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Microsoft.com offers a Microsoft Certification Exam for Free when you Complete One Challenge within The Microsoft Learn Cloud Skills Challenge.
Thanks to Community Member JollySparrow976 for finding this deal.
Instructions:
Thanks to Community Member JollySparrow976 for finding this deal.
Instructions:
- Go to The Microsoft Learn Cloud Skills Challenge
- Complete one challenge of your choice by November 9th.
- To complete a challenge, finish all of the modules in the selected challenges Microsoft Learn collection.
- Your free Microsoft Certification exam offer will be delivered by November 18, 2022 and will expire on February 15, 2023. You must complete your exam before this date.
- AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
- AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
- DP-100: Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure
- MB-240: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant
- MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams
- MS-720: Microsoft Teams Voice Engineer
- PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker
- SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
Editor's Notes
Written by SubZero5 | Staff- About this offer:
- Exams typically cost $150+. For example, exam AZ-305 currently costs $165.
- Challenge ends ends on November 9, 2022 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00).
- This exam offer may be redeemed to take one (1) Microsoft Certification exam, delivered at an authorized Pearson Vue testing center or through a Pearson Vue online proctoring site by February 15, 2023.
- Refer to the official rules for complete details.
- Refer to the forum thread for additional information and discussion.
- This is similar to this popular +735 Frontpage Deal from May. -Corwin
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About the Poster
Microsoft.com offers a Microsoft Certification Exam for Free when you Complete One Challenge within The Microsoft Learn Cloud Skills Challenge.
Thanks to Community Member JollySparrow976 for finding this deal.
Instructions:
Thanks to Community Member JollySparrow976 for finding this deal.
Instructions:
- Go to The Microsoft Learn Cloud Skills Challenge
- Complete one challenge of your choice by November 9th.
- To complete a challenge, finish all of the modules in the selected challenges Microsoft Learn collection.
- Your free Microsoft Certification exam offer will be delivered by November 18, 2022 and will expire on February 15, 2023. You must complete your exam before this date.
- AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
- AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
- DP-100: Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure
- MB-240: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant
- MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams
- MS-720: Microsoft Teams Voice Engineer
- PL-100: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker
- SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
Editor's Notes
Written by SubZero5 | Staff- About this offer:
- Exams typically cost $150+. For example, exam AZ-305 currently costs $165.
- Challenge ends ends on November 9, 2022 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00).
- This exam offer may be redeemed to take one (1) Microsoft Certification exam, delivered at an authorized Pearson Vue testing center or through a Pearson Vue online proctoring site by February 15, 2023.
- Refer to the official rules for complete details.
- Refer to the forum thread for additional information and discussion.
- This is similar to this popular +735 Frontpage Deal from May. -Corwin
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They are at fundamental level. After that if you like DP-900 more then study for DP-100 or if you like PL-900 more then study for PL-100.
Good luck
900 series: basics/fundamentals
100 series: administrators
200 series: developers
300 series: architects
400 series: devops
500 series: security
700 series: speciality exams
Remember the fact that when you learn and practice cloud platforms, and then you apply for a job, they don't look at just your cloud knowledge (this is imperative), but they want to "see" your cloud architectural/design/dev wisdom (and how do you apply and build for various scenarios and use cases). This can only be the result of practical application of these cloud technologies in an enterprise setting.
Learning and working on any one cloud platform should automatically make you apply, design and architect equivalent technologies/services in another cloud platform.
Learn and understand the underlying concepts and not just the offering!
NB: Getting certified isn't mandatory, but will go a long way in proving that you've cloud competency. And, your resume will get shortlisted quicker 😊!
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IT is HOT.
Cloud, cyber, ai/ml, data are all Hot moving forward because of the internet connected apps people tend to use nowadays, especially on phones. For some corporations, they either run their own internal servers and host inside the company, while others now offsource the hosting to the cloud (Microsoft, Amazon, Google clouds).
While Microsoft and Google have their Office suites online, with Microsoft's being 100% compatible with the desktop version of Microsoft Office and Google Docs not, Microsoft has gone beyond the rest in running cloud based apps (Azure, Aws, etc) with this year's launch of fully hosted Windows Desktops with GPUs.
So you could control a very fast desktop system from you phone without buying a PC by simply subscribing to Microsoft's virtual desktop service.
Totally eliminates the silly need for constant desktop upgrades - just use any old PC as a terminal.
So this all means it's normal for bachelor's in IT to get $100k+/yr salaries starting out, $300k+/yr within 5.
Heck, even run over companies like Twitter tanking after the Musk mess still pays $80k+/yr starting out.
Couple an easy cloud job with another IT job as some do slacking at work Overemployed (ie work 2+ online jobs in the same 8 hours shift per day) and you can really easily double, triple...the income.
