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DP-420 Exam Guide 2026: What Should You Actually Focus On?

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DP-420 Exam Guide 2026

The 2026 DP-420 exam is still centered on Azure Cosmos DB development, but the useful way to prepare has changed. The key is understanding how data modeling, partitioning, queries, performance, distribution, and maintenance affect one another.

The Current DP-420 Exam Is More About Decisions Than Feature Lists

Microsoft’s current DP-420 skills outline, measured as of July 21, 2026, gives the largest share to data modeling and maintenance, while optimization also carries significant weight. The 2026 revision was described as minor rather than a major redesign.

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AZ-140 Exam Guide 2026: What Should You Actually Focus On?

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AZ-140 looks narrow on paper. It is a certification about Azure Virtual Desktop, so it is easy to assume that preparation means learning host pools, session hosts, FSLogix, application groups, and a long list of configuration options.

The current exam is broader in practice.

You are expected to understand how networking, storage, identity, security, images, session hosts, user profiles, applications, monitoring, scaling, and recovery fit into one environment. Microsoft describes the target candidate as a server or desktop administrator with experience across Azure compute, networking, identity, storage, and resiliency. AZ-140 is not designed asa beginner’s

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