{"id":1328,"date":"2019-08-19T02:09:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T02:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2023-03-23T23:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T04:11:03","slug":"channel-update-and-azure-exam-study-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/channel-update-and-azure-exam-study-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel Update and Azure Exam Study Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I recently started an Azure 101 playlist.&nbsp; The idea was to occasionally post videos for people new to Azure.&nbsp; I think the content was pretty good, but the video didn\u2019t get much traction.&nbsp; Recently I was reviewing requirements for Azure Certifications and realized that there was a lot of parallels to the Azure 101 playlist and the AZ-103 Microsoft Azure Administrator Exam.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Channel Update and Azure Exam Study Tips\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IgqAsJ-1HOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not a pro on Search Engine Optimization, but I\u2019m willing\nto guess that there are a lot more people searching for AZ-103 than Azure\n101.&nbsp; Going forward, content from the\nAzure 101 will go into a new AZ-103 playlist.&nbsp;\nAlso, future Azure basics videos on the AZ-103 test requirements.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I\u2019m talking about Azure certifications, I\u2019m going to share\nfour tips that have helped me with taking Microsoft certification exams over\nthe years.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tip 4 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Always use multiple sources.&nbsp;\nI found books and videos a good starting point. Multiple sources provide\ndifferent points of view, reinforces important points, and one may cover a\ntopic the other misses.&nbsp; Subscribing to\nyour favorite Azure youtuber isn\u2019t a bad idea also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tip 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use practice tests as study aids.&nbsp; I\u2019ve used tests like measure up for serval\nexams.&nbsp; The topics may be aligned, but the\ninterface and flow did not match the Microsoft Exam.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also noticed the tests reuse questions for\nmultiple exams and I found a lot of errors.&nbsp;\nI use practice by working through blocks of about 25 questions without a\ntimer.&nbsp; If I don\u2019t know the answer, I\u2019ll\nspend as long as it takes to find it.&nbsp; Do\nnot expect to memorize the answers and pass the test.&nbsp; That won\u2019t work with the new Microsoft Exams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tip 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beware of braindumps.&nbsp;\nDon\u2019t expect to be spoon-fed answers, that won\u2019t work.&nbsp; Azure changes constantly and test questions\nare updated on a much faster cadence.&nbsp;\nBrain dumps may be helpful as a study aid, but just like practice tests,\ndon\u2019t rely on memorizing answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tip 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And my number one tip for preparing for Azure certification\nexams, nothing beats hands-on experience.&nbsp;\nYou cannot pass these exams without getting into the portal and setting up\nresources.&nbsp; Sign up for a free Azure\nsubscription and follow along with books and videos, working through the\nexercises.&nbsp; You don\u2019t need to work with\nAzure every day, but you do need some hand-on experience for the skills-based exams.\nDo not expect to read about or watch videos on Azure and expect to pass the\nexam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of you may be worried that using Azure will cost too\nmuch.&nbsp; Maybe you already had a free subscription\nand the credit has run out.&nbsp; Spending $50\nto $75 a month for two months should be enough time and money for the AZ-103.&nbsp; Paying for an Azure subscription will provide\nmore value than buying a&nbsp; practice test and\nis close to the same price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as resources are removed when you\u2019re finished and spending is monitored, there shouldn\u2019t have a problem.&nbsp; Worried about the cost getting out of control?&nbsp; Well, you\u2019re in luck because monitoring and reporting on spend is a skill for the AZ-103 and I have a video to help with that.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-AUlXh-E-1M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"You can find it here (opens in a new tab)\">You can find it here<\/a>.&nbsp; I couldn\u2019t think of a better topic to start studying for the exam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this helps with preparing for a Microsoft Exam.&nbsp; Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently started an Azure 101 playlist.&nbsp; The idea was to occasionally post videos for people new to Azure.&nbsp; I think the content was pretty good, but the video didn\u2019t get much traction.&nbsp; Recently I was reviewing requirements for Azure Certifications and realized that there was a lot of parallels to the Azure 101 playlist &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/channel-update-and-azure-exam-study-tips\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Channel Update and Azure Exam Study Tips<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[549,2],"tags":[538,542,9,519,445,11,546,547,548],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - 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