Azure AZ 104 vs Azure AZ 900

Sandeep Kiran 31 Reputation points
2020-12-21T00:20:29.407+00:00

Hello Team,

Please let me know which is best suited for me as I am confused and very new to cloud computing. Is AZ 104 better than AZ 900 and which of the certification will have more value in the market with which I can get secure a job with high end package.

Thanks
SK

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  1. HiSaysPeter 136 Reputation points
    2020-12-21T00:50:54.187+00:00

    AZ-900 is something you could do in a week. It is geared towards managers and salespersons.
    I have both. I can't see you getting any technical work from the AZ-900 unless you have a lot of other experience in the cloud.

    The AZ-104 is a technical cert for azure administrators. In the US, with no cloud experience you could possibly get an entry level job without prior cloud experience. Probably $50,000 USD / Year. You should do a LOT of hands-on practice first though. MS gives a free azure account with a $200 credit that you need to use within 30 days. You could go a long way practicing with that.

    To make significantly more money, you would either need at least a couple of years of cloud experience, or you should take AZ-303 and AZ-304 to get the architect certification. That will take a LOT of work unless you already are a devops person with experience. Either way, it's a heavy lift.

    Hope that helps. The journey starts with the first steps. The AZ-900 is very straightforward and a get lead into doing the AZ-104.

    Message me if I can help in any other way.

    Best of Luck.Sandeep! We're all brothers and sisters in this journey. Stay Safe and take care.

    Peter

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  2. Vaibhav Chaudhari 38,921 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-12-21T08:05:49.667+00:00

    Most of the folks are appearing and passing AZ-900 exam. This is very basic and fundamental level exam but good to go for this as a start to evaluate your basic knowledge on Azure.

    AZ-104 is important one which has more value. You can also try DP-300 on Azure SQL DBA if you are more on admin side.

    Personally, I have chosen and passed these as I am more of data side guy.

    1. AZ-900
    2. DP-900
    3. DP-200
    4. DP-201

    Please don't forget to Accept Answer and Up-vote if the response helped -- Vaibhav

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-21T00:54:49.117+00:00

    Microsoft Certification / Training is supported on their own forums. I'd try asking for help in dedicated forums here. (Participate\Ask A Question)
    Ask the Microsoft Learning Community
    Microsoft Learn

    --please don't forget to Accept as answer if the reply is helpful--

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