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Microsoft Certifications
Azure
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Virtual Desktop Specialty
- Microsoft Certified
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty
- Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Dynamics 365
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals Finance and Operations Apps (ERP)
- Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
- Role-based
- Microsoft Certified Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Service Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Marketing Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Functional Consultant Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
Microsoft 365
- Role-based
Productivity
- Microsoft Office Specialist
SQL Server
- Entry level
Windows
- MTA: Windows Operating System Fundamentals
- Entry level
Visual Studio
- Microsoft Technology Associate
Office
- Microsoft Office Specialist
- MOS Office 2016 Master
- MOS: Access 2016
- MOS: Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019)
- MOS: Excel 2016 Core
- MOS: Excel 2016 Expert
- MOS: Excel Associate (Excel and Excel 2019)
- MOS: Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019)
- MOS: Microsoft Excel Expert (Excel and Excel 2019)
- MOS: Microsoft Outlook 2016
- MOS: Microsoft Word Expert (Word and Word 2019)
- MOS: PowerPoint 2016
- MOS: PowerPoint Associate (PowerPoint and PowerPoint 2019)
- MOS: Word 2016 Core
- MOS: Word 2016 Expert
- MOS: Word Associate (Word and Word 2019)
Power Platform
Microsoft Exams
- 62-193 - Technology Literacy for Educators
- 77-601 - MOS: Using Microsoft Office Word 2007
- 77-602 - MOS: Using Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- 77-603 - MOS: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
- 77-604 - MOS: Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
- 77-605 - MOS: Using Microsoft Office Access 2007
- 77-725 - Word 2016: Core Document Creation, Collaboration and Communication
- 77-726 - Word 2016 Expert: Creating Documents for Effective Communication
- 77-727 - Excel 2016: Core Data Analysis, Manipulation, and Presentation
- 77-728 - Excel 2016 Expert: Interpreting Data for Insights
- 77-850 - Word 2007 Expert
- 77-851 - Excel 2007 Expert
- 77-853 - OneNote 2010
- 77-881 - Word 2010
- 77-882 - Excel 2010
- 77-883 - PowerPoint 2010
- 77-884 - Outlook 2010
- 77-885 - Access 2010
- 77-886 - SharePoint 2010
- 77-887 - Word 2010 Expert
- 77-888 - Excel 2010 Expert
- 98-349 - Windows Operating System Fundamentals
- 98-361 - Software Development Fundamentals
- 98-367 - Security Fundamentals
- 98-368 - Mobility and Devices Fundamentals
- 98-375 - HTML5 App Development Fundamentals
- 98-382 - Introduction to Programming Using JavaScript
- 98-383 - Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS
- 98-388 - Introduction to Programming Using Java
- AI-102 - Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution
- AI-900 - Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
- AZ-104 - Microsoft Azure Administrator
- AZ-120 - Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads
- AZ-140 - Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop
- AZ-204 - Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
- AZ-303 - Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
- AZ-305 - Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
- AZ-400 - Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
- AZ-500 - Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
- AZ-700 - Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions
- AZ-800 - Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
- AZ-801 - Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services
- AZ-900 - Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- DP-100 - Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure
- DP-203 - Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure
- DP-300 - Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions
- DP-420 - Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
- DP-600 - Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric
- DP-900 - Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals
- MB-210 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales
- MB-220 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (Journeys) Functional Consultant
- MB-230 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service Functional Consultant
- MB-240 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Field Service
- MB-260 - Microsoft Customer Data Platform Specialist
- MB-310 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant
- MB-330 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
- MB-335 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert
- MB-500 - Microsoft Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer
- MB-700 - Microsoft Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect
- MB-800 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant
- MB-820 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer
- MB-900 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals
- MB-910 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals Customer Engagement Apps (CRM)
- MB-920 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals Finance and Operations Apps (ERP)
- MB2-708 - Microsoft Dynamics CRM Installation
- MB2-712 - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 Customization and Configuration
- MB2-713 - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 Sales
- MD-102 - Endpoint Administrator
- MO-100 - Microsoft Word (Word and Word 2019)
- MO-101 - Microsoft Word Expert (Word and Word 2019)
- MO-200 - Microsoft Excel (Excel and Excel 2019)
- MO-201 - Microsoft Excel Expert (Excel and Excel 2019)
- MO-300 - Microsoft PowerPoint (PowerPoint and PowerPoint 2019)
- MO-400 - Microsoft Outlook (Outlook and Outlook 2019)
- MO-500 - Microsoft Access Expert Exam
- MS-102 - Microsoft 365 Administrator
- MS-203 - Microsoft 365 Messaging
- MS-600 - Building Applications and Solutions with Microsoft 365 Core Services
- MS-700 - Managing Microsoft Teams
- MS-721 - Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer
- MS-900 - Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
- PL-200 - Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant
- PL-300 - Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst
- PL-400 - Microsoft Power Platform Developer
- PL-500 - Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer
- PL-600 - Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect
- PL-900 - Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
- SC-100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
- SC-200 - Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
- SC-300 - Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
- SC-400 - Microsoft Information Protection Administrator
- SC-900 - Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Microsoft is one of the biggest US companies along with Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook according to the statistics of Big Tech companies. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen it rose from selling BASIC interpreters to a leading American multinational corporation famed for producing personal computers, computer software, consumer electronics, and various related services for home and business. Its software products, such as the Microsoft Office suite, the desktop operating system - Microsoft Windows, the web browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Edge are used worldwide. Its touchscreen personal computers and Xbox video game consoles are among the leading hardware products. Microsoft has a lot of offices located in different states. Informally the corporate headquarters is located in Redmond, Washington. At the same time, Microsoft headquarters resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Microsoft is also known for an extensive certification program that testifies your updated skills and knowledge according to the existing technical requirements and roles. The certifications are mainly divided into 3 categories:
- Fundamentals: these are the best ones to start with and gain the foundational knowledge in the chosen sphere. You can opt for such certifications even with no prior background by passing only one exam. But note, that these certifications are not prerequisites for the designation of the higher level. Among the certificates you can opt for are the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900 exam), Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (MB-901 exam), Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900 exam).
- Role-based: this category includes associate- and expert-level designations. Associate certifications are intended for those candidates who already have skills in working with a definite Microsoft product. Candidates have to pass two exams to gain such a certification, though some designations require taking only one evaluation: the Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate (MD-100, MD-101 exams), the Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant Associate (MB-240, PL-200 exams), Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102 exam).
Expert certifications are the highest level of tech certifications offered by Microsoft. These are designed for those professionals who are eager to advance their skills and get in-depth knowledge of the product they are working with. Candidates have to pass either one or two exams and in some cases, they should possess the associate-level designation first. The certificates that belong to this group include the Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert (MS-100 and MS-101 exams), Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400 exam), Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Voice Engineer Expert (MS-720 exam).
- Additional: this category includes Microsoft Office (MOS), Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE), and specialty certifications.
MOS designations: Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Access 2016 (77-730 exam), Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Associate (Word and Word 2019) (MO-100), Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel 2016 Expert (77-728), to mention a few.
MCE includes only one certification: Microsoft Certified Educator (62-193 exam).
Specialty certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer (AZ-220 exam), Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty (AZ-120 exam), Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty (AZ-140 exam).
Thus, the certifications offered by this IT giant are divided by levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
They can be divided by the role you will choose: administrator, app maker, data analyst, data engineer, business owner, developer, DevOps engineer, functional consultant, solution architect, to mention a few.
The designations can be chosen by the products you are interested in: Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics (365), Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Power Platform, Office (365), Windows, SQL Server, Microsoft Teams, and Visual Studio.
