Microsoft 365 security administrators proactively secure Microsoft 365 enterprise and hybrid environments, implement and manage security and compliance solutions, respond to threats, and enforce data governance.

Microsoft Teams application developers design, build, test, and maintain modern enterprise-grade applications and solutions with Microsoft Teams that are optimized for the productivity and collaboration needs of organizations using the Microsoft 365 platform.

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. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on February 7, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AI-102 page for details about recent changes.

Whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned professional, mastering the basics in Microsoft Azure can help you jump-start your career and prepare you to dive deeper into the many technical opportunities Azure offers. This certification validates your foundational knowledge of cloud concepts in general and Azure in particular. As a candidate for this certification, you can describe Azure architectural components and Azure services, such as compute, networking, and storage, as well as features and tools to secure, govern, and administer Azure. The Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification could be a great fit for you if you’d like to: Prove your knowledge of cloud computing concepts, models, and services, such as public, private, and hybrid cloud, in addition to infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Show your expertise on how Azure supports security, privacy, compliance, and trust. It’s recommended to have skills and experience working with an area of IT, such as infrastructure management, database management, or software development. You can use your Azure Fundamentals certification to reinforce your basics for other Azure role-based or specialty certifications, but it isn’t a prerequisite for any of them. To prepare for the exam, we recommend that you: Fully understand the skills measured. Study the relevant self-paced content on Microsoft Learn, attend a Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals, or sign up for an instructor-led training event with a Training Services Partner. Take the free Practice Assessment to validate your knowledge. Get a trial subscription and give it a try. Check out Master the basics with the Azure Fundamentals certification to learn more about this certification and how to get ready. What's next? Register for your exam! After you pass the exam and earn your certification, celebrate your certification badge and skills on social platforms such as LinkedIn. To find out more, visit View, use, and share certificates and badges. Depending on your goals, you may choose to master the basics with the Azure Data Fundamentals certification or the Azure AI Fundamentals certification. Or find the right Microsoft Azure certification for you, based on your profession (or the one you aspire to).   Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 23, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-900 page for details about recent changes.

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 January 22, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-305 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 designing and implementing strategies for collaboration, code, infrastructure, source control, security, compliance, continuous integration, testing, delivery, monitoring, and feedback. As a DevOps engineer, you work on cross-functional teams that include: Developers Site reliability engineers Azure administrators You must have experience with administering and developing in Azure, with strong skills in at least one of these areas. You should be familiar with: Azure DevOps GitHub. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 29, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-400 page for details about recent changes.

If you’re a business professional with deep expertise in your solution domain and you want to use your passion for building Microsoft Power Platform solutions to simplify, automate, and transform tasks and processes for your team, this certification is designed for you. You understand: The data that you work with. The issues that you need to resolve. The required processes and app experiences. As a candidate for this certification, you may not have formal IT training but are comfortable using technology to solve business problems. You're self-directed and focus on solving problems by using Microsoft Power Platform as part of your primary job role. You may connect to and use features of apps including: Microsoft Teams Microsoft 365 apps and services Third-party solutions You have a desire to understand the capabilities and limitations of available tools and how to apply them. To learn more, read our post Are you a Power Platform App Maker? Now’s the time to get certified. If you need more experience before you try for this certification, you could: Volunteer on a project to get real-life experience with data modeling, basic UX design, requirements analysis, or process analysis. Take learning paths on Microsoft Learn. Sign up for an instructor-led training course. Important The English language version of this certification was updated on January 19, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam PL-100 page for details about recent changes.

As a Microsoft security operations analyst, you reduce organizational risk by: Rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment. Advising on improvements to threat protection practices. Referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders. You perform: Triage. Incident response. Vulnerability management. Threat hunting. Cyber threat intelligence analysis. As a Microsoft security operations analyst, you monitor, identify, investigate, and respond to threats in multicloud environments by using: Microsoft Sentinel Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft 365 Defender Third-party security solutions In this role, you collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, identity administrators, Azure administrators, and endpoint administrators to secure IT systems for the organization. As a candidate, you should be familiar with: Microsoft 365 Azure cloud services Windows and Linux operating systems Important The English language version of this certification will be updated on March 4, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam SC-200 page for details about upcoming changes.