Certification Overview
To earn the Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty certification, candidates must pass one required exam.
📌 Important
- Microsoft lists this as a single-exam certification path.
- There are no mandatory prerequisite exams or certifications required for this specialty certification.
- However, Microsoft strongly recommends prior experience with Azure administration and SAP workloads.
Track Details & Exam Requirements
🔹 Specialty Exam (Required)
AZ-120: Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads
This exam measures your ability to design and implement Azure infrastructure solutions for SAP workloads, including planning migrations, implementing high availability, and managing SAP infrastructure in Azure.
Exam Details
- Exam Code: AZ-120
- Exam Name: Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads
- Exam Duration: ~120 minutes
- Passing Score: 700 / 1000
- Exam Type: Microsoft role-based certification exam
- Delivery: Pearson VUE (online proctoring or test center)
- Languages: English and other supported languages
- Certification Level: Specialty
What This Certification Validates
With the Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty certification, you demonstrate the ability to:
- Design Azure infrastructure for SAP workloads
- Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions for SAP
- Plan SAP workload migrations to Azure
- Manage SAP HANA infrastructure in Azure
- Monitor and optimize SAP workloads running on Azure
- Ensure security and compliance for enterprise SAP systems
These skills enable organizations to successfully run mission-critical SAP workloads in Azure cloud environments.
Exam Skills Measured
The AZ-120 exam evaluates several major skill domains.
1. Migrate SAP Workloads to Azure (25–30%)
Candidates must understand how to:
- Plan SAP workload migrations
- Evaluate SAP system requirements and compatibility
- Select appropriate Azure compute and storage resources
- Use migration tools and strategies for SAP workloads
2. Design and Implement Infrastructure to Support SAP Workloads (25–30%)
Candidates should be able to:
- Design Azure infrastructure for SAP systems
- Configure compute, networking, and storage for SAP deployments
- Deploy SAP HANA on Azure infrastructure
- Optimize infrastructure for SAP performance
3. Implement High Availability and Disaster Recovery (20–25%)
This domain focuses on:
- Designing high availability for SAP workloads
- Implementing failover and redundancy strategies
- Designing backup and disaster recovery solutions
- Ensuring business continuity for SAP systems
4. Maintain SAP Workloads on Azure (20–25%)
Candidates must understand how to:
- Monitor SAP workloads using Azure tools
- Optimize performance and resource usage
- Manage security and compliance requirements
- Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues
Validity & Recertification
- Microsoft role-based certifications expire after one year.
To renew certification:
- Complete a free online renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn before the certification expiration date.
Recommended Experience
Although there are no formal prerequisites, Microsoft recommends candidates have:
- Experience with SAP systems such as SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver, and SAP S/4HANA
- Experience with Azure administration and infrastructure deployment
- Knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
- Experience with networking, virtualization, storage, and high availability architectures
- Familiarity with Azure monitoring and security services
This certification is considered an advanced specialty-level Azure certification.
Who Should Pursue This Certification?
This certification is ideal for professionals such as:
- SAP Basis Administrators
- Cloud Architects managing SAP environments
- Azure Infrastructure Engineers supporting SAP workloads
- SAP System Administrators migrating SAP to the cloud
- Enterprise architects responsible for SAP cloud strategies
Career Benefits
- Demonstrates expertise in running SAP workloads on Microsoft Azure
- Validates knowledge of SAP HANA deployment and high availability design
- Supports careers in SAP cloud architecture and enterprise cloud migration
- Recognized Microsoft specialty certification for SAP cloud infrastructure
Summary
The Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty certification validates a candidate’s ability to design, migrate, and operate SAP workloads in Azure environments.
Key points
- Requires one exam: AZ-120
- No prerequisite certification required
- Focuses on SAP infrastructure, migration, high availability, and performance optimization on Azure
- Specialty-level Microsoft cloud certification designed for SAP and cloud infrastructure professionals.
