Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge March 2021

Learn... and get rewarded

Complete one challenge and earn a free Microsoft Certification exam

There are 7 challenges available to choose from, select one that's right for you. Once you complete that challenge you will earn a free Microsoft Certification exam that can be applied to your choice from a select list of options.

The challenge ends on March 30, 2021 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00). Make sure all modules in your challenge are complete before time runs out.

If you complete your challenge before it ends, one Microsoft Certification exam will be associated with your Learn profile on April 7, 2021. You will be notified via email when it becomes available.

To see the full list of eligible exams please refer to our official rules page for more details.

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Have questions? Find answers in the challenge FAQs.

The Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge

Select the right challenge for you

Microsoft Ignite Microsoft 365 Enterprise Admin Challenge

For the person who likes to make things happen. This challenge teaches you how to evaluate, plan, migrate, deploy, and manage Microsoft 365 services.

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Microsoft Ignite Azure Admin Challenge

Want to know Azure even more? Take this challenge to learn skills that help you implement, manage, and monitor an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment.

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Microsoft Ignite Azure Data Scientist Challenge

If you're a fan of big data this one is for you. Choose this challenge if you want to learn skills to implement and run machine learning workloads on Azure Machine Learning.

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Microsoft Ignite Teams Admin Challenge

This challenge will improve your skills on how to configure, deploy, and manage Office 365 workloads for Microsoft Teams that focus on efficient and effective collaboration and communication in an enterprise environment.

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Microsoft Ignite Data Analyst Challenge

Take this challenge if you're excited about designing and building scalable data models, cleaning and transforming data, and enabling advanced analytic capabilities that provide meaningful business value through easy-to-comprehend data visualizations.

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Microsoft Ignite Identity + Information Protection Challenge

This challenge is for the multi-talented security experts. Learn how to design, implement and operate an organization’s identity and access systems. And learn how to plan and implement controls that meet organizational compliance needs.

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Microsoft Ignite Security Operations Analyst Challenge

Take this challenge if your career goal is to reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment, advising on improvements to threat protection practices, and referring violations of organizational policies.

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Terms and conditions

Challenge details

• The Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge – March 2021 starts at March 2, 2021 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00) and ends on March 30, 2021 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00).
• You are required to provide an email address during registration for the Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge – March 2021. You will be contacted via the email address you provide with the free certification details.
• By completing one challenge within the Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge – March 2021, eligible individuals are entitled to one free Microsoft Certification exam

Offer details

• You can only claim one offer per person, regardless of the number of challenges you complete.
• Prior to redeeming your free certification exam, government employees must check with their employers to ensure their participation is permitted, and in accordance with, applicable policies and laws.
• This exam offer may be redeemed to take one (1) Microsoft Certification exam, delivered at an authorized Pearson Vue testing center or through a Pearson Vue online proctoring site.
• This exam offer is exam-specific and only redeemable for select Microsoft exams. Eligible exams include:
  • AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
  • DP-100: Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure
  • MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams
  • MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
  • MS-101: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security
  • DA-100: Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI
  • SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
  • SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
  • SC-400: Microsoft Information Protection Administrator
• This exam offer redemption window starts April 7, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2021.
• This exam offer expiration date cannot be extended under any circumstances.
• This exam offer may only be redeemed once.
• This exam offer may not be redeemed or exchanged for cash, credit or refund.
• This exam offer is nontransferable and is void if you alter, revise or transfer it in any way.
• Void in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Region of Crimea, and where prohibited.

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