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Making sense of Microsoft’s new certifications scheme
Redmond’s new certifications are based on industry analysis of jobs and roles and are built in sync with documentation and training materials so users can stay up-to-date for cloud skills for free, but certs for on-premises technologies remain unclear.
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Over the past few years Microsoft has dramatically changed its approach to certification, moving away from qualifications connected to specific products to instead align them with common job roles. The idea is to provide experience-based learning delivered and assessed in small chunks, rather than forcing IT pros to cram for a long, theoretical exam every few years.