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The brief · Mon Nov 9

AWS Certified Developer - Associate transitions to DVA-C03 on Dec 1, so mid-preparation staff must book the current DVA-C02 version soon or adjust study materials.

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What to do

  1. Book MySQL 8.0 Database Administrator before its retirement on Nov 16.
  2. Book AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional before SAP-C03 launches on Nov 17.
  3. Book AWS Certified Developer - Associate before DVA-C03 launches on Dec 1.

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Security$165Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect ExpertFor cybersecurity architects who translate a cybersecurity strategy into capabilities that protect the assets, business, and operations of an organization.Microsoft · SC-100 · Expert · valid 1 yearAI and MLNew$250Model Context Protocol Associate (MCPA)For practitioners proving foundational knowledge of Model Context Protocol concepts, use cases and implementation considerations for agentic AI systems.CNCF · MCPA · Foundational · 90 min · valid 2 yearsAI and ML$150AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - AssociateFor ML engineers, MLOps engineers and related roles who build, deploy and operate ML workloads in production on AWS.AWS · MLA-C01 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsCloudUnverifiedMongoDB Associate Atlas Administrator ExamFor MongoDB Atlas administrators who administer Atlas, implement security, optimize performance and manage version upgrades.MongoDB · Associate · 120 minDataUnverifiedMongoDB Associate Data Modeler ExamFor experienced MongoDB users who design, build and evolve data models in MongoDB, including data governance.MongoDB · Associate · 105 minDataUnverifiedMongoDB Associate Database Administrator ExamFor MongoDB database administrators; the learning path covers querying, indexing, monitoring, performance tuning, security and sharding.MongoDB · Associate · 90 minAI and MLNew$200Databricks Certified Context Engineer AssociateFor engineers who design, assemble and govern the context that AI agent systems receive on Databricks, including retrieval, memory, MCP tools and governance.Databricks · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 yearsAI and MLNew$175Claude Certified Architect – ProfessionalFor mid- to senior-level practitioners in an architect role who design, build and deliver production-grade AI solutions on the Claude platform at enterprise scale.Anthropic · CCAR-P · Professional · 120 min · valid 1 yearAI and MLNew$99Claude Certified Associate – FoundationsFor professionals who use Claude as a productivity tool in roles such as operations, marketing, project management, education and communications.Anthropic · CCAO-F · Foundational · 120 min · valid 1 yearAI and MLNew$125Claude Certified Developer – FoundationsFor technical professionals who build, integrate and ship production applications, agents and workflows on the Claude platform.Anthropic · CCDV-F · Foundational · 120 min · valid 1 yearAI and ML$99Microsoft Certified: AI Transformation LeaderFor business decision-makers who guide AI transformation and innovation with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure AI, and Microsoft Foundry, without requiring coding skills.Microsoft · AB-731 · Foundational · 45 minDataCertified Implementation Specialist – Platform Analytics (CIS-PA)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Platform Analytics (CIS-PA) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain a ServiceNow Platform Analytics solution.ServiceNow · CIS-PA · Specialty · 90 minSecurityCertified Implementation Specialist – Security Incident Response (CIS-SIR)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Security Incident Response (CIS-SIR) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain a ServiceNow Security Incident Response solution.ServiceNow · CIS-SIR · Specialty · 90 minData$99Microsoft Certified: Azure Data FundamentalsFor candidates beginning to work with data in the cloud who want to show knowledge of core data concepts and Azure data services.Microsoft · DP-900 · Foundational · 45 min · valid Does not expireCloud$99Microsoft Certified: Azure FundamentalsFor technology professionals who want to show foundational knowledge of cloud concepts and core Azure services, management and governance.Microsoft · AZ-900 · Foundational · 45 min · valid Does not expireAI and MLNew$125Claude Certified Architect – FoundationsFor solution architects who design and implement production applications with Claude Code, the Claude Agent SDK, the Claude API and MCP.Anthropic · CCAR-F · Foundational · 120 min · valid 1 yearAI and MLNew$99Microsoft Certified: Azure AI FundamentalsFor people at the start of a career in AI solution development who need conceptual knowledge of AI solutions in Azure.Microsoft · AI-901 · Foundational · 45 min · valid Does not expireAI and MLNew$250PyTorch Certified Associate (PTCA)For early-stage practitioners with some Python and machine learning experience who are beginning to use PyTorch.CNCF · PTCA · Foundational · 120 min · valid 2 yearsAI and ML$200Professional Machine Learning EngineerFor ML engineers who build, productionize and monitor AI and ML solutions on Google Cloud, including gen AI models.Google Cloud · Professional · 120 min · valid 2 yearsKubernetesRed Hat Certified Advanced Developer in Cloud-native ApplicationsTests deploying existing applications in a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform environment; counts toward Red Hat Certified Architect in Cloud-native Applications.Red Hat · EX288 · Professional · 180 min · valid 3 yearsKubernetesRed Hat Certified Advanced System Administrator in OpenShiftTests planning, implementing and managing large-scale OpenShift deployments, applicable to self-managed OpenShift, ROSA and Azure Red Hat OpenShift.Red Hat · EX380 · Professional · valid 3 yearsAI and MLRed Hat Certified Developer in AITests deploying Red Hat OpenShift AI and configuring it to build, deploy and manage machine learning models for AI-enabled applications.Red Hat · EX267 · Associate · valid 3 yearsKubernetesRed Hat Certified Developer in Cloud-native ApplicationsTests container fundamentals: finding, customizing, running and managing containerized services in stand-alone environments with Podman.Red Hat · EX188 · Associate · 150 min · valid 3 yearsCloudRed Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud-native DevelopmentFor Java developers who build server-side microservices with the Quarkus framework and a persistent data store.Red Hat · EX378 · Specialty · valid 3 yearsKubernetesRed Hat Certified System Administrator in OpenShiftFor system administrators, SREs and platform engineers who create, configure and manage OpenShift Container Platform clusters; counts toward Red Hat Certified Architect in OpenShift.Red Hat · EX280 · Associate · 180 min · valid 3 yearsData$200Databricks Certified Data Engineer AssociateFor practitioners who use the Databricks Data + AI Platform for foundational data engineering tasks such as ingestion, ETL with PySpark, Lakeflow Jobs and CI/CD.Databricks · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 yearsAI and ML$100AWS Certified AI PractitionerFor anyone in cloud, IT, data or business roles who wants to show foundational knowledge of AI, ML and generative AI on AWS.AWS · AIF-C01 · Foundational · 90 min · valid 3 yearsSecurity$165Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator AssociateFor identity and access administrators who design, implement, and operate an organization's identity and access management by using Microsoft Entra.Microsoft · SC-300 · Associate · 100 min · valid 1 yearCloud$165Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateFor administrators who implement, manage and monitor an organization's Azure environment, including networks, storage, compute, identity and governance.Microsoft · AZ-104 · Associate · 100 min · valid 1 yearArchitecture$165Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertFor solutions architects who design cloud and hybrid solutions on Azure and translate business requirements into designs.Microsoft · AZ-305 · Expert · valid 1 yearAI and MLNew$165Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer AssociateFor Azure AI engineers who build, manage and deploy agents and AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry.Microsoft · AI-103 · Associate · 120 min · valid 1 yearAI and ML$200Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer AssociateFor engineers who design and deploy LLM-enabled solutions such as RAG applications on Databricks using AI Search, Model Serving, MLflow and Unity Catalog.Databricks · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 yearsArchitectureCertified Technical Architect (CTA)The Certified Technical Architect is responsible for analyzing and translating business information and technical requirements into architectural blueprints, proposing solutions to achieve complex business objectives.ServiceNow · CTA · Expert · 90 minData$150AWS Certified Data Engineer - AssociateFor data engineers who ingest and transform data, orchestrate pipelines, design data models and manage data quality on AWS.AWS · DEA-C01 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsDataCertified Implementation