Azure AZ-120

Microsoft states you have 100 minutes to complete the assessment. The exam is proctored and may include interactive components, so you should be prepared to complete tasks in the exam interface rather than only answering standard multiple-choice items. Microsoft offers an exam sandbox so you can experience the look and feel and interact with different question types before test day.

Microsoft lists four assessed areas: migrate SAP workloads to Azure; design and implement an infrastructure to support SAP workloads on Azure; design and implement high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR); and maintain SAP workloads on Azure. The certification overview frames these around planning, migration, and operation of an SAP solution on Azure while leveraging Azure resources.

It targets architects and engineers who design and manage an SAP landscape on Azure. Responsibilities include implementing industry-specific standards for migrations and integrations and ensuring sustained operation of an SAP solution in Azure. You should have extensive experience with SAP applications and databases such as SAP HANA, SAP Business Suite, and SAP NetWeaver, plus virtualization, storage, networking, high availability, backup, and disaster recovery experience.

No, it is not stated as a requirement, but Microsoft strongly recommends that candidates hold an Azure Administrator Associate certification before pursuing this specialty. That recommendation reflects the infrastructure administration skills the exam assumes, such as managing networking, storage, and virtual machines through the Azure portal and template-based deployments. Holding it first is a reasonable study order.

Yes. Microsoft states that if you fail a certification exam you can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt, and that for subsequent retakes the amount of time varies. You should plan your schedule with that waiting period in mind rather than assuming you can immediately reattempt on the same day.

The certification has a renewal frequency of 12 months. Microsoft notes that role-based and specialty certifications expire unless renewed, and that you can renew at no cost by passing an online assessment on Microsoft Learn. Renewal is separate from the proctored exam, so you do not need to sit the full exam again each year.

Microsoft lists English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese (Brazil). The certification page was last updated 04/17/2026 according to the source, so confirm current availability when you schedule. Exams are scheduled through Pearson VUE, and Microsoft strongly recommends registering with a personal MSA account rather than an organizational account.

Microsoft strongly recommends registering for an exam with a personal MSA account. It warns that if you register with an organizational (work/school) AAD account, your exam records will be lost if you leave your organization and they will be unrecoverable. Using a personal account keeps your certification history attached to you across job changes.

Start with the official exam AZ-120 study guide to learn the topics covered and any updates, then work through the four assessed areas in order: migration, infrastructure design and implementation, HA/DR, and maintenance. Pair that with hands-on practice using the Azure portal, Azure Marketplace, and Resource Manager or Bicep templates, since Microsoft names these as the tools used to manage SAP infrastructure.

A frequent weakness is treating the exam as pure SAP application knowledge. Microsoft expects broad infrastructure depth too: virtualization, storage structures, networking, backup, data protection, and disaster recovery, all applied to SAP workloads. Another is skipping the exam sandbox and being surprised by interactive components. Also verify the price for your country when scheduling, since Microsoft states pricing is based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.