Exams DP-203 & AI-102, data courses, practice tests: Updates to Azure certs and exams – May 2021

[SandraMarin]

Updated May 6, 2021

Exam AI-102 is live!

We’re happy to announce Exam AI-102: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution has moved from beta to live status on May 6, 2021. If you took the Exam AI-102 in beta, you should be receiving your scores in about 10 business days after May 6th.

Exam DP-203 is live!

We’re happy to announce Exam DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure has moved from beta to live status on May 4, 2021. If you took the Exam DP-203 in beta, you should be receiving your scores in about 10 business days after May 4th.

May is the month of data & AI training—new courses available

We recently released these courses to help you move forward on your training and certification journey on Azure data & AI.

Check out with them these recently released courses:

• Course DP-203T00: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure. This is probably one of the best data engineer trainings available in the market (yes, I’m biased, but I truly believe it). This course not only will help you prepare for the Exam DP-203, but also will give you plenty of practical hands-on experience to apply in your job immediately.
• Course DP-090T00: Implementing a Machine Learning Solution with Microsoft Azure Databricks. In this one-day course, you'll learn how to use Azure Databricks to explore, prepare, and model data; and integrate Databricks machine learning processes with Azure Machine Learning. This course will help you prepare for Exam DP-100: Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure.
• Course DP-080T00: Querying Data with Microsoft Transact-SQL. Top recommendation for anyone starting with relational databases. With this course you’ll learnt the basics of Microsoft's dialect of the standard SQL language: Transact-SQL. Topics include both querying and modifying data in relational databases that are hosted in Microsoft SQL Server-based database systems, including: Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and, Azure Synapse Analytics.

Don’t forget to reach one of our many Microsoft Learning Partners to talk about these courses.

New practice test available

More goods news if you are getting prepared for Azure data certifications: I’m glad to share that our partner MeasureUp recently released the DP-300: Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure Microsoft Official Practice Test. This practice test is designed to help you prepare for the Exam DP-300.

See all the practice tests available for Azure at MeasureUp.

Azure Security Engineer Associate periodic refresh

We are going through the regular certification update and we'd love your input through our exam blueprinting survey. The blueprint determines how many questions each skill in the exam will be assigned.

If your expertise is in Azure security, please complete the online survey by May 19, 2021.

[#2]

Sandra!
When can we expect a practice test for AI-102 over at measureup? 🙂

[#3]

Thanks for the sharing! Great post!

[#4]

Measure Up starts working in the practice tests once exams go live and the process takes 2-3 months. So I'd expect to have it in market sometime in August--but this is me speculating . As soon as I know for sure, I'll post in the community. Stay tuned.

[#5]

@SandraMarin 

Thank you Sandra!

[#6]

Sandra
Is there any new information?

[#7]

Regarding the practice test? not yet. Once I know, I'll announce 🙂

[#8]

The items for AI-102 practice test are being written now - most are done and in review and I expect it will be released within a couple of weeks

[#9]

@SandraMarin is there a potential DP-203 official practice exam in the works now that DP-200 and DP-201 are now retired?