Specialist – Data Foundations (CMDB and CSDM)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Data Foundations (CMDB and CSDM) (CIS-DF (CMDB and CSDM)) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to successfully design, implement, and operationalize a ServiceNow CMBD...ServiceNow · CIS-DF · Specialty · 90 minDevOpsCertified Implementation Specialist – Discovery (CIS-DISCO)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Discovery (DISCO) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain the ServiceNow Discovery application.ServiceNow · CIS-DISCO · Specialty · 90 minDevOpsCertified Implementation Specialist – Event Management (CIS-EM)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Event Management (CIS-EM) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain the ServiceNow Event Management application.ServiceNow · CIS-EM · SpecialtySecurityCertified Implementation Specialist – Risk and Compliance (CIS-RC)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Risk and Compliance (CIS-RC) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain ServiceNow Risk, Policy & Compliance, and Audit Management...ServiceNow · CIS-RC · Specialty · 90 minDevOpsCertified Implementation Specialist – Service Mapping (CIS-SM)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Service Mapping (CIS-SM) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain the ServiceNow Service Mapping application.ServiceNow · CIS-SM · Specialty · 90 minSecurityCertified Implementation Specialist – Vulnerability Response (CIS-VR)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Vulnerability Response (CIS-VR) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain a ServiceNow Vulnerability Response instance.ServiceNow · CIS-VR · Specialty · 90 minDevOpsServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD)The ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to design, develop, and deploy applications on the ServiceNow platform.ServiceNow · CAD · Associate · 90 minCloudServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA)The ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain the ServiceNow system.ServiceNow · CSA · Associate · 90 minSecurityCertified Implementation Specialist – Third-party Risk Management (CIS-TPRM)The Certified Implementation Specialist – Third-party Risk Management (CIS-TPRM) exam confirms you have the knowledge and skills to configure, implement, and maintain the ServiceNow TPRM application.ServiceNow · CIS-TPRM · Specialty · 90 minDevOpsNew$445Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE)For experienced platform engineers, senior DevOps and SRE practitioners, platform architects and infrastructure engineers who design and evolve production-grade platforms.CNCF · CNPE · Professional · 120 min · valid 2 yearsData$200Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache SparkFor developers who use the Spark DataFrame API in Python and understand Spark architecture, Structured Streaming and Spark Connect.Databricks · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 yearsData$200Databricks Certified Data Analyst AssociateFor analysts who query, manage, visualize and secure data with Databricks SQL, dashboards and AI/BI Genie spaces.Databricks · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 yearsAI and ML$200Databricks Certified Machine Learning ProfessionalFor ML engineers who build and run enterprise-scale ML pipelines, MLOps, monitoring and model deployment on Databricks.Databricks · Professional · 120 min · valid 2 yearsDevOps$250Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA)For platform engineers, DevOps practitioners, SREs, cloud native developers, infrastructure architects and IT professionals validating foundational platform engineering skills.CNCF · CNPA · Foundational · 120 min · valid 2 yearsCloud$300Designing Cisco Data Center InfrastructureConcentration exam for CCNP Data Center covering data center infrastructure design for network, compute, storage network and automation.Cisco · 300-610 DCID · Professional · 90 min · valid 3 yearsCloud$400Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core TechnologiesCore exam for CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center covering network, compute, storage network, automation and security in the data center.Cisco · 350-601 DCCOR · Professional · 120 min · valid 3 yearsCloud$300Implementing Cisco Application Centric InfrastructureConcentration exam for CCNP Data Center covering Cisco switches in ACI mode: configuration, implementation and management.Cisco · 300-620 DCACI · Professional · 90 min · valid 3 yearsCloud$300Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center