r/AzureCertification

Hi everyone! For those who've already taken the AI-901 exam, how far in advance can you schedule it?

I'm planning to talk to my employer this week so they can cover the certification cost, but I don't want to book it for this week or next week since I won't be available. How far in advance were you able to schedule yours?

My first cloud certifications, passed on the very first attempt, scored 906 (way above the minimum requirement) with absolutely zero hands on experience with azure. LOL

Hello everyone,

I recently took the SC-300 exam and failed with a 570. I spent months studying using Scott Duffy's Exam course, practicing with an actual Azure tenant and using a MeasureUp practice exam as a review alongisde John Savil's prep

When taking the exam I quickly noticed that the MeasureUp practice exam is nothing like the real world exam. For those who passed the exam which exam practice was closest to the real exam?

I just took the exam today and passed with an 830! The exam was 1 hour and 40 minutes long. It consisted of a 7-question case study and 53 standalone questions. Note: 3 of those standalones were grouped in a separate, mini case study subsection where you **cannot** go back to review your answers.

**My Background & Prep Time**

For some context, I'm a grad student focusing on backend and AI/ML. Going into this, I already had hands-on experience building agentic solutions using frameworks like CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, LangChain, and the older Microsoft AutoGen. I'm getting this certification to back up my projects for upcoming placement drive interviews. Because of my background, I knew a lot of the core concepts, but I still needed to learn the ins and outs of Azure AI Foundry.

Total prep time was about a week, putting in 2 to 3 hours a day.

**Study Resources Used**

* **Luke Ginn’s Udemy Course (6 or 7 out of 10):** I initially relied solely on this course, thinking it would be enough. For comparison, I previously cleared the AWS AI Practitioner using just Stephane Maarek’s course, which I’d give a solid 9 to 9.5 out of 10 (yeah I’m petty like that, no 10/10s). I went through Ginn's entire curriculum to get the code and concepts down. Honestly, his practice tests aren't great; half the questions are repeats, and the rest are just okay-ish at best.

* **Tutorials Dojo (TD):** After blazing through the Udemy tests, I was feeling pretty confident but still slightly skeptical. Thank god I tried the Tutorials Dojo sampler because I got a 50% and failed 😭🤣. That humbled the shit out of me. It forced me to go through the Microsoft Learn modules one by one to brush up on the theory. After that, I bought the full TD practice exam, scored around a 78%, and spent time reviewing my mistakes to understand the reasoning.

**Exam Day Observations & Tips**

* **TD is very close to the real thing:** The case study I got on the real exam was almost identical to the one in TD, just with minor tweaks. At least 4 to 6 of the standalone questions were exact matches too, which gave me a huge confidence boost during the paper.

* **Watch out for the "No Review" section:** A warning about that 3-question subsection! On the TD practice tests, they let you navigate back and forth. On the real exam, you absolutely cannot go back. They warn you before the section starts, but I completely skimmed over it. Out of habit, I selected "no" for the first question and moved on, only to immediately realize that it was probably the answer. But hey, *fuck it we ball*, at least I knew the next two were definitely false!

* **Microsoft Learn (Open Book):** Having access to MS Learn during the test was a lifesaver. It helped me confirm my logic and narrow down the right answers on a couple of tricky questions. Just be very vigilant with your time management because scrolling through docs can eat up your clock way faster than you'd expect.

* **Time Management:** I utilized the entire 1 hour and 40 minutes, but it wasn't like I was running out of time. I blazed through the majority of the questions so I could bank my time for the couple of questions I had no clue about, or the ones where I was stuck between two options.

If anyone has any questions, let me know!

p.s. it's paraphrased by gemini, no attacks please :)

It’s probably foolish for looking into a certification like this since my only experience is creating my own AI agents for learning purposes. They didn’t hold up so I removed them. However, considering the use of AI agents for identity management and engineering, I’m looking to learn a bit more about them. I’m sure having the knowledge will increase my opportunities a bit. I’ll take every advantage I can get.

Anyone who gave AI-103 exam can give me an idea about the questions asked?

