What will replace 70-761?

Question

I see that Exam 70-761 is set to retire at the beginning of next year. We use this test as a price-of-admission cert for new employees. Which test will be replacing this exam? If no replacement, which exam is the closest equivalent? Thank you!

Answer 1

MVA learning is supported on their own forums. I'd try asking for help in dedicated forums here.
https://trainingsupport.microsoft.com/en-us/
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn/ct-p/MicrosoftLearn

You can also browse and select paths here.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/

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Answer 2

70-761 is part of MCSA - SQL Server certification which is more on T-SQL Querying. Unfortunately I don't see any close exam to this one.

They are focusing more on Role based certifications now, specially Azure related certifications
See this - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/posts/mcsa-mcsd-mcse-certifications-retire-with-continued-investment-to-role-based-certifications

New data related certifications launched are DP-900, DP-200, DP-201 and DP-300.
You can see all certifications here - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/browse/

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Answer 3

Fair enough, but SQL Developper is a role (even in Azure), and right now there is only a DBA exam available...