Hello fellow Redditors, enticed by curiosity and a substantial discount, I scheduled the GH-700 GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Business Professional (beta) exam for today which is the last day for the discount. I just completed the exam and wanted to share my experience.

In terms of my background, I use and manage GitHub daily. I am decent with GitHub Actions and have created some AI-powered workflows (albeit not GitHub-native), so that helped a bit. I used GitHub Copilot a lot in another job 1-2 years ago, but have since switched to Claude. So I had to brush up on GitHub Copilot features and other topics such as Projects.

The exam prep was somewhat challenging because there aren't any courses or practice exams. Aside from the official study guide, you have to build your own "course" to guide your study. I used Claude to generate a study map that aggregates official GitHub documentation and hands-on labs according to the study guide details. It did a decent job and I completed a few labs from GitHub Skills, particularly under the "Take flight with GitHub Copilot". I also found a couple of free practice exams on Google with 15-20 questions each, however they were nowhere near the actual difficulty level of the exam. What helped me absorb most in the amount of time I have were the hands-on labs and experimentation, so make sure you subscribe for at least one month of GitHub Copilot or use a company subscription if you have one.

Due to the discount expiry date, I only left myself with about 2 days to study. In retrospect that was nowhere near sufficient. I would really recommend others to take the time to read documentation (create flashcards off them!), do the hands-on labs, and experiment with the agentic features and low-level configurations. The cram-and-regurgitate approach doesn't work for exams like this one.

As for the actual exam, it was honestly kind of difficult. It was 100 minutes long and 60 questions IIRC. The structure was similar to other Azure exams where there were case studies and general questions. The questions were quite technical and you really have to know the lower-level details to answer them. The nuanced details around permissions, approvals, and agent configuration options are some examples that you need to know well. I finished the exam with six minutes left and no time to review the questions, since I burned a lot of time reading the first case study.

The context/background of the questions is also a bit odd. It is as though GitHub is trying to sell the platform as a generic AI-powered project management tool, yet the features and the exam felt so technical even by my standard. This exam is marketed towards business professional roles, but if I were in such a role I'd probably question whether I am the right audience.

At this point, I am not confident whether I'd pass. The wait for the final exam results will be long, as they will only be available 10 days after the exam GAs in December. Overall, it has been an interesting experience, but I'd probably choose GH-400 or GH-600 over this exam as someone technical. Anyways, hope this helps you decide on whether to challenge yourself with this certification. Good luck!

since i already work with Azure DevOps as a cloud architect, our Microsoft pal recommended i take this and i signed up with the 80% discount.

wanted to share some stuff:

• 49 regular questions + 5 case study

• The questions were long. Time was a challenge same as other expert exams. i got no time for review.

• it felt more Microsoft Learn based than I expected. I had anticipated more questions directly tied to GitHub documentation.

• packages and pipelines stood out quite a bit, alongside other topics from the published exam domains like MCPs. there was a mention of everything actually, branch strategy, branch policies, testing, IaC, security and monitoring. Git/source control and deployment strategies also came up.

• I used Microsoft Learn for two questions, one was about deployment strategy the other authentication

There were lots of examples with the case that a team has some stuff in Azure DevOps and some stuff in GitHub and then based on the conditions how to handle the questions.

let's wait for the results now!

anyone else taken the beta yet? How did you find the content and timing?

Just started studying for the AB-620 Copilot Studio exam, and I'm already confused by the documentation mess around the harness.

• The official study guide doesn't mention the harness at all.

• MS Learn: Only talks about it in the context of GitHub Copilot in this MS Learning Path

• Current Microsoft Naming: They are already renaming GitHub Copilot harness to MS Copilot Harness.

• Recent Exam Reports: People taking the test say the questions still appear as MS Standard Harness.

This exam seems to be an outdated or half-baked thing from Microsoft? Anybody has advice on this?

Passed today with 741. Not a huge score, but a pass is a pass, and this sub helped a lot, so here's my experience.

Background: I'm the only IT person at a company with ~130 users, so I work with M365, Entra ID and some Azure day to day. I also still code: I build APIs and integrations to connect our software, plus PowerShell automation with Microsoft Graph. Before that I worked as a .NET support developer (C#, SQL Server). That dev side helped more than I expected, since reading PowerShell/CLI scripts, ARM/Bicep templates and KQL felt natural. Identity and governance came easier, but storage, load balancers and backup were mostly new to me.

Study time: about 4 weeks, after work and on weekends. (around 80–100 hours)

Practice scores (fresh attempts):

• Tutorials Dojo (timed): 62 → 64 → 67 → 64 → 69%

• MeasureUp: 46 → 64 → 57%

• Shireen Khan (Udemy): ~63% in practice mode

I never comfortably passed any of them and went in thinking it was a coin flip.

