You can take the AZ-400 exam in Dublin at a Pearson VUE test centre or online from home through Pearson OnVUE. The exam is delivered in the same way worldwide, so candidates in Dublin sit the same Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions (AZ-400) paper as everyone else. Book through Microsoft's official page and choose a slot in Irish time (GMT/IST).
Taking the AZ-400 exam in Dublin
The Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions (AZ-400) is the same exam wherever you sit it. Microsoft publishes one blueprint, one time limit and one scoring model, so there is no Dublin-specific version to prepare for. What changes from city to city is only how you book and where you sit.
Test centre or online from Dublin?
- Test centre: Microsoft delivers this exam through Pearson VUE. Search Pearson VUE's test-centre finder for Dublin when you book; centre availability changes, so we do not list addresses here.
- Online: you can also sit it online from home or the office through Pearson OnVUE, which avoids travel within the city. You need a quiet private room, a webcam and a stable connection.
Booking from Dublin: time zone and currency
Dublin is in Ireland and runs on Irish time (GMT/IST). Exam slots on the booking page are shown in your local time, so pick a start time when you are normally alert. Microsoft shows the exam price for your country at checkout rather than publishing one worldwide figure, so candidates in Dublin see the amount in their own region before paying. The cost and booking page covers retakes.
What the AZ-400 exam covers
The paper is weighted by domain the same way in Dublin as everywhere else:
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Design and implement processes and communications | 14.0% |
| Design and implement a source control strategy | 12.0% |
| Design and implement build and release pipelines | 54.0% |
| Develop a security and compliance plan | 12.0% |
| Implement an instrumentation strategy | 8.0% |
The exam objectives page lists every objective under each domain.
Before you book from Dublin
- Make sure the name on your Microsoft account matches your government ID exactly; a mismatch can stop you being admitted on the day.
- Decide between a test centre and online delivery before you pick a date, because the booking flow and the rules on the day differ.
- If you sit online, run the system check on the computer and network you will actually use, well before exam day.
- Book a slot in Irish time (GMT/IST) that suits you, and leave time for check-in before the start.
Preparing for the AZ-400 in Dublin
Courses and classroom training in Dublin are one route; self-study works just as well if you follow the published objectives. Most candidates combine three things:
- The official objectives, domain by domain (exam objectives).
- A plan that gives the heaviest domains the most time (study plan).
- Timed mocks under real conditions (practice test), then targeted revision.
The exam-day guide covers ID checks and the rules for sitting online.
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AZ-400 in nearby cities
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Exam facts on this page come from Microsoft’s own pages (official exam page). Prices, versions and policies change — confirm there before you book.