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AZ-900

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900

Complete AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals study guide — 138 chapters covering cloud concepts, Azure services, and governance for beginners.

138 chapters ~23h
CLF-C02

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02

Complete AWS Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 study guide — 130 chapters for beginners covering cloud concepts, AWS services, security, and billing.

130 chapters ~54h
SY0-701

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701

Complete Security+ SY0-701 study guide — 212 chapters covering all 5 exam domains with real-world examples, exam traps, and practice questions.

212 chapters ~88h
AZ-104

Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104

Complete AZ-104 Azure Administrator study guide — identity, storage, compute, networking, and monitoring for Azure admins.

168 chapters ~70h
AI-900

Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900

Complete AI-900 study guide — AI workloads, machine learning, computer vision, NLP, and generative AI on Azure.

100 chapters ~42h
SAA-C03

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03

Complete SAA-C03 study guide — secure architectures, resilient design, high performance, and cost optimization on AWS.

189 chapters ~79h
220-1101

CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1101

Complete A+ Core 1 220-1101 study guide — mobile devices, networking, hardware, cloud, and troubleshooting.

123 chapters ~51h
N10-009

CompTIA Network+ N10-009

Complete Network+ N10-009 study guide — networking concepts, implementation, operations, security, and troubleshooting.

163 chapters ~68h
SC-900

Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900

Complete SC-900 study guide — security, compliance, and identity fundamentals for Microsoft cloud services.

103 chapters ~43h
SOA-C02

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate SOA-C02

Complete SOA-C02 study guide — monitoring, reliability, storage, compute, networking, and cost on AWS.

104 chapters ~43h
DP-900

Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals DP-900

Complete DP-900 study guide — core data concepts, relational and non-relational data on Azure, analytics workloads.

101 chapters ~42h
220-1102

CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1102

Complete A+ Core 2 220-1102 study guide — operating systems, security, software troubleshooting, and operational procedures.

131 chapters ~55h
CS0-003

CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003

Complete CySA+ CS0-003 study guide — threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, and reporting.

100 chapters ~42h
DVA-C02

AWS Certified Developer Associate DVA-C02

Complete DVA-C02 study guide — developing and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS.

101 chapters ~42h
MS-900

Microsoft 365 Fundamentals MS-900

Complete MS-900 study guide — Microsoft 365 cloud services, productivity apps, security, compliance, and licensing.

104 chapters ~43h
AZ-500

Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate AZ-500

Complete AZ-500 study guide — identity, compute, storage, networking security, and security operations on Azure.

103 chapters ~43h
SC-200

Microsoft Security Operations Analyst SC-200

Complete SC-200 study guide — threat mitigation using Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, and cloud security.

101 chapters ~42h
PT0-002

CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-002

Complete PenTest+ PT0-002 study guide — penetration testing planning, reconnaissance, attacks, reporting.

104 chapters ~43h
AZ-305

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305

Complete AZ-305 study guide — designing Azure infrastructure solutions covering identity, networking, storage, and governance.

103 chapters ~43h
MS-102

Microsoft 365 Administrator MS-102

Complete MS-102 study guide — Microsoft 365 tenant management, identity, compliance, and security for admins.

104 chapters ~43h
ACE

Google Associate Cloud Engineer

Complete Google ACE study guide — deploying, monitoring, and managing Google Cloud applications and infrastructure.

101 chapters ~42h
CCNA 200-301

Cisco CCNA 200-301

Complete CCNA 200-301 study guide — all 6 domains, troubleshooting scenarios, configuration labs, and exam traps.

277 chapters ~115h
AZ-204

Microsoft Azure Developer Associate AZ-204

Complete AZ-204 study guide — developing Azure compute, storage, security, monitoring, and API solutions.

102 chapters ~43h
GCDL

Google Cloud Digital Leader

Complete Google Cloud Digital Leader study guide — cloud concepts, Google Cloud products, and digital transformation.

101 chapters ~42h
CISSP

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

This guide covers all eight domains of the (ISC)² CISSP Common Body of Knowledge, providing a structured curriculum for exam preparation.

