Daniel Carter

Cloud certifications

Daniel covers the cloud certification ladders — AWS, Google Cloud and the Microsoft Azure role-based track — for Exampractice. He writes the exam guides, the version-change explainers and the "which one first" pieces, and spends most of his editing time on the same question: does the credential still test what the job actually needs?

119 guidesCloud Certifications Microsoft & Azure

Cloud Certifications

AWS Security Specialty Certification Guide

20 August 2026·9 min read

Full guide to the AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam: current SCS-C03 version, format, cost, what changed from SCS-C02, and how to prepare.

Microsoft & Azure

Azure AI Engineer Certification Guide

18 August 2026·8 min read

The AI-102 Azure AI Engineer exam is retired. What the certification covered, what replaces it, and how to redirect your Azure AI study plan now.

Cloud Certifications

AWS Machine Learning Specialty Certification Guide

17 August 2026·8 min read

The AWS Machine Learning Specialty (MLS-C01) retired in March 2026. What the exam covered, what happens to existing holders, and which AWS ML certification to take instead.

Microsoft & Azure

Azure DevOps Engineer Certification Guide

16 August 2026·8 min read

How to earn Microsoft's DevOps Engineer Expert credential — the AZ-104 prerequisite, AZ-400 exam domains, costs, booking and a staged study sequence.

Cloud Certifications

AWS Data Engineer Associate Certification Guide

15 August 2026·8 min read

What the AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate exam involves: DEA-C01 format, cost, experience expectations, booking steps and a preparation sequence.

Microsoft & Azure

Azure Network Engineer Certification Guide

14 August 2026·11 min read

Everything the AZ-700 exam covers — hybrid connectivity, routing, application delivery and network security — plus cost, format and a readiness checklist.

Cloud Certifications

AWS Database Specialty Certification Guide

13 August 2026·7 min read

The AWS Certified Database – Specialty (DBS-C01) retired in April 2024. See what it covered, why it went, and which AWS certification replaces it.

Microsoft & Azure

Azure Data Scientist Certification Guide

12 August 2026·10 min read

The Azure Data Scientist Associate certification and its DP-100 exam are retired. What the credential covered, what retirement means, and where to head next.

Cloud Certifications

AWS Advanced Networking Specialty Certification Guide

11 August 2026·10 min read

ANS-C01 format, cost, recommended experience and a preparation plan — plus the retirement deadline every candidate needs to know before booking.

Microsoft & Azure

How Hard Is the Azure Administrator Exam?

10 August 2026·9 min read

An honest look at AZ-104 difficulty — the question styles, the domains that trip candidates up, and why people actually fail the Azure Administrator exam.