle Services tools, Postman, GitHub, Microsoft 365, reporting tools (for example, SQL Server Reporting Services [SSRS], Power BI), and SQL Server Management Studio.

As a candidate for this certification, you are a Microsoft Dynamics 365 professional who advises stakeholders and translates business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. You should have knowledge of the Dynamics 365 ecosystem and Microsoft Power Platform. You must have deep understanding of Dynamics 365 apps and copilots and AI used in Dynamics 365 apps. In addition, you must have extensive domain knowledge in one or more industry verticals. This role requires understanding how decisions affect the overall solution. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on September 23, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam MB-700 page for details about recent changes.

As a Microsoft cybersecurity architect, you translate a cybersecurity strategy into capabilities that protect the assets, business, and operations of an organization. You design, guide the implementation of, and maintain security solutions that follow Zero Trust principles and best practices, including security strategies for identity, devices, data, AI, applications, network, infrastructure, and DevOps. Plus, you design solutions for Governance and Risk Compliance (GRC), security operations, and security posture management.​ As a cybersecurity architect, you continuously collaborate with leaders and practitioners in security, privacy, engineering, and other roles across an organization to plan and implement a cybersecurity strategy that meets the business needs of an organization.​ As a candidate for this certification, you have experience implementing or administering solutions in the following areas: identity and access, platform protection, security operations, data and AI security, application security, and hybrid and multicloud infrastructures. You should have expert skills in at least one of those areas, and you should have experience designing security solutions that include Microsoft security technologies. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 23, 2025. Review the study guide linked on the Exam SC-100 page for details about recent changes.

As a candidate for this certification, you’re a functional consultant who implements core application setup processes for small and medium businesses. You configure the application in collaboration with the implementation team to provide the business with manageability and ease of use. You implement and configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central including: Setting up core functionality and modules, including:Financial management Sales Purchasing Inventory Migrating data to Business Central. You have applied knowledge of meeting business needs by specializing in one or more feature sets of Business Central. As a candidate, you may configure role centers including adapting insights, cues, action tiles, reports, and charts. You also may expand functionality by using extensions. You also understand how Business Central connects to: Microsoft 365 Microsoft Power Platform Dynamics 365 You may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass this certification exam. See ACE college credit for certification exams for details.

As a Microsoft Azure AI engineer, you build, manage, and deploy AI solutions that leverage Azure AI. Your responsibilities include participating in all phases of AI solutions development, including: Requirements definition and design Development Deployment Integration Maintenance Performance tuning Monitoring You work with solution architects to translate their vision. You also work with data scientists, data engineers, Internet of Things (IoT) specialists, infrastructure administrators, and other software developers to: Build complete and secure end-to-end AI solutions. Integrate AI capabilities in other applications and solutions. As an Azure AI engineer, you have experience developing solutions that use languages such as: Python C# You should be able to use Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs and SDKs to build secure image processing, video processing, natural language processing, knowledge mining, and generative AI solutions on Azure. You should: Understand the components that make up the Azure AI portfolio and the available data storage options. Be able to apply responsible AI principles.

This exam is targeted to you, if you’re looking to familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services. If you have an interest in Microsoft SCI solutions, this exam is for you, whether you’re a: Business stakeholder New or existing IT professional Student You should be familiar with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 and want to understand how Microsoft SCI solutions can span across these solution areas to provide a holistic and end-to-end solution.

As a candidate for this certification, you automate Windows-based, browser-based, and terminal-based applications that are time-consuming or contain repetitive processes. You use a mix of automation approaches like: UI API Database You analyze, design, and implement automations by using Power Automate desktop flows and cloud flows. As a robotic process automation (RPA) developer, you use actions for logic and work with: Data Applications Services You work with business stakeholders to optimize business workflows. You partner with administrators to deploy and support solutions in other environments. Additionally, as a candidate, you should have experience with: The Windows desktop environment Scripting languages such as VBScript and JavaScript .NET Framework for use in custom actions Microsoft Dataverse

As a candidate for this certification, you should have subject matter expertise in planning, implementing, and managing Azure networking solutions, including: Core network infrastructure Hybrid connectivity Application delivery services Private access to Azure services Network security As an Azure network engineer your responsibilities include optimizing performance, resiliency, scale, and security of Azure networking solutions. You proactively monitor network environments to identify issues and minimize risk. You also identify and resolve connectivity issues. To deliver Azure solutions, you work with: Solution architects Cloud administrators Security engineers Application developers DevOps engineers As a candidate for this certification, you should have experience creating and managing compute, storage, and networking resources in Azure. You should understand networking fundamentals, such as: Name resolution Network protocols Network address management

As a candidate for this certification, you aspire to understand how Microsoft Power Platform technologies can be used to: Develop tailored business solutions. Identify how Microsoft Dataverse supports the interoperability of Microsoft Power Platform. Accelerate business outcomes by using Microsoft Power Apps for low code/no code solutions. Improve processes by using Microsoft Power Automate and Process mining. Identify use cases for Microsoft Power Pages. Help make data-driven technology decisions by using Microsoft Power BI. Evaluate how Copilot can assist with each of these. The certification is intended for you if you’re seeking to start your journey building solutions with Microsoft Power Platform. You can use this certification to prepare for role-based or specialty certifications, but it’s not a prerequisite for any of them.