Cloud Certifications
AWS SysOps Administrator Exam Preparation Guide
·8 min read
SOA-C02 retired in 2025 — SysOps is now CloudOps Engineer (SOA-C03). Here is how to prepare for the current exam with ops-focused, hands-on drills.
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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?
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Microsoft & Azure
Azure Certification Career Path for Beginners
·13 min read
A stage-by-stage Azure certification sequence from zero experience to expert level, with 2026 retirement caveats and role-based branch points.
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Cloud Certifications
AWS Security Specialty Exam Preparation Guide
·8 min read
How experienced cloud engineers should prepare for the AWS Security Specialty — IAM and KMS depth, incident-response drills and the SCS-C02 to SCS-C03 change.
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Microsoft & Azure
Microsoft AI Certifications Explained
·9 min read
What Microsoft's Azure AI certification line-up looks like after the 2026 overhaul — AI-900's replacement, the retired AI-102 and DP-100, and what comes next.
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Cloud Certifications
AWS Data Engineer Associate Exam Preparation Guide
·11 min read
A structured DEA-C01 preparation plan covering the pipeline services AWS tests, an eight-week study sequence, and how to know when you are ready to book.
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Microsoft & Azure
How Long Does Azure Certification Preparation Take?
·6 min read
Realistic planning timelines for AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-305 and AZ-400 by experience level, plus the factors that stretch or shrink your Azure study calendar.
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Cloud Certifications
AWS DevOps Engineer Professional Exam Preparation Guide
·8 min read
How to prepare for DOP-C02: reading long automation scenarios, prioritising CI/CD service depth, and a staged plan for the 75-question professional exam.
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Microsoft & Azure
Azure Administrator Exam Day Checklist
·6 min read
A practical AZ-104 exam day checklist covering Pearson VUE check-in, online proctoring rules, ID, timing and what happens after you submit.
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Cloud Certifications
AWS Machine Learning Specialty Exam Preparation Guide
·8 min read
MLS-C01 retired on 31 March 2026. Here is what that means for your prep, which AWS ML exams replaced it, and how to prepare for the current ones.
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Cloud Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect Professional Exam Preparation Guide
·10 min read
A prep strategy built for SAP-C02's long scenario questions — reading technique, a phased study plan, timing drills and a readiness checklist.
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Cloud Certifications
AWS Advanced Networking Specialty Exam Preparation Guide
·8 min read
Prepare for the AWS Advanced Networking Specialty (ANS-C01) before its December 2026 retirement — a pillar-by-pillar study approach for network engineers.
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Cloud Certifications
Google Cloud Associate Engineer Study Plan
·10 min read
A six-week Associate Cloud Engineer study plan with weekly lab milestones, practice-test checkpoints and a readiness checklist before you book.
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