Hey guys, I passed the exam DP-700 in the second attempt. I had failed it miserably the first time six months back and had prepared a lot more this time. Along with material from other YouTubers, I also watched some by Will to get clear on some of the topics. With a month-long preparation, I managed to score 796 which I think is a decent score given the time spent for it. Yes, I passed DP-700 and also DP-600 before that but I think I still have a lot of conceptual gaps to fill in order to understand the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. It is really a great and comprehensive product by Microsoft with a lot of depth and nuances and it will definitely take long for anyone willing to master it. Lastly, I would like to mention Microsoft has been the most generous of all the big-tech companies as far as I know of , since they grant free vouchers almost every 6 months and due to that I have by now earned DP-100, AZ-204, DP-600, and DP-700 without buying a single voucher for any of them.

Today (9AM PST), Microsoft are launching a new AI Skills Fest Challenge thing. It seems quite complicated, but I've done my best to condense all the required knowledge for you, to explain how this thing will work. You can potentially win a 100% exam discount voucher for DP-600 or DP-700, so might be worth it! 1/ Start by registering (here, click on Register Now) for the AI Skills Fest. 2/ Participate in one of the Challenges (you do not even need to complete it): - AI Skills Fest Challenge: Create agentic AI solutions with Azure AI Foundry - AI Skills Fest Challenge: Become a Fabric Data Engineer: Prep for the DP-700 Certification Exam - AI Skills Fest Challenge: Migration essentials for Azure and AI workloads - AI Skills Fest Challenge: Architecture Recipes for AI-Powered Applications - AI Skills Fest Challenge: Protect Data in the Age of AI - AI Skills Fest Challenge: Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft Teams with agents and apps - AI Skills Fest Challenge: Prevent and respond to cyberattacks at the speed of AI 3/ After participating in a challenge, visit https://aka.ms/aiskillsfest/challengesweepstakes to complete an official entry form. For doing this, you will receive one (1) entry into the corresponding weekly Prize Period drawing. There is a limit of one (1) entry per person overall. 4/ Then, Microsoft will run a sweepstake picking random entrants to win a voucher. Every 7 days, for the next 7 weeks, prizes will be drawn. If you won the sweepstake, you should get an email. In total, there are 50,000 vouchers being given out. You only need to apply once, if you don't win on Week 1, your entry will automatically be rolled into the next week's draw.

I got a voucher for DP-600 and I scheduled the exam on the midnight of 24th in the online mode. Now, I not just want to reschedule it to a later date but also change the delivery mode from online to in-person. The call center assistant told me that in order to do this I will have to cancel the exam and then rebook it. so if I cancel the scheduled exam, will it risk the voucher?