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Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100)
Crydd Score 52
Demand High
Career Value Strong
Recognition High
DP-100 at a glance
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Machine Learning
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- $165
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 2–4 months
- Validity
- 1 year (renew free online)
- Format
- 40–60 questions, about 100 minutes
- Prerequisites
- Python, data science basics, and Azure familiarity recommended
What is DP-100?
Microsoft's associate credential for data science on Azure — training, tuning, and operationalising models with Azure Machine Learning, including MLOps and responsible-AI practices. It targets the applied data-scientist role in Azure-based organisations.
Skills it covers
- Azure Machine Learning
- Model training and tuning
- MLOps on Azure
- Responsible AI
Is DP-100 worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 52Choose it if
You do data science or ML on Azure, or work in a Microsoft-centric enterprise, and want a credential covering the full Azure ML lifecycle from training through deployment and governance.
Consider alternatives if
Your stack is AWS or Databricks — the matching platform credential fits better; if your focus is the app-integration side of AI, Azure's AI-102 (AI Engineer) is the closer match.
Why we say so
Azure holds strong enterprise share, applied data-science demand is high, and a credential spanning training through MLOps and responsible AI maps to how organisations actually put models into production.
Market demand
Data-scientist and applied-ML roles are in strong demand, and Azure-based organisations request platform-specific skill; DP-100 covers the end-to-end lifecycle those roles own.
Where DP-100 takes you
- Data Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
- AI Engineer
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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