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We will use this thread to communicate updates (invites and links) for the monthly TSP Community Calls. Thanks for joining us on yesterday's June TSP Community Calls. You can now access the recording, deck, and transcripts in our temporary shared folder: https://aka.ms/TSPCC_June24. The last year of calls continue to live on the Learning Resources site: https://partner.microsoft.com/marketing/learning-resources#/ We will not have a July call. Our next call will be August 28th. Invites are attached.Lack of Adequate Alternatives for New Users: Problems because of Azure Pass being discontinued
Hi, The discontinuation of the Azure Pass presents significant challenges. As a Microsoft Partner, Palmeto Solutions has trained thousands of professionals in Azure over the past decade. This change could hinder our ability to provide effective training and support for new users, impacting their learning experience and potentially driving them to other platforms. Addressing these issues is crucial for maintaining Azure's appeal in the training market. In India, hands-on, practical training is crucial, as participants often prefer interactive sessions over purely theoretical explanations. Customization and the ability to address deeper questions are key. Incorporating real-time examples and allowing attendees to experiment alongside the instructor can enhance engagement and understanding. While pre-canned ILT materials provide a solid foundation, blending them with flexible, impromptu demonstrations can better address audience needs and encourage exploration. How do you currently balance structured content with hands-on learning in your sessions? The Microsoft Azure Pass has been instrumental in training thousands of new users on Azure, advancing beginners to higher levels of expertise. We have successfully onboarded tens of thousands of users, qualifying many as Azure Administrators and creating thousands of Azure Architects, all with the support of the Azure Pass. Many of our customers are hesitant to invest in paid subscriptions via credit cards but are open to one-month trial payments for staff training. One alternative we've considered is using a single Pay As You Go subscription to create multiple accounts for training purposes. However, with the mandatory MFA, managing these accounts becomes cumbersome, as we would need to reset them daily to prevent cost escalations. This approach would lead to unnecessary administrative overhead. When others are lowering the barriers to get people onto their platforms, these restrictions will hinder Azure adoption amongst educators, hobbyist developers, startups, small developers and students alike who will seek other platforms which seemingly welcome them. Lack of Adequate Alternatives for New Users: By discontinuing Azure Pass and imposing new restrictions like mandatory MFA, Microsoft may risk alienating beginners with little cloud experience. There isn’t a clear, user-friendly alternative that allows newcomers to easily gain hands-on experience without facing costs or dealing with complex authentication requirements. These restrictions add complexity instead of simplifying the learning experience, potentially discouraging new users from exploring the platform. It’s all about (our clients) resource management in big organizations, and its effects L&D teams decisions on Choosing between azure and other cloud platforms. Our trainers (MCT's) also expressed similar opinion, we are sharing one of our trainers thoughts below: "As a trainer, I'm considering transitioning to competing cloud platforms, but I wanted to share my thoughts in hopes that Microsoft will take feedback into account. Allowing training partners to purchase Azure Passes in bulk for specific training programs—tracked with Metrics That Matter—would be a valuable solution. This approach would ensure the Azure Passes are used appropriately for their intended purpose, minimizing the risk of misuse." Thank you for considering the points we've expressed regarding the challenges posed by the discontinuation of the Azure Pass. Your attention to this feedback is crucial for supporting Azure training.What will be the validity period for the Azure codes purchased before October 25th?
I would like to seek clarification regarding the Azure passes in relation to our upcoming AZ-400 training scheduled from October 25th to 28th. As per your communication, it seems that Azure passes will retire on October 25th. Specifically, if we purchase labs from ALH provider and distribute them to participants for their training, will they be able to redeem the lab codes and collect the Azure pass codes on October 25th? If they redeem the ALH Lab key and collect the Azure pass code on October 26th, will they still be able to use it, or will all Azure pass codes be stopped effectively on October 25th? Additionally, since it was mentioned that Azure passes will no longer be available for purchase on the ALH platform, I would like to know the status of codes bought on or before October 25th, 2024. Will participants be able to access and use these Azure pass codes at a later time? What will be the validity period for the Azure codes purchased before October 25th? Your prompt response would be greatly appreciated, as we have committed these corporate classes to our clients some time ago. Thank you in advance for your assistance!ATTENTION DP-500 WILL BE RETIRING APRIL 30TH, 2024!!
DP-500 for ILT will be retiring on April 30th, 2024 Find out how certification and exam retirements make way for new opportunities. Microsoft Fabric—the all-in-one analytics solution that covers everything from data movement to data science—has enabled the role of enterprise data analyst to evolve into that of analytics engineer. As a result, effective April 30, 2024, we’ll retire the Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate certification and Exam DP-500: Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI. Enterprise data analysts can now earn the Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification by taking DP-600 and also passing Exam DP-600. Please see the blog posted on MS Learn for further information regarding this found here: Microsoft Credentials roundup: In-demand news for in-demand skills - Microsoft Community Hub Thank you!SolvedUnable to Connect to Microsoft Learn Profile
Hello Microsoft Community, I hope you're doing well. I'm currently experiencing difficulty accessing my Microsoft Learn profile. Despite trying different browsers, I'm consistently encountering the same issue. Whenever I attempt to log in, I'm unable to proceed successfully. I've tried accessing my profile through multiple browsers, but the problem persists. Could someone please advise me on how to resolve this issue or direct me to the appropriate resources? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help. Best regards,SolvedPL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker -- WILL BE RETIRING END OF JUNE!
Microsoft Power Platform app makers have new opportunities to demonstrate skills in specific scenarios relevant to the work that they do every day, such as creating and managing automated processes with Power Automate; canvas apps with Power Apps; and model-driven apps with Power Apps and Dataverse with our new Applied Skills credentials. These modular 1-Day ILT courses teaching relevant skills will be available for ILT, that can be combined as desired. As a result, effective June 30th, 2024, the following will be retired: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate Exam PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker. PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker Microsoft Power Platform Applied Skills launching February 12th, 2024 PL-7001: Create and Manage Canvas Apps with Power Apps PL-7002: Create and Manage Automated Processes by using Power Automate PL-7003: Create and Manage Model-Driven Apps with Power Apps and Dataverse Please reach out if you have any questions. Thank you!Two microsoft certification id's under the same email address
I have completed my Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals exam on Pearson VUE . But the mcids in the mail received after completion and the Microsoft learn tab which is under the same email is different . So I'm not able to access any of my certifications . It was told by the microsoft support that the copy of the certificate will be send through mail after 48 hours but that was also not done . Can somebody help me access the certifications on microsoft learn as i contacted every support forum live chat but nobody was able to help me out . MCID i got in my congratulation mail Microsoft certification ID: 996574907 MCID i got in my account Microsoft certification ID:996573811 mailid: email address removed for privacy reasons