Solutions partner for Digital and App Innovation (Azure)

Skilling


Step 1: Required certifications:

To earn points for Intermediate certification for Digital & App Innovation, you must have at least two people with the Azure Administrator Associate certification. If you don't meet this prerequisite, you won't earn any points in this metric.

Required certifications:
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • Exam AZ-104

Candidates for the Azure Administrator Associate certification should have subject matter expertise implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment.

Step 2: Intermediate certifications:

After you complete the prerequisite in step 1, you earn points towards intermediate certifications for Digital & App Innovation for every person who has obtained any one of the following:


Scoring:
Each person with one of the preceding certifications earns you four points, up to a maximum of 20 points.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
  • Exam AZ-204

Candidates for the Azure Developer Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
  • Exam PL-400

If you have a passion for designing, developing, securing, and extending Microsoft Power Platform solutions, this certification could be for you. To earn this certification, you must be able to create solution components, including application enhancements, custom user experience, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations. You need a strong applied knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform services and a basic understanding of DevOps practices for Microsoft Power Platform. Plus, your background should include development experience using JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful web services, ASP.NET, and Power BI.

Step 3: Requirement for Advanced certifications:
To earn points toward Advanced certifications, at least two people must have the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certificate. If there are fewer than two people in your organization who are certified as an Azure Solutions Architect Expert, you won't earn any points in this metric, even if you meet the other certification requirements
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Exam AZ-305

To become a Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, you must earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification.

Step 4: Advanced Certifications:
You earn points toward Advanced certifications for every person who has obtained any one of the following:

Scoring:
Each person who fulfills the certification requirements listed below earns you four points, up to a maximum of 20 points.
Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty
  • Exam AZ-220

Candidates for this certification should have subject matter expertise implementing the configuration and coding tasks required to create and maintain the cloud and edge portions of an IoT solution.

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Exam AZ-400

To become a Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, you must earn at least one of the following: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate certification.

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
  • Exam PL-600

To become a Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert, you must earn at least one of the following: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate, Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate certification.