Do i need to take the DP-203 exam as it will be retired in march 2025 ?

Saravanan Sivasailam 25 Reputation points
2025-01-17T09:56:53.94+00:00

I'm preparing for DP-203 exam . Since its being retired in march 2025 ,Please advise if I should stop the DP-203 preparation and start preparing for DP-700 ? . Does passing DP-203 a Prerequisite for understanding the contents of DP-700 ?

Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics
An Azure analytics service that brings together data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics. Previously known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
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  1. Nandan Hegde 36,156 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-01-17T10:01:31.9366667+00:00

    Actually both DP 203 and DP 700 exams are different exams focusing on different MSFT offerings pertaining to data engineering.

    DP 203 focuses on Synapse whereas DP 700 focuses on Fabric both of which tools are used for data engineering.

    So in case if your work technology is Synapse, would suggest to proceed with DP 203 irrespective of whether it is getting retired as that would help organizations understand that you are aware of synapse

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  2. ASPARI CHINNAMAHAMMAD BHASHA 0 Reputation points
    2025-07-10T14:02:07.88+00:00

    Dear Microsoft Certification Team,

    I am writing to express my concern regarding the retirement of the DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure certification. As a DP-203 certified professional, I did not receive any email regarding the retirement of this certification.

    Due to this lack of communication, I missed the opportunity to take any required action in a timely manner. Now that DP-203 has been retired, I would like to request permission to take DP-700: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI as a replacement, or be guided on any equivalent certification path.

    Please let me know if there is any possibility of accommodation or next steps I can follow to continue my certification journey without interruption.

    I look forward to your kind support and guidance.

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