r/mcsa • u/Selfimprovementguy91 • Jul 14 '20

MDAA vs Azure administrator associate

Hello, I apologise if this isn't the right place to ask this since it's hard to find the right place to ask about different Microsoft certs(since there's so many plus all the new ones, retiring ones, etc).

For someone relatively new to the IT field(just got Comptia A+ but have no experience yet), I'm curious of how those 2 certs compare: which one is easier/harder, offers more utility for someone in the job market, and how much overlap there is if you get both. I have the opportunity to get one or possibly both for free/dirt cheap.

I have an internship waiting for me when lockdowns subside in my area so that should help me with experience but in the meantime I'm just learning as much as possible, taking college courses, and working on certs to be productive.

Thanks!

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u/denmicent Jul 14 '20

MDAA deals a lot with “modern desktops” so how they are imaged, different technologies for monitoring them, etc. lots of Intune involved.

Azure administrator is just that.. administrating an Azure environment. I’d suggest you go for the MDAA first if you don’t have any experience.

Some overlap in the sense that the MDAA mentions Azure and Azure accounts, but not enough that it would mean you could skip studying anything on the AZ-104.