Top 7 New Microsoft Azure Certifications That Can Help You Make a Fortune in 2020

The title of this article belongs to 2020, when Microsoft’s Azure training portfolio offered a different set of exams and certifications. Seven credentials that looked like promising routes then should not be presented as seven bookable choices in October 2026. Some exams have been replaced, others retired, and an exam code does not by itself… Read More »

Microsoft MCSE Certification Guide

Editorial update — October 2026: The MCSE certification program is now historical. The last exams associated with MCSE, MCSA and MCSD were retired on January 31, 2021; a reader cannot earn a new MCSE through the pathways described in this guide. The older track descriptions still explain what enterprise engineers studied at the time. For… Read More »

Windows 10 Ceases to Exist…Why?

The title ‘Windows 10 Ceases to Exist’ was provocative when this page first appeared in May 2019. Windows 10 did not disappear that year. Several years later, Microsoft ended ordinary support for specified Windows 10 releases on 14 October 2025. Understanding the difference between product naming, continued operation and supported security maintenance is far more… Read More »

Microsoft: Windows 10 Runs Again

Claims that Windows 10 has been brought back as a fully supported consumer operating system can mislead administrators and home users alike. Windows 10 remains able to run on many existing PCs, but the ability to start an operating system is not the same thing as receiving ordinary security and quality updates. Microsoft states that… Read More »

Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

Exchange Server 2016 introduced administrative and messaging features that remain relevant to the history of Microsoft enterprise email. However, designing a new 2016 deployment in 2026 is not ordinary best practice: Microsoft states that support for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 ended on 14 October 2025. Teams responsible for a surviving deployment need to treat… Read More »

Exam Retirement Update: What’s Retiring in July 2016?

The certification industry witnessed a wave of significant exam retirements in July 2016, as major technology vendors and certification bodies took deliberate steps to modernize their credential portfolios and align them with rapidly shifting technology landscapes. This period of transition affected thousands of professionals who had been preparing for specific exams or who held credentials… Read More »

Microsoft Moves Retimerement of Lync Exams!

Microsoft has officially made a significant move regarding the retirement of its Lync-related certification examinations, sending ripples of attention and concern throughout the global IT certification community and prompting immediate strategic reassessment among thousands of professionals whose certification plans, career development roadmaps, and professional credentials are directly affected by this consequential decision. The announcement touches… Read More »

Lync Becomes Skype For Business, and So Do MCSE Exams

The transition from Microsoft Lync to Skype for Business represented one of the most visible and consequential rebranding exercises in the history of enterprise communication technology. When Microsoft announced that its widely deployed unified communications platform would be renamed and significantly enhanced under the Skype for Business banner, the decision sent ripples across the entire… Read More »

Attention App Developers! Get Certification Credits for Your Work With Microsoft AppToCert

Microsoft has always been at the forefront of recognizing developer talent, and the AppToCert program is one of its most exciting initiatives for app developers. This program gives developers a real opportunity to earn certification credits simply by doing what they already do — building quality applications on Microsoft platforms. If you have been working… Read More »

Take Microsoft Exams Online. Yes, Now You Can

The way professionals earn technology certifications has changed dramatically over the past several years, and Microsoft has been at the center of that shift. For a long time, sitting a Microsoft certification exam meant booking a slot at an approved testing center, traveling to a physical location, and completing the assessment under the supervision of… Read More »

Holiday Special: Take New MCSE Exams For FREE!

Editorial update — October 2026: The free-MCSE-exam holiday special in this 2014 post has ended. It is not an active exam-voucher offer, and the former MCSE exams can no longer be taken: Microsoft retired the last of the MCSA/MCSD/MCSE examination tracks on January 31, 2021. The original registration walkthrough remains here for historical context only.… Read More »

Must Bookmark: Microsoft’s Retiring Exams Directory

Microsoft has built one of the most extensive certification ecosystems in the technology industry, spanning cloud computing, database administration, development, and infrastructure management. Within this vast program, exams come and go with regularity as technology evolves and product versions reach the end of their supported lifecycles. For IT professionals who are actively pursuing Microsoft certifications… Read More »

Breaking News! New MCSE: Enterprise Devices and Apps is Here

Editorial update — October 2026: The ‘new’ MCSE: Enterprise Devices and Apps credential was newly announced in 2014, when this article was published; it is not a new certification today. Microsoft’s MCSA, MCSD and MCSE exam routes were fully retired by January 31, 2021. The management skills described below have evolved into current Microsoft 365… Read More »

Take New Microsoft Azure and Office 365 Exams For FREE!

Editorial update — October 2026: The Azure and Office 365 free-exam opportunity described here was a limited 2014 promotional program. It is not evidence of a valid Microsoft voucher in 2026. The former exam selection, redemption steps and eligibility conditions belong to that campaign; anyone looking for free learning or an actual discount now should… Read More »

The New Windows Is On Its Way: Have You Heard of Windows 10?

In October 2014, Microsoft’s reveal of Windows 10 signaled a change in the Windows experience after the controversy surrounding Windows 8. The return of familiar navigation, new security features and a broader device strategy were central talking points. Those announcements are now history. Windows 10’s general support lifecycle reached a major endpoint on 14 October… Read More »