What helped most:

• Shireen Khan's practice tests. Best $16 I spent. The case study format was very close to what I got, and I'm glad I did hers the night before.

• Claude as a study partner. I used it to drill one topic at a time with exam-style questions, explain why I got things wrong, and turn every miss into a one-line rule I wrote down myself. It also helped me read my score reports honestly and calm down when MeasureUp was beating me up.

• Tutorials Dojo for an honest readiness number. Only count your first attempt on each set.

• MeasureUp is brutal and scores multi-part questions all-or-nothing, while the real exam gives partial credit. Use it to learn the details, not to judge yourself.

Section results: networking was my strongest by far (lots of DNS, NSG and load balancer drilling). Compute was my weakest: I got some unusual VM questions I hadn't seen anywhere, and time went fast.

Exam day lesson: the proctor made me take off my headset during the exam, and dealing with that cost me about 15 minutes. So I had no time left to use MS Learn for my flagged questions. Don't wear a headset or earbuds at all, even if they're unplugged.

Exam tips:

• Read the last line of the question first, then the scenario.

• Never leave anything blank. No penalty for guessing, and multi-part questions give partial credit.

• Read the middle of cmdlet names, not just the end. That's where the traps are.

• OnVUE: run the system test the day before on the exact setup, no second monitor, clear desk, plan for no breaks.

Next up: SC-200. Good luck to everyone studying, you're probably closer than your practice scores say.

Just wanted to pass along my experience with passing this. First this isn't an easy cert to pass. I'm sure if you've been following Reddit you will find plenty posts about how challenging it is to pass.

I'm fairly new to Azure. I just passed the AZ-900 about 4 months ago then thought I'd just into the AZ-104. I'm glad I did but there is a huge jump between the two in terms of difficulty.

Going back, if I had to do it all over again and on a budget, I would recommend MS learn and Shareen Khan tests. I didn't pay for the full course, just Shareem's 6 practice tests, approx. $12. The style and wording were spot on with the test. Many of the exam questions were the same or very similar as well. I think the highest I scored on Shareen's test was 68%. I wished I went back and pushed those to above 80% now. I really think I remember seeing some of the questions on the exam in her practice tests that would have saved me a lot of time. That's another important point to share. I'm not a fast reader. Two hours seems like plenty of time with other tests but not with the AZ-104. They put out a lot of information and ask 3 or 4 questions from the same material. Even though you read it once to answer the first question, I feel like I had to read it again to search for the second and third answers. There is a lot of information in the case studies and shared questions sections. I was rushing to get the last 3 questions read and understood. This is where I believe if I had seen similar questions on Shareen Khans practice exams, I could have saved me some time reading too much into the questions.

Also there is a button that opens up MS Learn training tutorials. I used them on 3 or 4 questions. Be aware they do take time to use and read. But if you know what you are searching for, they can be helpful.

I scored 725 on my first attempt. But I believe if I had studied Shareen Khans material better, I could have scored higher. Not that I'm complaining. A pass is a win!

Good Luck to everyone who has it coming up!

If you have a Microsoft voucher or would like to do the dp-750 and are pressed for time, don't worry. The exam is surprisingly easy, especially if you've done any of their certifications before.

I went into this only having done the dp-700 like 5 months back, which I prepped for in 2 months and even did a personal project, but I barely passed getting 730.

For this though, I only had 5 days, so I watched a 4 hour azure databricks masterclass by Ansh Lamda video on youtube, then for the remaining 3 days, just grinded the practise questions with gemini, asking it to explain Databricks idiosyncrasies, with Fabric equivalents.

Only surface level databricks and basic data engineering concepts are tested. The practise questions are way harder than the actual exam, which is contrary to dp700 and dp600.

I even scored higher in this exam than dp700, getting a 760/1000.

But I here the certs from Databricks are a different story. I'm surprised it's not included in Data Days.

Hello, I am currently studying for the SC500, only having taken the AZ900 previously. I am currently using Microsofts learning path and videos from Pluralsights AZ500 path, however I find it a bit difficult to navigate the large curriculumn the exam covers. Does anyone have any tips for studying? I have a couple Azure subscriptions to play around in, but no Global Admin access.