InfrastructureConcentration exam for CCNP Data Center covering troubleshooting of data center network, compute, storage network, automation and operations.Cisco · 300-615 DCIT · Professional · 90 min · valid 3 yearsAI and ML$200Databricks Certified Machine Learning AssociateFor practitioners who perform basic machine learning tasks on Databricks, including AutoML, MLflow, feature engineering, training and deployment.Databricks · Associate · 90 min · valid 2 yearsDevOpsUnverified$100APM and Distributed Tracing FundamentalsTests base knowledge of Datadog APM, covering application instrumentation, insight discovery, visualization and troubleshooting.Datadog · Foundational · 120 min · valid 3 yearsDevOpsUnverified$100Datadog FundamentalsFoundational exam testing the core knowledge required to use the Datadog platform effectively, from Agent configuration to data visualization.Datadog · Foundational · 120 min · valid 3 yearsDevOpsUnverified$100Log Management FundamentalsTests base knowledge of logging and log management with Datadog, from log collection and parsing to analysis and troubleshooting.Datadog · Foundational · 120 min · valid 3 yearsDevOps$150AWS Certified Developer - AssociateFor developers who build, package, deploy and debug applications on AWS using CI/CD workflows.AWS · DVA-C02 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsDevOps$250Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA)For DevOps engineers, platform and software engineers, CI/CD practitioners and other team members who build internal developer platforms with GitOps built in.CNCF · CGOA · Foundational · 90 min · valid 2 yearsAI and MLNewAgentic AI for Oracle AI Database ProfessionalFor practitioners who design and implement agentic AI on Oracle AI Database, including AI Vector Search and RAG.Oracle · 1Z0-1159-26 · Professional · 90 minAI and MLNewFreeAgentic AI Foundations AssociateFor AI and ML engineers, cloud developers and data scientists, including those new to agentic AI.Oracle · 1Z0-1157-26 · Foundational · 60 minCloudApple Certified IT ProfessionalFor technical professionals who deploy, manage and secure Apple devices at scale in their organization; earned by passing the Apple Deployment and Management Exam.Apple · Professional · 120 min · valid 2 yearsArchitectureUnverifiedAssociate Architect CertificationFor professionals with 1 year or more of experience designing Stripe implementations across Payments, Radar, Connect and Billing.Stripe · Associate · 90 minCloud$125Associate Cloud EngineerFor engineers who deploy, secure and operate applications and infrastructure on Google Cloud.Google Cloud · Associate · 120 min · valid 3 yearsData$125Associate Data PractitionerFor people who secure and manage data on Google Cloud, including ingestion, transformation, pipelines, analysis and visualization.Google Cloud · Associate · 120 min · valid 3 yearsCloudUnverifiedAssociate Developer CertificationFor full-stack developers new to Stripe, validating use of no-code and low-code Stripe tools such as Payment Links.Stripe · AssociateCloud$249Atlassian Cloud Organization AdminFor Atlassian organization admins who want to prove they can configure and manage Atlassian Cloud sites and products for their organization.Atlassian · Professional · 90 min · valid 2 yearsDevOps$300Automating and Programming Cisco Enterprise SolutionsConcentration exam (v1.1) for CCNP Enterprise and CCNP Automation covering Python, APIs, controllers and automation tools for enterprise networks.Cisco · 300-435 ENAUTO · Professional · 90 min · valid 3 yearsDevOps$300Automating Cisco Data Center Networking SolutionsConcentration exam (v2.0) for CCNP Data Center and CCNP Automation covering infrastructure as code, network element programmability, operations, and AI in automation.Cisco · 300-635 DCNAUTO · Professional · 90 min · valid 3 yearsDevOps$300Automating Networks Using Cisco PlatformsEarns the CCNA Automation certification; tests software development and design, APIs, application deployment and security, and infrastructure automation on Cisco platforms.Cisco · 200-901 CCNAAUTO · Associate · 120 min · valid 3 yearsCloudRetiring$300AWS Certified Advanced Networking - SpecialtyA specialty exam on cloud concepts, administration and day-to-day operations.AWS · ANS-C01 · Specialty · 170 min · valid 3 yearsAI and MLBeta$50AWS Certified AI Business StrategistFor business professionals who evaluate, fund, govern and scale AI initiatives; it does not test AWS service knowledge.AWS · AIB-C01 · Foundational · 170 min · valid 3 yearsCloud$100AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerEntry point for people with no prior IT or cloud background, or business staff, who