15 chapters ~3h
350-401 ENCOR

Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies

This guide covers all major objectives for the Cisco ENCOR certification exam, providing a structured learning path from foundational concepts to advanced enterprise networking topics.

18 chapters ~4h
AZ-400

Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert AZ-400

This guide covers the complete curriculum for the AZ-400 exam, mapping to official exam objectives for designing and implementing DevOps strategies on Microsoft Azure.

18 chapters ~4h
PCDE

Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer

A structured learning curriculum covering all official exam objectives for the Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer certification.

18 chapters ~4h
TF-003

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)

This curriculum covers all official objectives for the Terraform Associate (003) certification exam, from foundational concepts to advanced workflows.

15 chapters ~3h
VA-003

HashiCorp Vault Associate VA-003

This guide covers all the official exam objectives for the HashiCorp Vault Associate VA-003 certification, from core concepts to advanced operational patterns.

16 chapters ~3h
PCAP-31-03

Python Institute Certified Associate Python Programmer (PCAP)

Complete chapter-by-chapter curriculum covering all official PCAP exam objectives, with a focus on object-oriented programming, strings, modules/packages, and exception handling with file I/O.

17 chapters ~3h
1Z0-829

Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 17 Developer

A comprehensive study guide covering all official exam objectives for the Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 17 Developer certification.

18 chapters ~4h
EX200

Red Hat Certified System Administrator EX200

A structured learning curriculum covering all major objectives for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator EX200 exam, designed to build practical Linux administration skills.

20 chapters ~4h
EX294

Red Hat Certified Engineer EX294

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the Red Hat Certified Engineer EX294 certification, focusing on Ansible automation, including installation, inventory management, playbooks, modules, variables, roles, templating, task control, and troubleshooting.

18 chapters ~4h
LPIC-1

Linux Professional Institute Certification Level 1 LPIC-1

This guide provides a structured curriculum covering all major exam objectives for the LPIC-1 certification, focusing on essential Linux system administration skills.

17 chapters ~3h
LPIC-2

Linux Professional Institute Certification Level 2 (LPIC-2)

This guide covers all major exam objectives for the LPIC-2 certification, focusing on advanced Linux system administration, network configuration, security, and troubleshooting.

15 chapters ~3h
LFCS

Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)

This curriculum covers all official exam objectives for the LFCS certification, organized into focused chapters for systematic learning.

16 chapters ~3h
CLF-C02

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

This guide covers the fundamentals of cloud computing, AWS core services, security, pricing, and support to prepare for the CLF-C02 certification exam.

15 chapters ~3h
DVA-C02

AWS Certified Developer Associate

A comprehensive learning guide covering security, deployment, AWS service integration, and troubleshooting/optimization for the DVA-C02 exam.

18 chapters ~4h
PCNSA

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator

A structured curriculum covering all official exam objectives for the PCNSA certification, focusing on Palo Alto Networks firewall administration, security policies, and network security management.

15 chapters ~3h
PCNSE

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer PCNSE

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the PCNSE certification, organized into focused chapters from foundational concepts to advanced troubleshooting and high availability.

19 chapters ~4h
JNCIA-JUNOS

Juniper Networks Certified Associate Junos (JNCIA-Junos)

This guide covers all foundational topics for the JNCIA-Junos certification, including Junos OS fundamentals, configuration, routing, security, and troubleshooting.

15 chapters ~3h
VCP-DCV

VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization VCP-DCV

This guide covers the official VCP-DCV exam objectives for data center virtualization fundamentals, installation, configuration, management, and troubleshooting.

15 chapters ~3h
SPLK-1002

Splunk Core Certified User SPLK-1002

This guide covers the official exam objectives for the Splunk Core Certified User SPLK-1002 certification, focusing on Splunk basics, fields and lookups, basic searching, and reports/dashboards.

17 chapters ~3h
SPLK-1003

Splunk Core Certified Power User

A structured learning curriculum covering all exam objectives for the Splunk Core Certified Power User (SPLK-1003) certification.

15 chapters ~3h
SNOW-CSA

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA)

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the ServiceNow Certified System Administrator certification, from platform fundamentals to advanced administration tasks.

