I got a score of 711 (needed 700 to pass). I took it at a testing center instead of at home. I did a first pass through the questions, marking some to review. Then there was a special set of several questions where as I answer each one, my answer is non-reviewable and I can't go back to a previous question. After that special set, I saw the screen that listed the count of how many questions I had marked for review, so I reviewed those, and for each, I tried to quickly search on MS Learn for the related page to help me answer them correctly or to verify that the answer I chose was already correct. The ability to search for topics on MS Learn helped significantly. It was great when I could find a page that helped me answer a question. But sometimes, I couldn't find a page that really addressed the situation that a question was asking about, and thus I felt like I was wasting exam minutes. My background: I already have Azure Administrator certification, and I'm a beginner at C#. I know some Docker, and basic Git commands. I have never developed anything with Node.js. I've only used PowerShell a little. Back in June, I did a challenge related to using GitHub, which gave me a voucher to use before the end of September. My preparation was not as thorough as it should have been: I started the MS Learn learning paths for AZ-400, but the quality of the first few modules was poor and so I wasn't very enthused about going through 55 modules like that. So I never went through that. When there was only 10 days or so left in September, I decided to purchase James Lee's course for AZ-400 which is available at his page or at Adrian Cantrill's page. That includes about 18 or 20 hours of video. It is a pretty good course. I watched about 85% of it; when the instructor demonstrated some task, I sometimes did the same on my own Azure DevOps account. In hindsight, when I watched each lesson, I should have written a few sentences of notes into a text file, so that by the end of the course, I would accumulate several pages of notes to review shortly before the exam. Some of those lessons gave some related links in the text below the video; I copied some links to a text file. Sometimes the instructor mentioned some concept that I realized that I didn't know as well as I ought, so I did a search on MS Learn for that topic and saved links to the pages about that. I did Microsoft's free 50-question assessment test for AZ-400. For each question, I read the displayed explanation of why an answer was correct or incorrect. That explanation typically included links to relevant pages on MS Learn; I copied those links to read later. I plan to do these things in the months ahead, whether I had passed or failed; these would help if I had failed and needed a second try: Finish the rest of the course that I didn't have time to watch before my exam try Read the MS Learn pages at the links that I had saved Learn more about .Net development, including building an app into a Docker container Read and experience the free "Pro Git" ebook to learn more advanced Git commands, and what commands to use for various scenarios Do the AZ-400 labs found here Do some of my own C# and Python projects in Azure DevOps, and create the pipelines for them, and/or in GitHub, creating the workflows for them, so that I have more personal hands-on experience Go through the official MS Learn learning paths for AZ-400. Once I have already gone through the course from James Lee, it would be tolerable to read the MS Learn module pages, to review what I already know and to fill in some gaps. If I had to take the exam again, I could also do these steps in preparation: Watch the exam prep videos from Microsoft instructors Learn the basics of Node.js app development so that I understand that better Make notes about using Azure DevOps for Node.js in particular (instead of for C# or Python) Make notes about Azure DevOps tasks where the MS Learn pages suggest using PowerShell Gain experience with "classic" build and release pipelines, even though I plan to use the newer YAML pipelines for my own projects submitted by /u/Righteous_Dude [link] [comments]

I had an exam (AZ900) scheduled earlier this week but it got rescheduled due to some technical issues on their side (Pearson VUE). Now I'm stuck in a place with not so reliable wifi connection but definitely a high speed mobile hotspot. Do they have a way to detect if we are sitting for an exam using mobile hotspot? Is there any chance of my exam getting cancelled due to this? Please help. Urgent!! submitted by /u/Revolutionary_Rub305 [link] [comments]

Hi all, I have completed over 10 exams over the last 2 years with Pearson Vue/Azure. A proctor has ended my exam at just 2nd question saying I violated some policy. This has never happened to me. The only thing I did differently this time was to access documentation (learn) during the exam which is now part of the Pearson Vue UI itself. Has anyone else experienced this? I am thinking the proctor had assumed I was googling for answers and ended my exam ​ I was given a case number with Pearson Vue and told to wait for 3-5 business days. This is so frustating. I got like 4 hours of sleep last night for this dumb exam ​ ​ edit: if they rule against me after their ineternal reivew, am I banned from MS certification forever Obviously I am speculating, they didn't give me any reason while ending the exam submitted by /u/coadtsai [link] [comments]

Last day to take it for the exam voucher from the Cloud challenge. Scored a 633. The case study was the first question. What is the best way to study for it? I've been doing the AZ-104 Course by Alan Rodrigues and the John Savil's cram video this morning. Areas to improve: Provision and manage containers in the Azure portal Implement backup and recovery Monitor resources in Azure Not mentioned in the printout but networking too. Will schedule for end of the month. Doing more than an hour a day of learning to me was overwhelming. submitted by /u/aR3alCoo1Kat [link] [comments]