need foundational AWS Cloud literacy.AWS · CLF-C02 · Foundational · 90 min · valid 3 yearsCloud$150AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - AssociateAn associate exam on cloud concepts, administration and day-to-day operations.AWS · SOA-C03 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsDevOps$300AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - ProfessionalA professional exam on automation, delivery and infrastructure as code.AWS · Professional · 180 min · valid 3 yearsAI and ML$300AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - ProfessionalFor developers who build and deploy production generative AI solutions on AWS, for example with Amazon Bedrock.AWS · AIP-C01 · Professional · 180 min · valid 3 yearsSecurity$300AWS Certified Security - SpecialtyA specialty exam on securing workloads on a platform.AWS · Specialty · 170 min · valid 3 yearsArchitecture$150AWS Certified Solutions Architect - AssociateFor people in solutions architect roles who design cost and performance optimized solutions on AWS.AWS · SAA-C03 · Associate · 130 min · valid 3 yearsArchitecture$300AWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalFor experienced solutions architects who design complex, optimized AWS solutions across multiple applications and projects.AWS · SAP-C02 · Professional · 180 min · valid 3 yearsDevOps$1600CCIE Automation practical examHands-on practical exam (v1.1) that tests planning, designing, developing, testing, deploying and maintaining software solutions in automation-driven networks.Cisco · Expert · 480 min · valid 3 yearsCloud$1600CCIE Data Center Lab ExamHands-on lab exam (v3.1) to plan, design, deploy, operate and optimize complex data center networks.Cisco · Expert · 480 min · valid 3 years
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1Oracleprices not published482IBM$200343Cisco$125 to $1600314Microsoft$99 to $165305Salesforce$75 to $1500286Red Hatprices not published257Cloud Native Computing Foundation$250 to $445218Google Cloud$99 to $200149Amazon Web Services$50 to $3001310NVIDIA$125 to $5001311SAPprices not published1312ServiceNowprices not published1213Snowflake$175 to $3751114Databricks$200815GitHub$99716Datadog$100517Anthropic$99 to $175418Elastic$400 to $500419HashiCorp$70.50 to $295420MongoDBprices not published421Stripeprices not published422Atlassian$249323Confluent$150324dbt Labs$200225Appleprices not published126Metaprices not published1
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What changed

price, questions, retirements
StatusScheduledMySQL 8.0 Database Administratoractive retiredOfficial exam page: "This Certification exam will retire on November 16, 2026."Official page ↗Exam →
Exam versionScheduledAWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalSAP-C02 SAP-C03Last day to take SAP-C02Official page ↗Exam →
Exam versionScheduledAWS Certified Developer - AssociateDVA-C02 DVA-C03Last day to take DVA-C02Official page ↗Exam →
PriceUnverifiedCertified Kubernetes Network Engineer (CKNE)$445The official page changed; read by the model from its text (weekly check)Official page ↗Exam →
PriceUnverifiedNVIDIA-Certified Professional: AI Networking$400 $500The official page now shows this price (weekly check)Official page ↗Exam →
AddedUnverifiedNVIDIA Associate AI Model Development CertificationFound in the nvidia site map; not reviewed yetOfficial page ↗Exam →
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AI and MLRetiredAWS Certified Machine Learning - SpecialtyBuilt, trained and deployed machine learning models on AWS; replaced in practice by the Machine Learning Engineer - Associate.AWS · MLS-C01 · Specialty · valid 3 yearsAI and MLRetiredMicrosoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer AssociateDesigned and built AI solutions with Azure AI services.Microsoft · AI-102 · AssociateAI and MLRetiredMicrosoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist AssociateTrained and deployed machine learning models with Azure Machine Learning.Microsoft · DP-100 · AssociateCloudRetiredUnverifiedMicrosoft Certified: Azure Developer AssociateAs a candidate for this certification, you’re responsible for participating in all phases of development, including requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, security, maintenance, perfMicrosoft · AZ-204 · AssociateCloudRetiredUnverifiedMicrosoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer SpecialtyCandidates for this certification should have subject matter expertise implementing the configuration and coding tasks required to create and maintain the cloud and edge portions of an IoT solution.Microsoft · Specialty
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