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akb1985
Feb 21, 2026Brass Contributor
Please clarify the numbering system in Microsoft exams
I am trying to make sense of exam numbers in Microsoft Certification poster. https://arch-center.azureedge.net/Credentials/Certification-Poster_en-us.pdf. For example I notice most azure exam numbe...
PyeongGwonKim
Microsoft
Apr 02, 2026Is there any future plan to make it more meaningful?
If there is no real meaning behind it, can we just make it completely random?
For example, change AZ-900 to something like AZ-81035701386910385013 so that people will stop trying to figure out a pattern.
When we see certification names like 900, 100, 400, or 401, learners unconsciously try to find a pattern.
Julian_Sharp
Apr 06, 2026Learn Expert
No, the numbers are deliberately meaningless