18 chapters ~4h
SNOW-CAD

ServiceNow Certified Application Developer

This guide covers all official objectives for the ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD) exam, organized into focused learning units.

15 chapters ~3h
CAPM

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

This structured curriculum covers all key domains for the CAPM exam, including project management fundamentals, predictive and agile frameworks, and business analysis.

18 chapters ~4h
ANS-C01

AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty ANS-C01

Complete curriculum covering all official exam objectives for the AWS Advanced Networking Specialty certification, with structured chapters mapped to domain weights.

15 chapters ~3h
NSE4

Fortinet NSE 4 Network Security Professional

This guide covers the official exam objectives for the Fortinet NSE 4 certification, focusing on FortiGate administration, security policies, VPNs, and advanced threat protection.

14 chapters ~3h
SOA-C02

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate

A structured learning curriculum for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate (SOA-C02) exam, covering all official domains with focused, teachable chapters.

18 chapters ~4h
AI-102

Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate AI-102

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the AI-102 certification, including planning, managing, and implementing Azure AI solutions across NLP, computer vision, generative AI, knowledge mining, and agentic AI.

16 chapters ~3h
CAS-005

CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005)

A comprehensive study guide covering all official exam objectives for the CompTIA SecurityX certification, focusing on advanced cybersecurity concepts, risk management, security architecture, and operational security.

15 chapters ~3h
312-49

EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)

This guide covers the official exam objectives for the CHFI certification, focusing on computer forensics investigation, evidence handling, and analysis techniques.

15 chapters ~3h
XK0-006

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006)

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the CompTIA Linux+ certification, providing a structured learning path from Linux fundamentals to advanced system administration and security.

16 chapters ~3h
CV0-004

CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004

A comprehensive curriculum covering cloud architecture, design, deployment, operations, security, and troubleshooting for the CompTIA Cloud+ certification exam.

18 chapters ~4h
DA0-002

CompTIA Data+ (DA0-002)

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the CompTIA Data+ certification, focusing on data governance, analysis, visualization, and reporting.

17 chapters ~3h
SAP-C02

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02

A comprehensive study guide for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification exam, covering design, migration, and continuous improvement of complex AWS solutions.

16 chapters ~3h
NSE7

Fortinet NSE 7 Advanced Security NSE7

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the Fortinet NSE 7 Advanced Security certification, focusing on FortiGate advanced features, SD-WAN, security fabrics, VPNs, and troubleshooting.

15 chapters ~3h
1Z0-811

Oracle Java Foundations 1Z0-811

This guide covers the foundational Java concepts and objectives required to pass the Oracle Java Foundations 1Z0-811 certification exam.

16 chapters ~3h
DBS-C01

AWS Certified Database Specialty DBS-C01

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the AWS Certified Database Specialty certification, organized into teachable chapters that progress from fundamentals to advanced topics.

17 chapters ~3h
MLS-C01

AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty MLS-C01

A structured learning curriculum covering all major objectives of the AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty exam, with chapters organized from fundamentals to advanced topics.

15 chapters ~3h
312-50

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

This guide covers the official CEH exam objectives, providing a structured learning path from foundational concepts to advanced ethical hacking techniques.

18 chapters ~4h
DEA-C01

AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate DEA-C01

This guide covers all official exam domains for the AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate certification, focusing on data store management, operations, security, governance, and ingestion/transformation.

18 chapters ~4h
DOP-C02

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional DOP-C02

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional certification, organized into focused, teachable chapters.

18 chapters ~4h
PAS-C01

AWS Certified SAP on AWS Specialty

This guide provides a structured curriculum covering migration, operations, technology, and workload design for running SAP on AWS, aligned with the PAS-C01 exam objectives.

16 chapters ~3h
DP-203

Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate DP-203

This guide covers all major exam objectives for the DP-203 certification, focusing on data processing, security, monitoring, optimization, and storage design in Azure.

15 chapters ~3h
MB-910

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals CRM (MB-910)

This guide provides a structured learning path covering the core concepts, capabilities, and business value of Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, and Customer Insights, aligned with the official MB-910 exam objectives.

18 chapters ~4h
SCS-C02

AWS Certified Security Specialty SCS-C02

A structured learning curriculum covering all official exam domains for the AWS Certified Security Specialty certification.