I figured I'd add some optimism to the subject title. So my experience: 49 questions, case study came really early with six questions. Sucks that the monitor wasn't very big at the test center, I think it was about 17 or 19". Microsoft Learn helped a little, but not enough to bridge the gap. Following the Microsoft Learn material wasn't enough, it looks like. One of the questions was about configuring Azure Bastion and a couple of questions about code. My score was 501 and the printout of what sections I did well on vs. didn't do well on didn't print, but all of the text did, so I'll have to wait. Areas to focus on for me (per Microsoft's suggestions) are: Implement backup and recovery Configure name resolution and load balancing Create and configure an Azure App Service So my plan is to take that advice and try it again in about two weeks, probably from home this time since the test area was pretty cold, all things considered. I think I'll take a look at Tutorial Dojo to start and see if that makes a difference. submitted by /u/somenicemeal [link] [comments]

Passed today with a score of 790 so barely clutched it. Not looking for a congratulations, I really just wanted to share my experience because when I was looking for information for this exam I couldn't find much at all for 2023. Resources Used: (More or less in order) Covered all 4x Learning Paths on theSC-300 Microsoft Learn page, I personally copied the content to Obsidian and went through it, using an Obsidian plug in to rapidly create flash cards in Anki that I could study John Savill's SC-300 Study Cram video (Obviously) Created an On-Prem AD Tenant, set up a Dev Office 365 Account, set up AD Sync, made some users and went through the majority of these labs At this point I started to feel confident so started mock exams: Microsoft Learn Practice Assessment- Failed most of the time. I was surprised at the difficulty, it was asking questions I hadn't recalled hearing about in the learning paths or were very briefly glossed upon. Things like what is the most secure certificate to use with Apps. Purchased Whizlab Exam (Hint, leave it in your basket and they'll send a discount voucher) - Passed. Seemed quite easy. Confidence restored. In hindsight it was too easy I don't recommend for this exam. Went back to Learn Practice Assessment - Failed some more. Bit the bullet and purchased the MeasureUp Exam - Even harder than MS Learn. There were some really nasty questions in MeasureUp. A few trick questions which I felt were just plain cruel but they also made me start to read the questions more thoroughly. I do feel this was a turning point for me. Despite being £50 for only 30 days use, the practice exam where you can show answers on the fly with comprehensive explanations of what you had done wrong were a bit of a game changer. This helped me understand my weaknesses better and I went back and revisited some of the Microsoft Learning Paths (Mainly App Registrations and Access Reviews) and then found I could start passing other exams. My Lessons Learnt: I don't currently administer Azure AD in a production environment so I found this exam incredibly hard. By the end I was surprised to find I had passed... I don't personally feel there are enough resources online for this exam. I had practically memorised the MS Learn and MeasureUp mock questions yet there was still so much content in the exam which I had no clue about and I just spent most of the exam getting more and more frustrated with what I was being asked and the how deep I was meant to know these topics. I had marked a few to say I would give feedback on them as I think a few were technically not accurate anymore or something that shouldn't really be covered on this exam but by the end of my time I was so exhausted I just wanted to get away (see my rant section). The only thing that saved me is that this Exam is now "Open Book" - You can access learn.microsoft.com during the exam. Knowing this, I went in with a plan - I was going to go through all the questions once, taking a guess at the ones I didn't know but also flagging them for review. When I got to the end of 45 questions I had 24 questions flagged for review... Not good. However, I had an hour left so I went back through every question flagged and spent 55 minutes going through Microsoft Learn documentation trying to find references to these things. Sometimes I couldn't find anything at all, other times I may only find a very brief line about it... I would only give myself a few minutes per question and then I would force myself to give it up and move to the next. However I made a massive mistake - With five minutes left I decided I was done and to finish the exam. I had forgotten about the Lab Case Study at the end! 8 more questions with a big scenario and set of requirements! I panicked and rushed these, literally just guessing near the end. I suspect my ~55 minutes on going through Microsoft Learn to pick up extra points is the only thing that stopped the scales for tipping out of my favour. Rant You may be thinking I'm an idiot for forgetting about the scenario questions at the end but I had a problem during my exam... I was going through learn.microsoft.com to find the bits I wasn't sure on and with roughly an hour left on the clock I noticed the "fullscreen" button so I pushed it to make the browser take up the entire screen. Instead, the screen went white. All I had was the floating box with my webcam, the "whiteboard" and the option to chat to a proctor. I pushed the chat button and waited. No one came. I opened the whiteboard drew "HELP". No one came. I'm pretty sure at least 20 minutes went by with me hammering the help button hundreds of times and adding more context to my whiteboard ("WHITE SCREEN!?") I gave up and reached over for my mobile. I had to go to the Pearson Vue site, start a live chat with them and tell them I needed help before a proctor eventually connected and simply told me he was closing the exam, to reconnect and if it doesn't work push the button to request "someone else". Luckily it did work because I didn't fancy waiting another 20 minutes. I also had 55 minutes left on the clock so they must've reversed that but after such a long downtime I was angry, mentally exhausted, dying for a pee ("Can I go before we start again?" "you're not allowed to leave the camera") and simply not in the state of mind anymore. Part of me wants to complain, part of me isn't sure I should as I had to access my phone... Eitherway, I'm not happy with Pearson Vue. What's the point in having proctors if they're not even there? I didn't feel happy to pass, I was just fuming. Rant aside, I really hope this helps anyone looking at doing this exam. submitted by /u/32178932123 [link] [comments]

