Be on the lookout for upcoming beta exams and more—Updates to Azure certs and exams November 2021

 

Stay tuned for these beta exams coming in the next few weeks.

Nov 16: Exam AZ-305 (beta)

The new Exam AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (beta) will be available on November 16, 2021. Announcement for this beta exam will be in the Microsoft Learn Blog.

This exam is required to earn the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. Learn more in our blog post Reimagining the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.

 

Late November: Exam DP-420 (beta)

The new Exam DP-420: Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB will be available in late-November 2021. Announcement for this beta exam will be in the Microsoft Learn Blog.

This exam is required to earn the new Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty certification. Learn more in our blog post Coming soon: The new Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty certification.

 

December 7: Exam AZ-800 (beta) and Exam AZ-801 (beta)

The new Exam AZ-800 (beta): Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure and Exam AZ-801 (beta): Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services, will be available on December 7, 2021. Announcement for these beta exams will be in the Microsoft Learn Blog.

These exams are required to earn the new Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification. Learn more in our blog post Coming soon: The new Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification.

 

New localized exams

We’re pleased to announce these exams are now available in additional languages:

• Exam AI-102: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution. Arabic, Chinese [Traditional], French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese [Brazilian], Russian, Spanish.
• Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator. Arabic, Chinese [Traditional], Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese [Brazilian], Russian.
• Exam AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure: Arabic, Chinese [Traditional], Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese [Brazilian], Russian.
• Exam AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies. Arabic, Chinese [Traditional], French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese [Brazilian], Russian, Spanish.
• Exam DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure. Arabic, Chinese [Traditional], French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese [Brazilian], Russian, Spanish.
• Exam DP-300: Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure. Arabic, Chinese [Traditional], French, German, Italian, Portuguese [Brazilian], Russian, Spanish.

 

Updated Azure training and certifications swag

Your favorite downloadable guides have been updated to include all the new certs in the portfolio. Check them out.

• Don’t miss the updated Azure Training Journey.
• Check out the updated Azure Training + Certification Guide.
• Download the Azure certifications poster.