19 chapters ~4h
KCNA

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

A structured curriculum covering all official KCNA exam objectives, organized into logical, beginner-friendly chapters.

12 chapters ~3h
PMLE

Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer

A comprehensive study guide covering all official exam objectives for the Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer certification, organized into focused and teachable chapters.

16 chapters ~3h
CKAD

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

This guide provides a structured learning curriculum covering all official CKAD exam objectives, from core concepts to advanced application deployment, design, observability, configuration, security, services, and networking.

18 chapters ~4h
ITIL4F

ITIL 4 Foundation

This guide covers the key concepts, principles, and practices of the ITIL 4 framework to help you prepare for the ITIL 4 Foundation certification exam.

15 chapters ~3h
PRINCE2F

PRINCE2 Foundation

This guide covers the complete PRINCE2 Foundation certification exam objectives, including principles, themes, processes, and terminology for managing projects using the PRINCE2 methodology.

20 chapters ~4h
PL-300

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

This guide covers all official objectives for the PL-300 certification, structured into focused chapters from data preparation to visualization and governance.

18 chapters ~4h
PL-900

Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals

A structured learning curriculum that maps to the official PL-900 exam objectives, covering Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, the Power Platform environment, and business value.

16 chapters ~3h
PMP

Project Management Professional (PMP)

A structured learning curriculum covering all official PMP exam objectives, organized by domain weight to help candidates prepare efficiently.

18 chapters ~4h
PCEP-30-02

Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer

A structured study guide covering all official objectives for the PCEP certification exam, from Python fundamentals to control flow, data types, functions, and data structures.

16 chapters ~3h
SC-100

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

A structured learning curriculum covering all official exam objectives for the Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect certification, organized into focused, teachable chapters.

15 chapters ~3h
FC0-U71

CompTIA Tech+ (FC0-U71)

This guide covers all official exam objectives for CompTIA Tech+ (FC0-U71), providing beginner-friendly chapters on IT fundamentals, hardware, software, networking, security, and troubleshooting.

18 chapters ~4h
PK0-005

CompTIA Project+

A structured learning curriculum covering all official exam objectives for the CompTIA Project+ certification.

18 chapters ~4h
SSCP

Systems Security Certified Practitioner

This guide covers all seven domains of the SSCP certification exam, providing structured chapters to build foundational and intermediate knowledge of cybersecurity operations, access controls, risk management, network security, incident response, cryptography, and systems application security.

20 chapters ~4h
CCSP

Certified Cloud Security Professional

This guide covers all six domains of the CCSP exam, providing a structured learning path from cloud architecture and governance through data security, platform security, operations, application security, and legal/compliance topics.

16 chapters ~3h
CISM

Certified Information Security Manager

This guide covers all key domains and objectives for the CISM certification, focusing on information security governance, risk management, program development, and incident management.

17 chapters ~3h
CISA

Certified Information Systems Auditor

This guide provides a structured learning curriculum mapping to the official CISA exam objectives, covering audit process, IT governance, systems development, operations resilience, and information protection.

16 chapters ~3h
CRISC

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control

A structured learning curriculum covering all four domains of the CRISC exam: risk identification, assessment, response and mitigation, and information security controls.

16 chapters ~3h
200-201

Cisco CyberOps Associate 200-201

This guide covers the official objectives for the Cisco CyberOps Associate 200-201 certification exam, focusing on security concepts, host-based analysis, intrusion analysis, security monitoring, and policies/procedures.

16 chapters ~3h
200-901

Cisco DevNet Associate 200-901

This guide covers all major exam objectives for the Cisco DevNet Associate certification, focusing on software development, APIs, automation, Cisco platforms, application deployment, and network fundamentals.

18 chapters ~4h
350-701

Cisco SCOR / CCNP Security Core 350-701

A structured learning curriculum covering all official objectives for the Cisco SCOR / CCNP Security Core 350-701 certification exam.

18 chapters ~4h
CKS

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

This guide covers all official objectives for the CKS exam, focusing on cluster setup, supply chain security, hardening, system hardening, microservice vulnerabilities, and runtime monitoring.