I passed Az-104 today with a 752, Ms-learn, John Savill, Scott Duffy and Cloud Academy. Not sure what the pricing on Cloud Academy but I got it though work and it was really helpful. But what I wanted to ask is that people that took Az-103 did you have to take the whole 104 again or did you renew it as normal? submitted by /u/adz_Uk [link] [comments]

Just finished up and passed the AZ900 with a score of 921! Very excited to start the journey. submitted by /u/Wild_Pepper_6815 [link] [comments]

If I have multiple associate level Microsoft certifications, do I need to renew each one? If I pass AZ-305 does AZ-104 get renewed? If I pass something like MS-102 does AZ-104 get renewed? If I let it expire do I need to retake AZ-104 just to take AZ-305? submitted by /u/zrad603 [link] [comments]

I knew about the Case Study in the AZ-104 exam, I even did a few practice ones. Went in for the test and began. I noticed that there are 2 progress bars: - The large X/46 questions count - The small blue x% Done bar with a tiny x/51 questions remaining. I saw them both, and guessed that it was for 5 case study questions at the end. But after 46 questions, I was presented with a review page. With 20 minutes left, great! While reviewing it clearly shows a big box that said 0 unanswered questions. And the Next button had turned into an END button. I think they moved the case study to the end so people wouldnt waste as much time on it. But they didnt add any language to the Review screen to tell you there was more testing after "END". I convinced myself that my special snowflake test didnt have a case study. Not sure how I managed that, likely the sight of that END button just overode everything and my brain was just done for the day. And im not about to END the exam without reviewing the questions I marked and double checking things on the worst version of MS Learn (due to the low resolution and split screen, you cannot see the table of contents without clicking into it at the top, and there is no ctrl-f). So I Reviewed. And thats the story of how I ended up with 0:44 seconds to do the case study. And somehow still passed the exam! submitted by /u/llamaguy132 [link] [comments]

I know a lot of people like to put their entire resume on their LinkedIn "Headline" John Smith - CISSP, MCSE, CCNA, VCP-DCV, RHCE, Linux+, Security+, Net+, Server+, Storage+, A+. Now that MCSE and MCSA, and even MCP are no longer a thing. What are the abbreviations for some of these newer "role based" certifications. Like "Azure Certified Administrator" or "Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert" etc? submitted by /u/zrad603 [link] [comments]

After three tries finally passed The ms learn assist window I utilized a decent amount. It felt like some of the questions were harder then my previous exams but referencing learn helped. 720-score submitted by /u/Bhra1s [link] [comments]

I passed my AZ-900 a couple of weeks ago. For reference I’m going into year 2 of my first job. I work with on cloud migrations and integrations. What would people recommend as a good next step certification? submitted by /u/Jzuru [link] [comments]

Got 900/1000 marks. For those who are planning to take exam, go through MS learn and practice tests(3, 4 times). Check answer each time while you are answering, they will give explanation. NLP questions were little tricky, I lost 100 marks there. If we want to score well in that section, see NLP section of AI 900 cloud challenge. Do one or two labs from there, it's sandbox you don't even need subscription. submitted by /u/AlertPreparation3164 [link] [comments]

Took the az 104 online today. It was the last possible date with the voucher, so I had no other choice even though I did not feel prepared at all. I prepared using MS Learn, John Saville, Tutorial Dojo and the MS Documentation. Tutorial Dojo is really helpful for understanding why something is right or wrong, but you quickly fall into the trap of memorizing the answers. I did not do any labs, which worked fine for me, but might not for others, so take this with a grain of salt. I passed with a score of 880. I had one case study with 6 questions and 51 questions in total. I would advice on studying ARM templates (be able to read them), how to navigate MS Learn without the search bar, and how Networking (VNets, NSG...) work. I found that going through MS Learn to correct questions I am not sure about was really helpful submitted by /u/m0rdr3d20 [link] [comments]