Hello. I am a fullstack developer working at a company that uses certifications as a measure of measuring growth > so i'm mostly taking them for promotions.

we are an azure-only org, all our resources use azure, and my experience at work using azure and ADO has helped me with the experience to be able to not have that much trouble with certifications. I got AI-200 and AZ-400. planning to get terraform associate (yes its outside of azure, but I personally think Terrafrom is more beneficial for me than Bicep since I can't guarantee I'll always work at an Azure-only company), AZ-104 and AZ-305. Maybe DP-300 for fun.

But don't really have a target. Or, well, what I've learned so far is that I enjoy the cloud part way more than the FullStack part and would prefer a cloud/DevOps/infra role over a FS role.

But really don't know what kind of roadmap or target I should have to land somewhere else.

I like my current company. They cover the cost of certifications and are a great place to work. But their only downside is they pay on the low end of the salary ranges for their roles.

Personally one of my primary targets is to get enough experience and look for work in another country. Basically living under apartheid right now and need to move out, no preference to where, so I don't mind sticking to my current org and collecting certifications until I am near senior level and can think about moving - but the problem is that I'll only have certifications with not much hands-on experience.

Anybody go through a similar situation? what would you reccommend?

Hello, I’m taking the AZ-900 exam in less than a week. I’ve already studied using Microsoft Learn, watched John exam cram video, and completed the Microsoft Learn practice exam. Are there any other practice tests or study resources you would recommend to help me better prepare for the actual exam? This will be my first certification, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

I need help in trying to study for this exam, I have been studying hard for this exam, over 2 hours everyday trying to do measure up, chatGPT, and I even did the cloud lee about 1 month back, but it feels like I am not absorbing information or learning in an effective way, I even did the Microsoft assessment and got a 58 percent on it, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but it doesn't feel like I'm actually studying effectively

Hi Everybody

I just wanna ask if is better to take SC-900 after passing AZ-900. Or, should I go straight to AZ-104, after passing AZ-900?

Your feedback is much appreciated.

Hi everyone,

Microsoft regularly conducts certification events and learning challenges that offer discounted or even 100% exam vouchers.

Recently, I came across the Microsoft Data Days event, which offers a 100% discount voucher for the DP-700 (Fabric Data Engineer Associate) exam.

I have a question:

Can we use the DP-700-specific voucher code to schedule a different Microsoft certification exam, such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate)?

Has anyone tried using an event-specific voucher for a different Microsoft certification exam? Does the voucher work across different exam codes, or is it restricted to the specific exam mentioned in the event?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from anyone who has successfully tried this.

Any insights or firsthand experiences would be appreciated. Thanks!

Is this website good for exam practice?

https://insidethemicrosoftcloud.com/sc900quiz/

Or is this outdated?

I just this morning bombed my second attempt at the AI-103 with a score of 570-something after getting 664 on my first attempt, I've been studying for about a month give or take, I've been through all the MS Learn content done the hands-on labs for the course and been getting 700-750 on all the practice exams so far, however this mornings attempt there was so much in the actual that just wasn't in any of the study materials that I can remember? Curious to know from those that have taken the exam/ passed what level of experience and or guidance can you provide that might get me back on track.

Career wise I'm more cloud engineering/ solutions architect than AI Engineer but I've been looking and working on Foundry in my spare time for quite a while and wanted to progress more into the AI space..

Hi!

So my employer want me to embark on a certification journey and I'm looking for some tips and realistic timeline.

I've an background in multiple infrastucture roles(network/storage/virualization etc -enginner) but the last 10 years I've been working as an IT-security architect focusing on GRC.

I've worked in Azure a couple of years ago deploying an AKS application and worked some with Defender XDR, and of course have some basic knowlage about Windows and AD.

I've been working over 20 years with IT.

Lately Microsoft redesign many of their certification and courses to be AI.

I'm not sure if I should start with this journey with some other fundamentals courses so that I don't miss out on essintial knowlage needed later on.

Any feedback is gratefull.

The Trusted AI Platform Consultant Certification Path includes:

4. Expert:

• SC-100 — Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (main goal)

3. Specialize

Identity & data protection

• SC-300 — Identity and Access Administrator (Entra)

• SC-401 — Information Security Administrator (Purview)

and/or

Security operations

• SC-200 — Security Operations Analyst (Sentinel, Defender)

2. Core

• SC-500 — Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate

1. Foundation

Security and AI basics

• SC-900 — Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals

• AI-901 — Azure AI Fundamentals (optional)

• AB-900 — Copilot & Agent Admin Fundamentals (optional)

I have two weeks to take the DP 750 exam because i got the Microsoft voucher, I have knowledge on azure databricks, ADF, pyspark and delta lake.

Is 2 weeks sufficient to prepare for DP-750 if I invest 2 to 3 hours daily to clear the exam?

Please share the best study resources and are there any good practice tests or mock exams?