15 chapters ~3h
DP-300

Microsoft Azure Database Administrator Associate DP-300

This structured learning guide covers all official exam objectives for the DP-300 certification, focusing on planning, implementing, managing, and securing Azure database solutions.

14 chapters ~3h
CC

ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) certification, organized into focused chapters for effective learning.

16 chapters ~3h
MB-920

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals ERP (MB-920)

This guide covers the core concepts of Dynamics 365 finance, supply chain, and finance and operations core capabilities for the MB-920 certification exam.

18 chapters ~4h
MD-102

Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator

This guide covers all major objectives for the MD-102 exam, focusing on deploying, managing, maintaining, and protecting endpoints in Microsoft 365.

18 chapters ~4h
350-601

Cisco DCCOR / CCNP Data Center Core 350-601

A complete structured curriculum covering compute, network, storage, security, and automation objectives for the Cisco DCCOR 350-601 certification exam.

18 chapters ~4h
350-501

Cisco SPCOR / CCNP Service Provider Core 350-501

This guide covers the core technologies and concepts required for the Cisco SPCOR 350-501 exam, including MPLS, segment routing, service provider networking, architecture, automation, QoS, and security.

16 chapters ~3h
PDE

Google Professional Data Engineer

This guide covers all official exam objectives for the Google Professional Data Engineer certification, focusing on designing, building, maintaining, and optimizing data processing systems on Google Cloud.

15 chapters ~3h
PCSE

Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer

A structured learning curriculum covering all official exam objectives for the Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification.

16 chapters ~3h
220-1201

CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201

A structured learning curriculum covering all official exam objectives for the CompTIA A+ Core 1 certification, focusing on hardware, networking, mobile devices, virtualization, and troubleshooting.

18 chapters ~4h
CKA

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

This guide provides a structured learning path covering all official objectives for the CKA exam, designed to build practical cluster administration skills.

16 chapters ~3h
PCNE

Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer

A comprehensive learning curriculum covering all official exam objectives for the Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification, including VPCs, network security, hybrid connectivity, and monitoring.

17 chapters ~3h
PCD

Google Professional Cloud Developer

This guide provides a structured learning curriculum for the Google Professional Cloud Developer certification exam, covering all official domains with focused, teachable chapters.

15 chapters ~3h
PCDOE

Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

This guide covers the essential topics for the Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer certification, including CI/CD pipelines, service monitoring, incident management, service performance optimization, and GCP DevOps bootstrapping.

17 chapters ~3h
300-410

Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services (300-410 ENARSI)

A structured learning curriculum for the Cisco CCNP ENARSI 300-410 exam covering Layer 3 technologies, VPN technologies, infrastructure security, and infrastructure services.

17 chapters ~3h
220-1202

CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202

A structured learning guide covering operating systems, security, software troubleshooting, and operational procedures for the CompTIA A+ Core 2 certification exam.

18 chapters ~4h
AIF-C01

AWS Certified AI Practitioner AIF-C01

A structured learning curriculum mapping to all official exam objectives for the AWS Certified AI Practitioner certification.

16 chapters ~3h
MLA-C01

AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer Associate (MLA-C01)

This guide covers the official exam objectives for the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer Associate certification, organized into focused chapters that map to data preparation, model development, monitoring/security, and deployment/orchestration domains.

16 chapters ~3h
Generative AI Leader

Google Cloud Generative AI Leader Generative AI Leader

This guide provides a structured learning curriculum for the Google Cloud Generative AI Leader certification exam, covering generative AI fundamentals, output improvement, business strategy, and Google Cloud offerings.

14 chapters ~3h
1Z0-1127

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Generative AI Professional

A comprehensive study guide covering all official objectives for the OCI Generative AI Professional certification exam.

18 chapters ~4h
AI Associate

Salesforce AI Associate

A structured curriculum covering ethical AI, data for AI, AI capabilities in CRM, and Salesforce AI fundamentals for the Salesforce AI Associate certification.

15 chapters ~3h
SK0-005

CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005)

Comprehensive study guide for the CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 certification exam covering server hardware, administration, security, and troubleshooting.

16 chapters ~3h