Microsoft DP-100 Practice Status: Azure Data Science

DP-100 is the older Microsoft Azure Data Scientist Associate route for designing and implementing data science solutions on Azure. Microsoft Learn retirement materials point learners from DP-100 training toward AI-300, the newer Machine Learning Operations and GenAIOps route.

This route has been replaced or renamed. Use this page to choose the current equivalent and avoid starting the wrong Microsoft AI operations path.

Current equivalent

Why the route changed

The newer route is less about only building models and more about operating AI systems. AI-300 covers MLOps infrastructure, traditional model lifecycle controls, GenAIOps infrastructure, evaluation, observability, retrieval optimization, and production performance.

Practice bank status

• Current status: replaced or retiring route
• Exact IT Mastery simulator for DP-100: not being expanded as a primary new route
• Best use right now: use this page to redirect DP-100 search intent to the current AI-300 route
• Recommended next page: AI-300

Official sources

• Microsoft retired courses page
• Microsoft exam retirement list

What to open next

• Use AI-300 if your goal is MLOps and GenAIOps.
• Use AI-103 if your goal is building AI apps and agents.