Certification

Your Monday shot of certification news. AWS, Azure, and GCP exam updates, retirements, and new releases, plus a study tip or resource worth knowing about. Built for anyone actively working toward a cloud certification.

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Sep 14, 2026

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AWS Is Rewriting Its Two Most-Taken Certification Exams

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AZ-800 and AZ-801 Retire September 30. Here's What Replaces Them

Sep 7, 2026

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AZ-800 and AZ-801 Retire September 30. Here's What Replaces Them

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AZ-500 Retires Today. Here's What Replaces It

Aug 31, 2026

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AZ-500 Retires Today. Here's What Replaces It

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AZ-500 Retires in 7 Days. Here's What to Do

Aug 24, 2026

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AZ-500 Retires in 7 Days. Here's What to Do

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AI-102 Is Gone. Its Replacement Is All About Agents

Aug 17, 2026

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AI-102 Is Gone. Its Replacement Is All About Agents

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AZ-500 Is Retiring in Three Weeks. Here's What Actually Changes

Aug 11, 2026

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AZ-500 Is Retiring in Three Weeks. Here's What Actually Changes

Microsoft's Azure Security Engineer exam retires August 31 in favor of SC-500.

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Google Cloud Changed How You Take (and Renew) Your Cert, and There's a Deadline Coming

Aug 3, 2026

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Google Cloud Changed How You Take (and Renew) Your Cert, and There's a Deadline Coming

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AZ-204 Retires This Friday. Here's What Actually Changes

Jul 27, 2026

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Certification

AWS Is Rewriting Its Two Most-Taken Certification Exams

AZ-800 and AZ-801 Retire September 30. Here's What Replaces Them

AZ-500 Retires Today. Here's What Replaces It

AZ-500 Retires in 7 Days. Here's What to Do

AI-102 Is Gone. Its Replacement Is All About Agents

AZ-500 Is Retiring in Three Weeks. Here's What Actually Changes

Google Cloud Changed How You Take (and Renew) Your Cert, and There's a Deadline Coming

AZ-204 Retires This Friday. Here's What Actually Changes

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