Hands On Labs for Microsoft Certifications (that are free...kind of)
Microsoft Azure Cloud Hands On Labs
Many people are looking for that way to level up there skills, whether you are brand new to Microsoft cloud technologies or an experienced cloud engineer. Couple that together with various learning styles that are effective for different people, however at some point you are going to have to demonstrate that you posses the skills to complete a task, project, deployment, etc.
This is where getting hands on will help solidify your knowledge of the particular cloud subject matter that you are working to gain additional skills in. Building the technologies and breaking them (especially the breaking) is a great way to understand how the technology works, best practices and overall operational functions.
I will note that at times getting access to training content, can be challenging and technology providers (especially Microsoft) have done a good job of making quite a bit if not all of their training content is free. The separation here is that not all of that training material has hands on labs as part of it.
Good news, that I've got some great links for you that will help you get that hands on practice for most of the Microsoft Azure Cloud certifications out there. Though I need to ask you to make a small investment here, that investment is in you! Not always will your company pay for training, or to upskill you, etc. and as a mentor of mine has told me on numerous occasions; "you are your own CEO, you need to always be investing in you."
Microsoft Cloud Fundamentals
Microsoft Security District
Microsoft Infrastructure District
领英推荐
Microsoft Developers District
Microsoft Data District
Microsoft AI District
The End... Not Really
I hope this list of the Hands on Labs that are available to you will help your studies, however I will state that you will need your own Azure subscription for these whether you pay for it or your company does. I will try to keep this list up to date as time moves on, and certifications get updated, modified, etc. Most importantly, make sure to continue to check back as there are always new things to learn from a hands on perspective or simply to just get a refresher. Good luck out there!
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1 年Derek, really interesting!
Sr Technical Consultant @ATOS Global
1 年Hello Derek Smith, I am trying to access all the SC series links but unfortunately none of them are working. Regards Anand Sunka
Microsoft MVP Azure | MCT | Board Member of MC2MC | Azure Technical Advisor
2 年Thanks for sharing Derek! Very usefull stuff ??
Sr SQL Server DBA
2 年Thank you
?? Inspiring tech with genuine heart ? Developer ? Microsoft MVP ? Senior Cloud Engineer Architect ? Microsoft Certified Trainer ? MCT Community Lead? Intl Speaker ? Author of Learning Microsoft Azure (O’Reilly)
2 年Thanks for sharing, Derek. This is valuable!??