The certificates simply trigger the AI resume reading HR bots that sift through thousands of applications to automatically flag them for the open hot jobs, as well as the attention of human recruiters looking for big paychecks for themselves (since they get a cut for finding candidates).
Everything in IT can be self taught if you're good at that, to the point where you can get $300k+/yr jobs without a degree or certificate because IT is really much like a trade.
Ie. Anyone can drop a real world problem in your lap and if you can't fix it/do it on the spot, you don't know how. But if you do, then no need to ask for a diploma.
...
Google Certificates through the other post here about the free American something program provides entry pathways into project management, ux/ui app interface design, etc.
Nice like Microsoft certificates in that a) you can do all of these jobs remotely b) they can pay well as long as you look and skill up over time c) don't need a college degree to make bank and retire early.
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900 series: basics/fundamentals
100 series: administrators
200 series: developers
300 series: architects
400 series: devops
500 series: security
700 series: speciality exams
Remember the fact that when you learn and practice cloud platforms, and then you apply for a job, they don't look at just your cloud knowledge (this is imperative), but they want to "see" your cloud architectural/design/dev wisdom (and how do you apply and build for various scenarios and use cases). This can only be the result of practical application of these cloud technologies in an enterprise setting.
Learning and working on any one cloud platform should automatically make you apply, design and architect equivalent technologies/services in another cloud platform.
Learn and understand the underlying concepts and not just the offering!
NB: Getting certified isn't mandatory, but will go a long way in proving that you've cloud competency. And, your resume will get shortlisted quicker 😊!
They are at fundamental level. After that if you like DP-900 more then study for DP-100 or if you like PL-900 more then study for PL-100.
Good luck
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The Microsoft Power Platform is Microsoft's "low-code" business tools. It's like a fusion of Word, Power Point, and Excel. The code is similar to Excel formulas. I'm skilling up my girlfriend whose a teacher who is going to build "apps" for her classroom like keeping track of bathroom passes and gamifying the classroom.
I do this as my day job building apps for enterprise customers. Someone who builds apps on the platform is called a Maker.
With these skills, you'd be able to automate or add productivity to any business and immediately get a raise or go find a job in tech.
Today, business can rent cheaper virtual Windows desktops, Office, servers through Microsoft cloud they can access from a phone to tablet to any PC, so now there's a growing demand for cloud professionals as this outsourcing occurs.
They are at fundamental level. After that if you like DP-900 more then study for DP-100 or if you like PL-900 more then study for PL-100.
Good luck
I need a career change.
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IT is HOT.
Cloud, cyber, ai/ml, data are all Hot moving forward because of the internet connected apps people tend to use nowadays, especially on phones. For some corporations, they either run their own internal servers and host inside the company, while others now offsource the hosting to the cloud (Microsoft, Amazon, Google clouds).
While Microsoft and Google have their Office suites online, with Microsoft's being 100% compatible with the desktop version of Microsoft Office and Google Docs not, Microsoft has gone beyond the rest in running cloud based apps (Azure, Aws, etc) with this year's launch of fully hosted Windows Desktops with GPUs.
So you could control a very fast desktop system from you phone without buying a PC by simply subscribing to Microsoft's virtual desktop service.
Totally eliminates the silly need for constant desktop upgrades - just use any old PC as a terminal.
So this all means it's normal for bachelor's in IT to get $100k+/yr salaries starting out, $300k+/yr within 5.
Heck, even run over companies like Twitter tanking after the Musk mess still pays $80k+/yr starting out.
Couple an easy cloud job with another IT job as some do slacking at work Overemployed (ie work 2+ online jobs in the same 8 hours shift per day) and you can really easily double, triple...the income.
The certificates simply trigger the AI resume reading HR bots that sift through thousands of applications to automatically flag them for the open hot jobs, as well as the attention of human recruiters looking for big paychecks for themselves (since they get a cut for finding candidates).
Everything in IT can be self taught if you're good at that, to the point where you can get $300k+/yr jobs without a degree or certificate because IT is really much like a trade.
Ie. Anyone can drop a real world problem in your lap and if you can't fix it/do it on the spot, you don't know how. But if you do, then no need to ask for a diploma.
...
Google Certificates through the other post here about the free American something program provides entry pathways into project management, ux/ui app interface design, etc.
Nice like Microsoft certificates in that a) you can do all of these jobs remotely b) they can pay well as long as you look and skill up over time c) don't need a college degree to make bank and retire early.
agree with 100k starting
300k in 5 is a reach. Maybe you are talking about some area which has high cost of living.
Personally know lots of friends in the IT in the area still under 200k after 15-20 yrs. Good devs.
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