As previously announced, we’re retiring the Microsoft Certified: Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate certification and its required Exam AZ-600: Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack Hub, on July 31, 2023.
If you’re a learner who wants to implement, manage, and monitor Azure environments, we encourage you to pursue the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification. If your interest is in administering core and advanced Windows Server workloads and services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies, you might want to earn the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification.
Updates to the Microsoft Certified: Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate certification.
The following questions and answers can help you determine how this news impacts your learning journey:
Q. I’ve been preparing for Exam AZ-600. What are my options?
A. If you’ve been preparing for Exam AZ-600, be sure to pass it on or before July 31, 2023. If you pass Exam AZ-600 on or before July 31, 2023, you’ll earn the Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate certification and it will be active for one year.
Q. I’ve already earned the Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate certification. What happens now?
A. If you’ve already earned the Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate certification, it will stay on your transcript.
Q. What about renewal for the Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate certification?
A. Learners with an active Azure Stack Hub Operator Associate certification can renew it for one year (one last time) up to six months after its retirement date of July 31, 2023. The renewal window ends on January 31, 2024.