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 CertificationsMicrosoft & Azure
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CLF-C02 is AWS's easiest exam, but "easiest" is not "effortless". A difficulty calibration for beginners and non-technical candidates, with the traps to avoid.
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A five-phase AZ-104 study plan — objective mapping, Microsoft Learn, hands-on labs, practice tests and final-week tactics — built around how the exam actually tests.
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An honest look at SAP-C02 difficulty — why the question style, breadth and time pressure catch experienced candidates out, and how to tell if you're ready.
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A phased AZ-305 study plan covering the AZ-104 prerequisite, design-thinking practice, Microsoft Learn resources and readiness benchmarks before you book.
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A phased SAA-C03 study plan — what to learn in what order, how to use hands-on labs and practice tests, and the mistakes that waste study weeks.
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Everything on the Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate credential — PL-300 exam format, requirements, cost, renewal rules and a step-by-step path to earning it.
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A beginner's CLF-C02 study plan built around four themes — what to learn, which free resources to use, and how to know when you're ready to book.
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What Microsoft's data engineer certification involves in 2026: the DP-700 Fabric exam, format, cost, skills tested, renewal rules and a study plan.
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Realistic SAA-C03 study timelines by experience level — from four weeks to four months — with weekly schedules and signs you are ready to book.
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A domain-by-domain breakdown of the AZ-104 skills measured — identity, storage, compute, networking and monitoring — and what each one actually tests.
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A step-by-step method for building a week-by-week AWS study plan around the exam guide, hands-on labs and practice checkpoints — for any AWS exam.
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A structured week-by-week AZ-104 study plan with milestones, lab time and checkpoints — adaptable to your experience level and available hours.
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Reading about an exam only takes you so far. Work through practice questions for your certification and find the gaps before exam day does.