I did the labs for https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/AZ-104-MicrosoftAzureAdministrator

I want to do more labs but I hear mixed reviews of other resources. I tasked Claude with creating labs for AZ-104 but I felt half the time correcting the specifics to get the labs working in the first place. Are there good prompts for Claude to create solid labs? And other places to look for good labs would be helpful

Hey everyone,

I have a question and would really appreciate your advice.

I passed AZ-900 last year, and through the AI Skills Fest I now have an Azure voucher that I can use for any Azure certification.

I'm thinking of using it for an Associate-level certification. I have no professional experience yet, but I'll be joining a service-based company in about 3–4 months, so I have enough time to prepare.

Which Associate certification would you recommend that will provide the best long-term value? I know that a certification by itself won't guarantee career growth, but I'm more interested in learning skills that will be genuinely useful in the future.

Right now, I'm leaning toward the new Azure AI app and agent developer associate (which is the successor to the ai engineer cert) because AI seems like a rapidly growing area.

Would you recommend that, or is there another Associate certification that would be a better investment for someone in my position?

I have gone through Alan Rodriguez course - Udemy for AZ 104, have his 305 course also.

Confused between taking mock exam now or preparing more using John Savill / MS Learn / Cloud Lee. (Please suggest)

Also which mock test is better - everyone's recommending MeasureUp but it's very expensive - is Tutorial Dojo a good second option? (Also anyone knows any discount code?)

I am running on a tight deadline - work stress and bad project - so would appreciate the fastest way to get the best results (ethically of course). TIA.

P.S. I am a Cloud Architect with AWS CSA certification, trying to break into Azure now.

I'm just curious if it's possible to pass the exam just by using Ms learn, YouTube and actually doing labs in Azure?

Has anyone here passed the exams without tutorial dojo's practice exams?

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice from people already working in cloud / IT, and also from those who started out with certifications.

I just passed AZ-104 two days ago, after previously earning AZ-900, and I’m currently trying to figure out my next steps. I have zero professional IT experience, but I do have a Bachelor’s degree and I’m currently pursuing a Master’s in Cybersecurity.

My goal is to build a career in cloud , ideally starting as soon as possible.

So I’d really appreciate your guidance on the following:

1. What certification would you recommend next (Microsoft or otherwise)?
2. What entry-level roles should I realistically target with my current profile?
3. Based on today’s job market, should I focus more on cloud administration, cloud security, DevOps, or another direction?
4. What can I do right now to stand out without experience (projects, home labs, GitHub, volunteering, etc.)?

For anyone who started with certifications before landing their first IT job, I’d especially like to hear:

• What helped you land your first role?
• What would you do differently if you were starting today?

Thanks a lot for any advice or personal experiences.

Practice tests for AI-103 aren’t available yet. And they took down practice tests for 102! Smh.

So I got the voucher for a free cert from Microsoft. I'm looking to break into IT here in the next few months. I don't have any professional experience with IT. But I've done a little programming, built computers, been studying cybersecurity and CCNA on my own, and been working with AWS. I know I'll probably have to start doing help desk to get professional IT experience and its pretty much where everyone starts. So I was thinking since I'm doing CCNA this fall sometime I can use the voucher to get cloud certified and then that way I have physical networking (CCNA) and cloud networking from the microsoft voucher. But if I have to start out doing help desk would the endpoint management be better. Some of the help desk jobs I've seen have been focused on microsoft so I can see how that might help. So what do you all think? I don't have any certifications at this point and anything is better then nothing but I don't want to waste time either. Thanks for you input.

Hello I just got to know that I passed the SC-730 exam . I got 850 . I know Microsoft sent an email saying this won't make it to the official release but they also said that those who passed will receive the certificate with a 2 year validity. So anyone who took the exam did you receive your cert or no ?

I am a deskside support engineer working on a financial industry for almost 3 years. I have exposure with Hardware, software and networking technologies. But I want to dive into Cloud networking and Azure Network Engineer sparks my interest. Is it feasible to take the exam without prior experience?

Hello all , I'm going to be taking the IA-300(ML ops enginner)test soon , but there is not mock exam due to it being a recent certification, is there a study guide or a bunch of questions similaire to the exam ones?

Thanks in advance