A quick alert for those studying for AZ-204. Microsoft has verified that this exam will be discontinued on July 31, 2026, with its successor, AI-200, already available in beta. The new certification leans much more heavily into AI development topics, such as RAG, vector databases, and AI-native applications, though it still retains roughly 60 percent of the material from AZ-204. For anyone currently studying, now's the time to decide whether to finish before the cutoff or switch over to AI-200 instead.

Official source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/exams/az-204/

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