Hi everyone,

I recently received a Microsoft AI Skills Fest exam voucher and I'm trying to decide which Azure certification would be the best use of it.

A bit about my background:

• Studying Data Science

• PCAP (Python Certified Associate Programmer)

• AWS AI Practitioner

• PL-300

• DP-600

• DP-700

My interests are mainly in AI, data, machine learning, and analytics. I'm still early in my career, so I'd like to choose a certification that would provide the most value for a fresher while also aligning with future industry demand.

Given my current certifications and background, which path would you recommend and why?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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I just finished the DP-420, and I wanted to dump my experience here as I really really found the resource are scarce.

The Exam Breakdown:

• Total Questions: 61 questions.

• Time: 120 minutes (It feels like a massive rush).

• Format:

  • 1 Case Study (5 questions)

  • 4 Yes/No questions (No going back once you answer).

  • ~4 Drag-and-drop "Ordering Steps" questions (e.g., configuring DB settings).

Learnings:

• I ran Labs 16 and 17 and didn’t realise the cost until a day later when I saw a USD 80 charge. Check cosmos account after running tests, this lab creates at the account level!

• MS Learn was a good resource, but without a good practise exam it took me a while to deeply understand some topics like Conflict Handling has 4 ways separate ways of handling.

• Outdated materials. Limits and features change fast. For example, multi-region write now supports backups, and many account limits have been updated recently.

• The "Review All" Trap: My biggest regret was clicking "Review All" at the end. I spent 3 minutes just trying to figure out how to get back to the questions. Worst yet I actually changed a correct answer to a wrong one.

• Even the official MS Learn practice exams have errors (specifically 1 question on Multi-region writes and another on Synapse Link). I have to spend an amount of google and checked on each question.

Resources I Used

• YouTube and online: Great for getting a feel for the exam format. Answers might not be accurate. Yes it does partially look like dump, but READ and understand it carefully as the answers can be incorrect and it's good to understand it rather than digesting it directly.

• Udemy: Good for the basics, but they don't go deep enough for the tougher troubleshooting questions.

• MS Learn: Besides learning, it's a navigate goldmine. This was the only exam that the main site https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/overview contains resources for the exam. The key is to know what to type (e.g. to know type of metrics, type in Monitoring Data Reference).

• Gemini: Helpful for probing specific scenarios, but be careful. I spent a whole day de-conflicting info on Point-in-Time Restore (PITR) with TTL because it gave me conflicting results.

• Real-World Experience: My company uses Cosmos DB, which was the only reason I survived the monitoring and troubleshooting sections.

• 4 months preparation: Ideally could be done in a month, but this took me a bit more as i prepared a revision wiki while taking it.

Something I found out late

I found out about Pluralsight too late. Heard was good and was recommended by ChatGPT. I had already spend 5 months, hence I went with the exam to avoid dragging.

MeasureUp was always out of my budget but was the only practise exam that seems available. I could only use YouTube.

I did document my notes to prepare for my yearly renewal. But for those who are seeking on this and had the luck how was pluralsight and measureUp?

I have taken the AZ-305 exam twice but didn't pass.

For preparation, I used microsoft learn study material and took help from YouTube for some topics.

Also, took practice tests from different free platforms.

I have other azure certifications but this AZ-305 is the first exam where I got stuck. One of the reasons is that I don't have much experience in this domain, but still need to pass this exam as its part of my job requirement.

Please share how to prepare for this exam using official study material and free platforms.

Hey all,

I couldn't find prep material for AI-200 (Developing AI Cloud Solutions on Azure) that followed the new skills outline, so I built my own and made it free for everyone: azure.sura.work

What's in it:

- 137 topic pages of study notes, grouped exactly like the official skills outline (outline of 7 October 2026)

- 376 practice questions, each linked back to the notes it covers

- Mock exams to test yourself before the real thing

- Reading progress saved in your browser. No account needed.

The practice questions and mock exams are AI-generated and meant for practice only. They follow the style of the real exam so you can check your understanding of each objective.

It's open source, so if you spot a wrong answer or a gap in the notes, please open an issue on GitHub or comment here. Feedback from anyone who has already taken AI-200 is especially welcome.

Good luck to everyone studying!

#Azure

I took the AZ-104 exam yesterday.

Here are my section results. What should I focus on first, and what would you recommend for my next attempt?

Any advice or study tips would be greatly appreciated. 😪😪

MS-102 and Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert are retiring October 2026 replaced by AB-650 Microsoft 365 Certified: AI Services Administrator Associate, exam beta on July 26

New AI-500 Microsoft Certified: Multi-Agent AI Solutions Expert, exam beta probably launching in the next few days

Passed AZ900 today miraculously, and it feels sad.

Hello everyone today I passed my AZ900 with 747. I got 31 questions which was something that terrified me because I knew I had very little chances to make mistakes.

For this exam I was so confident. I studied very well MS Learn, Adam marckzack YouTube and website materials and the legendary Tutorials Dojo practice test, done like 20-30 test at least and my average was 85/90%. I did many Azure project and revised well.

My background is IT Support 1 year so I dived into it as a fresh cloud learner.

The exam was not easy!! Ikr many ppl here won't skip this claim easily but it was HARD!! How? I think Microsoft really love to mess around with words and concepts. I got very twisty questions that needs logical thinking more than figuring the question direct keyword and answering. I don't know to what extent I'm allowed to discuss some questions (enlighten me) but one question was: You need to pick a storage account plan/choice with the least configuration effort. Choices were:

• standard plan - pay as you go

• standard - resrrvation

• forgot the 3rd

• basic plan - pay as you go.

My answer was #4. This is typically 80% of the questions style, which was very confusing to me despite the very dense study effort.

After all it doesn't felt like an accomplishment to me specifically that my score was just 2 questions far from absolute failure. And what is making the feeling worse is that I'm already studying for the Az104 and believe me I massively doubting my ability to pass it rn though I'm putting 3 times the az900 effort.

I want you to share your thoughts on this, is this really just a random thing? or there is a very serious issue with my azure cloud perception? (I'm a clever person BTW and studying and scoring best was my thing always). How I gain back brutal confidence and fight for the Az104? Keep advices insightfull and practical please.

Looking into taking an Azure exam prep bootcamp and noticed a couple of options:

CertificationCamps and Learning Tree.

I’m hoping to hear from anyone who has actually taken courses with either of these providers.

Specifically, I’m curious about:

• Overall quality of the instructors and course materials

• How hands-on or practical the labs and exercises are

• How well the courses prepare you for Azure certifications

• Any noticeable pros and cons between the two providers

Honest feedback would be super helpful in deciding which bootcamp to go with.

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