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Retired & retiring IT certifications (2026)

Certification exams get retired often. If yours did, you need to switch to the current replacement. This is a maintained list of AWS, Microsoft, Oracle and other IT certifications that were retired or are retiring, each with its official source and — where available — the replacement exam and how to prepare for it.

37 certifications tracked
Retired· 2026-07

AZ-204 — Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)

Replacement: AI-200 — Azure AI Cloud Developer Associate

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Retired· 2026-06

AI-102 — Microsoft Azure AI Engineer (AI-102)

Replacement: AI-103 — Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate

Prepare for AI-103
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Retired· 2026-06

AI-900 — Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Replacement: AI-901 — Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals

Prepare for AI-901
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Retired· 2026-06

MB-240 — - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service Functional Consultant

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2026-06

MB-335 — - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2026-06

PL-500 — - Power Automate RPA Developer Associate

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2026-06

PL-600 — - Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2026-06

DP-100 — Azure Data Scientist Associate

Replacement: AI-300 — Operationalizing Machine Learning and Generative AI Solutions

Prepare for AI-300
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Retired· 2026-03

MLS-C01 — - AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2026-03

MS-900 — Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900)

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-12

MB-910 — - Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM)

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-12

MB-920 — - Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-12

SCS-C02 — AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Replacement: SCS-C03 — AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Prepare for SCS-C03
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Retired· 2025-09

SOA-C02 — AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Replacement: SOA-C03 — AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate

Prepare for SOA-C03
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Retired· 2025-07

Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-07

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-07

Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-05

SC-400 — Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate

Replacement: SC-401 — Information Security Administrator Associate

Prepare for SC-401
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Retired· 2025-04

Palo Alto Networks Certified Detection and Remediation Analyst

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-03

DP-203 — Azure Data Engineer Associate

Replacement: DP-700 — Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer (DP-700)

Prepare for DP-700
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Retired· 2025-01

Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Entry-level Technician

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-01

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2025-01

Palo Alto Networks Certified Software Firewall Engineer

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2024-12

Professional Google Workspace Administrator

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2024-11

MB-210 — - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2024-11

MB-260 — - Dynamics 365 Customer Insights (Data) Specialty

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2024-04

DBS-C01 — - AWS Certified Database - Specialty

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retired· 2024-04

DAS-C01 — AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty

Replacement: DEA-C01 — AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01)

Prepare for DEA-C01
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Retired· 2023-06

MS-500 — Security Administration - MS-500

Current certifications that cover this role

Prepare for SC-200 Prepare for SC-300
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Retired

Veeam Certified Engineer v12

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retiring soon· 2027-05

Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester (CTFL-AT)

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retiring soon· 2026-09

AZ-800 — - Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure

Replacement: AZ-802 — Windows Server Administrator Associate

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Retiring soon· 2026-09

AZ-801 — - Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

Replacement: AZ-802 — Windows Server Administrator Associate

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Retiring soon· 2026-09

MLA-C01 — AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C01)

No direct replacement announced yet

Retiring soon· 2026-08

AZ-500 — Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500)

Replacement: SC-500 — Implementing End-to-End Security Controls for Cloud and AI Workloads

Prepare for SC-500
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Retiring soon· 2026-08

PL-200 — - Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant

No direct replacement announced yet

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Retiring soon

MS-102 — Microsoft 365 Administrator (MS-102)

No direct replacement announced yet

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