Evolving Microsoft 365 certifications help keep you in sync with the new era of work

TechyTroublez The beta exams count as full exams, so you can go down the 2 exams versus 4 exams path.  Something else that may be worth considering is if there is anything in particular that you really want to learn about and get tested on that is in one of the retiring exams you could still do both exams in that track.

I haven't looked too closely at what gets dropped from the MS exams yet, but on the MD side nearly everything in MD-102 is from MD-101 plus a few new items. If traditional desktop Windows technologies are important for your current or future role requirements, you could even consider MD-100, MD-101 and MS-102.  

I've already posted in detail about MD-102 here, it might have some more details that help you make a decision - MD-102: Endpoint Administrator Exam Resource Guide (Beta) – intunedin.net,