# r/azure (or r/AzureCertification depending on which is more active)

**Post day/time:** Wed May 13, 2026 — 1:00 PM ET
**Flair:** "Resource" or "Discussion"

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## Title

> Adaptive Azure cert prep with cross-cloud transfer credit — feedback wanted from r/azure

## Body

I'm Charles, founder of AccelaStudy AI. Web app launched Tuesday. Posting here because if you've already done AWS or GCP and are pivoting to Azure (most of us, in 2026), the cross-cloud knowledge transfer is real and most prep tools ignore it entirely.

Solo founder context: built the platform in 81 days with Anthropic's Claude as my only collaborator. 74 repos. 1.27 million lines. $0 raised. The "one human + Claude" thing isn't marketing — it's the literal arrangement.

The Azure-specific stuff:

**Cross-cloud transfer credit.** This is the feature I'm most proud of for this audience. The engine credits you automatically for overlapping concepts across AWS / Azure / GCP. So if you've passed AWS SAA, when you start AZ-104 you get ~60% credit on overlap (networking primitives, IAM patterns, regional architecture, etc.). You're not re-quizzed on what you already proved. You're quizzed only on what's actually Azure-specific (the ARM templates, the Azure AD/Entra weirdness, the App Service vs. Functions tradeoffs, etc.).

**Hands-on labs that actually work.** 427 Azure labs, all strict-pass — meaning they drive a simulated Azure portal DOM with real assertions, not video walkthroughs. AZ-104, AZ-204, AZ-305, AZ-400, AZ-500, AZ-700, DP-100, DP-203, DP-300, DP-420, DP-700, AI-102, SC-300 — all have real labs you can fail.

**Coverage:** All current Azure certs (AZ-900/104/120/140/204/305/400/500/700, DP-900/100/203/300/420/700, AI-900/102, SC-900/300). 18 certs total in the Azure track.

**Why this matters for r/azure:** Microsoft retires and renames Azure certs more aggressively than AWS or GCP. The synthesis pipeline lets us update content fast — when AZ-303 became AZ-305, we shipped the update in a day. When AI-102 added Generative AI content, same. So you're not paying for content that's stale six months later.

What I'd love from this thread:

1. **Try the demo, especially if you've passed an AWS/GCP cert.** Tell me whether the cross-cloud transfer credit feels right — does it actually credit you for what you know, or does it over-credit (giving you a false sense of readiness)?
2. **Which Azure cert is most underserved by current prep tools?** I want to know where to focus the engine's deepest training data next.
3. **Honest take on Microsoft Learn + sandbox vs. paid prep tools.** If MSL is good enough for some of you, I want to understand what specifically I have to beat for the rest.

Free demo, no signup, in the first comment.

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## First comment (drops the link)

> Free demo (no signup): accelastudy.ai
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> If you've passed any AWS or GCP cert, pick AZ-104 or AZ-305 from the dropdown — that's where the cross-cloud transfer credit shows up most clearly.

## Engagement strategy

- The Azure crowd splits into "ARM templates are amazing" and "ARM templates are why I left Azure." Don't take sides — engage with both.
- Microsoft Learn is genuinely good for free Azure prep. Acknowledge that. Position AccelaStudy as "MSL plus the diagnostic engine and the cross-cloud credit," not as "MSL replacement."
- Free month codes for active r/azure contributors.
