Build 2022: Microsoft Boosts Data Analytics and Cybersecurity in New Training & Certifications

Microsoft has unveiled enhancements coming to the Learn platform during its Build 2022 developer conference. The Redmond giant is expanding its Microsoft Learn portfolio with a bunch of new and updated training and certifications for security experts and IT administrators.

Microsoft Learn is a free online training platform that provides interactive and hands-on training sessions for popular Microsoft products and services. It helps users to become proficient in specific technical skills and technologies that are in demand today, including Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Azure, and much more.

Microsoft Learn Platform adds new data analytics certifications & cybersecurity training

These training and certification programs are designed for IT professionals, cybersecurity experts, and developers who want to gain new skills or brush up on existing ones.

“The Microsoft Learn training and certifications portfolio has been enhanced with new and updated training and certifications to offer a wide range of benefits for users, ranging from exam prep to cybersecurity training to data analytics to role-playing real-world tech issues,” the company explained. Microsoft noted that the additions and updates to the Learn portfolio include:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Exchange Online Support Engineer Specialty
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
• Power Automate RPA (robotic process automation) Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Customer Data Platform Security
• Microsoft Certification Renewal
• Microsoft Exam Readiness Zone
• Microsoft Learn Cloud Games

It is important that the Microsoft Exam Readiness Zone and Microsoft Learn Cloud Games are now generally available for everyone. However, all the other newly announced training and certifications are launching today in public preview. You can learn more about these updates to the Microsoft Learn portfolio on the official blog post.