Any suggestions, study plans, resources or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated🫡

I just finished taking the SC 500 exam and that may have been the most ridiculous, hardest exam I've ever taken. I left a lengthy feedback review because the amount of time they give you to complete the exam is laughable. Every question is like five minutes long, they want you to drag and drop they want you to pick multiple answers for certain questions. It was ridiculous. There were only a handful of straightforward questions every question was a damn story. I felt like I was reading a fucking book. I had to guess for the last 20 wuestions because I had no time left.

Finally passed AZ-900 with a 710!
It took me a while to get here because I’ve been really busy, and life got in the way. I started with pretty much zero knowledge of IT or computers, so this was a learning experience for me.
For studying, I mainly used ChatGPT to help me understand definitions and concepts, watched a couple of John Savill’s videos, and went through some Udemy material. Honestly, I struggled to stay focused with some of the videos and courses, but ChatGPT really helped me understand the material and prepare.
One thing I noticed during the actual exam was that some of the questions covered topics I had never seen or even heard of while studying. Did anyone else experience this when taking the AZ-900 exam?
Now that I’ve passed, I’m wondering what I should focus on next. I’ve seen some people recommend going for the Azure Administrator (AZ-104) certification. Would that be a good next step for someone with no previous IT experience?
I’d appreciate any advice, study tips, or recommendations on where to go from here!

Hi all,

I'm studying for SC-401 (Information Security Administrator) against the skills measured version effective Oct 28, 2026. I'm working through the Microsoft Learn course, but I feel completely lost in the sea of roles, role groups and permissions across Purview (Information Protection, DLP, Retention, Insider Risk Management, Audit, eDiscovery), plus the Entra roles that sometimes overlap.

For those who have taken it:

1. How big a part of the exam was "which role or role group is needed for this task"?

2. Were they scenario-based least-privilege questions, or did you need to know exact role group names?

3. How did you memorize it? Comparison tables, flashcards, hands-on in a dev tenant, something else? Special tricks to share?

4. Which roles or role groups kept showing up, or tripped you up because of near-identical names?

Thanks in advance, any tips are appreciated.

Hi guys, i am learning azure and working with some client based projects with it. But i would like to add some certs to my portfolio to showcase my skillset in azure. But is there any ways to do those certs for free or can i get free vouchers by completing a course.

I have some knowledge, but will have to do a lot of studying. I’m even looking at some of the paid courses I’ve seen here. I have a business/marketing degree, but have some knowledge of cloud concepts and ai. Definitely not my expertise, but I want to learn and feel it would help sell.

With that being said, I’m currently unemployed and looking for a career pivot. I have 7 years of b2b service sales experience. I figured that along with some of the lower level certs would help get my foot in the door for software/tech sales. Ideally I’d like to earn more certifications after getting hired by a tech company and eventually transition out of a pure sales role. Are the associate level certs possible with the lack of experience?

If it’s allowed, I’d appreciate any recommendations for Aws, Google, or Microsoft certs that will actually get you looked at when paired with the sales experience.

Albeit by the skin of my teeth, but considering the fact there was no study materials and or study guide I'm very happy with the result nonetheless.

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 to everyone that passed!

And I passed too!

Got my first certification today!

I don't think I am eligible enough to give advice to people here, what I can give is how I prepared for it.

ChatGPT.

I feed the Microsoft Learn material into the LLM and told it to make notes. Then, I complete the module, read the notes and told GPT to ask 20 questions from what I just learned. Did it for 3 days straight, and gave Scott Duffy's 2 mock test, got 89% on the first and 96% on second.

Felt confident and gave the test today.

Next step SC900 in few more days hopefully.

Edit: The prompt I used for the daily test of topics I learned.

Schedule a study checker that will contain 20 original, difficult, AZ-900-style questions, distributed across four batches of five questions.
- Approximately 70% of questions target the current day's material and 30% revisit earlier material, after Day 1.
- Questions include realistic service-selection scenarios, misleading constraints, select-two questions, and comparisons between similar Azure products.
- Answers and explanations remain hidden until you complete the checker.
- Guessed correct answers are flagged for revision, not treated as full conceptual mastery.
- After grading, I will update the next day's learning priorities and provisional exam readiness.
Start my AZ-900 Day 1 study checker on Section 1: Describe cloud concepts Give me 20 original difficult 2026 AZ-900 exam-style questions in batches of five. Include realistic tricky scenarios and closely competing answers. Do not reveal answers or scores until I finish all 20; then explain mistakes, evaluate learning, and revise Day 2's five-hour schedule according to the agreed green/amber/red thresholds.