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1 Oct 2026
ReadSC-500 is for engineers who build and harden Azure, hybrid and AI workloads. SC-200 is for analysts who detect, investigate and respond. How the two 2026 exams differ, where their objectives overlap, and which to take first.
24 Sept 2026
ReadISO/IEC 42001 is the certifiable AI management system standard, with 38 Annex A controls across 9 categories. Here is what certification requires, why sources keep printing the wrong control count, and why the certificate does not make you EU AI Act compliant.
18 Sept 2026
ReadPeopleCert's ITIL AI Governance module has no prerequisites and an open-book exam: 40 scenario questions in 90 minutes, 70% to pass. Here is the format, the GBP 541 price, what it actually tests, and how open book changes the way you prepare.
18 Sept 2026
ReadCisco brought CCNP Wireless back as a standalone track on 19 March 2026 with a new core exam, 350-101 WLCOR. Here are the domains, the cost, the two concentration exams and what happened to ENWLSD and ENWLSI.
18 Sept 2026
ReadJN0-105 retired on 5 April 2026 and JN0-106 is now the only way to earn JNCIA-Junos. Here is what changed, what the exam costs, how the scoring works and whether it beats CCNA as your first networking certification.
17 Sept 2026
ReadAB-650 replaces MS-102 as Microsoft's tenant administration exam, and the weightings tell a different story. Security and governance take 40 to 45 percent, AI services take 35 to 40 percent, and classic tenant admin is down to a fifth of the exam.
15 Sept 2026
ReadGoogle Cloud's Professional Agentic Architect certification is in open beta until 30 September 2026 at $120 instead of $200. Here are the five sections and their weights, the two-part exam format, and who should sit it now rather than wait for GA.
15 Sept 2026
ReadDA0-001 retired on 14 April 2026, so CompTIA Data+ DA0-002 is now the only version you can sit. The format is identical, but two of the five domains were rebuilt. Here is what changed, what it costs, and who should take it.
14 Sept 2026
ReadMicrosoft is renaming PL-400 to AB-400 on 16 October 2026, cutting six domains to four and adding agentic AI. Here is what changes, whether your PL-400 study material still works, and which exam to book.
13 Sept 2026
ReadCompTIA AI Essentials is a 2 to 3 hour self-paced course ending in a competency assessment, not a proctored exam. Here is what the CompCert badge actually is, what it costs, how it differs from AI Prompting Essentials and SecAI+, and who should buy it.
12 Sept 2026
ReadThe Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification costs $99, runs 90 minutes and asks 50 to 60 multiple choice questions. Here is what the four domains actually cover, how hard it is, and the 2026 product rename that has made most study material wrong.
11 Sept 2026
ReadThe Agentforce Specialist certification is no longer free, the outline now has six domains aligned to Spring '26, and the pass mark is 72%. Here is what the exam actually tests, what it costs, and who should sit it.
11 Sept 2026
ReadThe CIPP exam costs $550, but that is not the real number. Here is the full 2026 cost of getting and keeping an IAPP privacy certification, how CIPP/US and CIPP/E actually differ on the blueprint, and who should sit which one.
10 Sept 2026
ReadCisco published the CCNA v2.0 blueprint on 20 May 2026. The exam number stays 200-301, but six domains become five, a 10% AI domain arrives, and v1.1 stops on 2 February 2027. Here is what changed and which version to book.
9 Sept 2026
ReadMicrosoft rewrote the PL-900 exam on 24 July 2026. Power Pages is gone, a Copilot Studio agents domain worth 20 to 25 percent replaced it, and most study material still teaches the old outline. Here is what changed and whether the exam is still worth booking.
9 Sept 2026
ReadAWS has launched its first business-only certification. Here is what the AWS Certified AI Business Strategist (AIB-C01) tests, the four domain weightings, what the beta costs against the standard $100, and how it differs from AI Practitioner.
8 Sept 2026
ReadThe GCFE certification is GIAC's Windows forensics exam: 82 questions, three hours, 70% to pass, with hands-on CyberLive tasks. Here is what it costs in 2026, what it tests, what holders earn, and when GCFA is the better buy.
8 Sept 2026
ReadISACA stops selling the Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate on 1 December 2026 and sunsets the programme on 1 June 2027. Here is what happens to the certificate you already hold, what the CCS replacement looks like, and whether buying the exam now is worth it.
7 Sept 2026
ReadCisco retired the DevNet brand and renamed DevNet Associate to CCNA Automation. Same 200-901 exam number, new exam code, new track. Here are the six domains, the $300 price, and why CCNA Automation is not the CCNA.
7 Sept 2026
ReadMicrosoft AI-500 is a new expert-level exam covering production multi-agent AI systems. Here are the four domains and their weightings, what Microsoft has and has not published about cost and format, and who should sit it.
6 Sept 2026
ReadSix Dynamics 365 exams retired between December 2025 and July 2026, and most of them have no direct replacement. Here is which MB exams are gone, which six are still live, and where AB-210 and AB-100 fit.
5 Sept 2026
ReadAWS closes MLA-C01 in English on 28 September 2026 and starts MLA-C02 beta delivery the next day, with general availability on 14 January 2027. Here are the confirmed dates, what actually changed, and which version to book.
4 Sept 2026
ReadOkta retired the Professional Hands-On Configuration Exam on 6 July 2026 and moved candidates onto a live-environment Performance exam. Here is the full Okta certification path for 2026, what each exam costs, and which one to sit first.
4 Sept 2026
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