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for exam Exam AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions, It is mentioned that
"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."
I think, I am able to register directly for exam AZ-400. Is it mandatory to have perquisites certificate or is it nice to have? will there be any consequences if I don't complete prerequisites certificates
HI,
If you don't have one of the prerequisite certifications you will not earn DevOps Engineer Expert certification. You can pass AZ-104 or AZ-204 after passing AZ-400 if you want, but it must be within 1 year of passing AZ-400.
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Does AZ-400 exam pass validity expire in someway other than that? For example, I want to study AZ-400 and pass the exam just to get a better understanding of the way DevOps operates so I can better collaborate with colleagues and I am not interested in AZ-204 or AZ-104.
The only downside to not actually getting AZ-204 or AZ-104 within a year of passing AZ-400 would be not getting the DevOps expert badge? Other than that, do I still need to recertify for AZ-400 once a year, like other certifications?
Hi Spyridon Papaioannou,
Yes, you are correct. If you pass the AZ-400 exam without obtaining the prerequisite certifications (AZ-104 or AZ-204), you will not earn the DevOps Engineer Expert certification or badge. However, if your goal is solely to gain knowledge and improve collaboration without pursuing the certification, you can certainly take the AZ-400 exam for that purpose.
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