{"id":5131,"date":"2022-05-25T01:05:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T17:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/?p=5131"},"modified":"2022-05-25T01:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T17:05:14","slug":"microsoft-cloud-skills-challenge-may-2022-is-now-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/?p=5131","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge | May 2022 is Now Live!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cloudskillchallenge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5133\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloud skills challenge for the Month of May 2022 is now Live, Learn and get rewarded, Complete one challenge and earn a free Microsoft Certification exam. There are 8 challenges available to choose from, select one that&#8217;s right for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge \u2013 May 2022 starts May 24, 2022, at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00) and ends on June 21, 2022, at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are required to provide an email address during registration for the Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge \u2013 May 2022. You will be contacted via the email address you provide with the free certification details.<br><br>By completing one challenge within the Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge \u2013 May 2022, eligible individuals are entitled to one free Microsoft Certification exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share your achievements and engage with us on social using #CloudSkillsChallenge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the right challenge for you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Microsoft 365: Building Applications and Solutions Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how to design, build, test, and maintain applications and solutions optimized for the productivity and collaboration needs of organizations using the Microsoft 365 platform.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/challenges?id=a054de25-7f94-44b7-b71b-5eb53c50ec36&amp;WT.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_a054de25-7f94-44b7-b71b-5eb53c50ec36\" target=\"_blank\">Go to challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Azure Developer Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how to design, build, test, and maintain cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/challenges?id=b1ac64ec-f0d3-45fa-beee-f230f9a75e81&amp;WT.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_b1ac64ec-f0d3-45fa-beee-f230f9a75e81\" target=\"_blank\">Go to challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IoT Developer Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Build expertise in implementing the configuration and coding tasks required to create and maintain the cloud and edge portions of an IoT solution.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/challenges?id=bfb93ddb-548a-4fd7-9ec6-b33fcb6c62ef&amp;WT.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_bfb93ddb-548a-4fd7-9ec6-b33fcb6c62ef\" target=\"_blank\">Go to challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Azure Cosmos DB Developer Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Design and implement data models; design and implement data distribution; integrate an Azure Cosmos DB solution; optimize an Azure Cosmos DB solution; and maintain an Azure Cosmos DB solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/challenges?id=0bdd75d2-7737-4c9c-bcb0-bfaf4cc8ec56&amp;WT.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_0bdd75d2-7737-4c9c-bcb0-bfaf4cc8ec56\" target=\"_blank\">Go to challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Power Platform: Functional Consultant Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how to perform discovery, capture requirements, engage with subject matter experts and stakeholders, translate requirements, and configure Microsoft Power Platform solutions and apps.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/challenges?id=5e63d921-91c6-4408-9714-e56647dae6dc&amp;WT.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_5e63d921-91c6-4408-9714-e56647dae6dc\" target=\"_blank\">Go to challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Power Platform: App Maker Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create low-code solutions to simplify and automate tasks and processes for yourself and your team. Learn how to turn your understanding of your data and the issues that need to be resolved into automated processes and app experiences with the App Maker Challenge.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/challenges?id=39fc2a74-9bae-4ce4-b190-1449ee76207d&amp;WT.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_39fc2a74-9bae-4ce4-b190-1449ee76207d\" target=\"_blank\">Go to challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Microsoft Security: Who Hacked? Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment, advise on improvements to threat protection practices, and refer to violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/challenges?id=1e3f64af-3cc8-4b5c-9b9a-78c998c1a45f&amp;WT.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_1e3f64af-3cc8-4b5c-9b9a-78c998c1a45f\" target=\"_blank\">Go to challenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Data and AI: Who Hacked? Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is preparation for the AI Cloud Games experience<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/challenges?id=6e76f1bd-257e-48d5-875b-b6f1e25cf028&amp;WT.mc_id=cloudskillschallenge_6e76f1bd-257e-48d5-875b-b6f1e25cf028\" target=\"_blank\">Go to challenge<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When does the challenge end?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge ends on June 21, 2022 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When do I receive my free Microsoft Certification exam?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you complete one challenge before the Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge ends, one Microsoft Certification exam will be associated with your Learn profile on June 30, 2022.<br><br>You will be notified via email when it becomes available.<br><br>To see the full list of eligible exams, please refer to the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-US\/cloudskillschallenge\/build\/officialrules\/2022\" target=\"_blank\">official rules<\/a>&nbsp;page for more details.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does the challenge work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge starts on May 24, 2022 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00) and ends on June 21, 2022 at 4:00 PM UTC (16:00).<br><br>There are 8 challenges available to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each challenge is based on a collection of Microsoft Learn modules. If you complete your challenge before it ends, one free Microsoft Certification exam will be associated with your Learn profile on June 30, 2022. You will be notified via email when it becomes available.<br><br>To see the full list of eligible exams please refer to the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-US\/cloudskillschallenge\/build\/officialrules\/2022\" target=\"_blank\">official rules<\/a>&nbsp;page for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I tell if I finished my challenge?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the &#8216;where you stand&#8217; section you will see a fraction that equals 100% (i.e. 8\/8, or 5\/5, or 12\/12).<br><br>Reference:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/\">Microsoft Learn | Microsoft Docs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud skills challenge for the Month of May 2022 is now Live, Learn and get rewarded, Complete one challenge and earn a free Microsoft Certification exam. There are 8 challenges available to choose from, select one that&#8217;s right for you. The Microsoft Build Cloud Skills Challenge \u2013 May 2022 starts May 24, 2022, at 4:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,52],"tags":[906,875,332],"class_list":["post-5131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-azure-cloud","category-devops","tag-cloud-skills-challenge","tag-microsoft-learn","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5131\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jameseduard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}