DP-300 — Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
IntermediateActiveEstablished
- Issuer
- Microsoft
- Industry
- Cloud & Infrastructure
- Domain
- Microsoft Azure
- Level
- Intermediate
- Exam fee
- $165 — verified 2026-09-24
Prerequisites & eligibility
No formal prerequisites are published; anyone can register for the exam.
Renewal & maintenance
Valid for 1 year. Renew by assessment.
Role-based/specialty certs expire after 12 months; renew free by passing an online assessment on Microsoft Learn within 6 months of expiry.
Recognition
Azure SQL / SQL Server platform operations, HA/DR and automation.
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