CertLabProMicrosoft Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty
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Last reviewed: April 2026
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AZ-120 is Microsoft's specialty credential for engineers running SAP workloads on Azure. It validates the ability to migrate SAP estates onto Azure, design and implement infrastructure to support SAP (compute, storage, networking specific to SAP), engineer high availability and disaster recovery for SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver, and operate SAP workloads day to day. The audience is dual-skilled professionals who combine SAP Basis or infrastructure experience with Azure cloud expertise — a relatively narrow but well-paid intersection. Expect 40–60 questions in 100 minutes including drag-and-drop, hot-area, multiple-response, and at least one case study.
About 28%. Migration strategies (lift-and-shift, replatform, RISE with SAP), Azure Migrate, DMO with System Move, SAP database migration tooling, target architecture sizing, and assessment / readiness reviews.
About 27%. SAP-certified VM sizes (M-series, Mv2, Mv3), Premium SSD v2 / Ultra Disk for HANA, Azure NetApp Files for shared file systems, Proximity Placement Groups, and SAP-specific network design.
About 23%. SAP HANA System Replication with Pacemaker, SAP NetWeaver ASCS / SCS clustering, Azure Site Recovery for SAP, multi-region DR patterns, and backup with Azure Backup for SAP HANA.
About 22%. Monitoring with Azure Monitor for SAP solutions (AMS), patching, scaling, OS-tier optimizations (SLES / RHEL for SAP), and operational runbooks.
$130k–$175k–$240k USD annual
Range covers US-based senior SAP-on-Azure engineers and architects; salary data is sparser than for general Azure roles given the narrower talent pool. Senior consultants at large SAP-aligned consultancies (Accenture, Deloitte, Capgemini, IBM) and at SAP partners often clear $260k TC. The dual-skill premium is real.
Source: levels.fyi 2025 SAP / cloud-migration roles, U.S. BLS OEWS May 2024 (15-1241 computer network architects, 15-1252 software developers), Glassdoor 2025. Figures are approximate; actual compensation depends on role, region, and experience.
AZ-120 sits at one of the highest-leverage skill intersections in enterprise IT — SAP customers running large ERP / S/4HANA estates and migrating onto Azure or RISE with SAP. Demand is concentrated at large enterprises, SAP-aligned consultancies, and Microsoft-partner system integrators rather than at typical cloud-native shops. Recruiters use it as a strong signal of dual SAP-and-Azure competence, which commands a premium given the limited pool of qualified candidates. It pairs naturally with AZ-305 (architect track) and with traditional SAP certifications (SAP Certified Technology Associate). Demand should remain steady through the SAP S/4HANA migration deadline window into 2027–2030.
There are no formal prerequisites, but AZ-120 has the most demanding implicit prerequisites of any Microsoft Azure exam. Microsoft recommends extensive SAP infrastructure experience (typically SAP Basis or SAP infrastructure engineer roles) plus Azure expertise equivalent to AZ-104. Candidates lacking either side of the dual-skill profile generally struggle. AZ-900 is a useful conceptual on-ramp for SAP engineers new to Azure.
The official Microsoft Learn path covers all four domains in roughly 25–35 hours, but the path assumes deep SAP context that the modules do not teach. Effective preparation requires reading the SAP-on-Azure architecture-center documentation end-to-end, the SAP Note collection for Azure (especially Notes 1928533 and 2015553), and the SAP Workloads on Azure planning guide. Hands-on access to a real SAP HANA / NetWeaver lab is invaluable but expensive; many candidates rely on employer-sponsored sandbox environments.
AZ-120 sits in the Specialty tier — Microsoft's narrow-scope but high-depth band. Plan on 60–100 hours of study over 8–12 weeks for candidates with both SAP and Azure backgrounds; substantially longer if either side is weak. The exam runs about 100 minutes with 40–60 questions in multiple-choice, multiple-response, drag-and-drop, hot-area, and case-study formats. Case studies are timed separately and cannot be revisited.
The most common stumbling block is SAP-certified VM and storage sizing — Microsoft expects candidates to know which VM SKUs (M-series, Mv2, Mv3, HANA-certified Edsv5) are valid for production HANA workloads, and which storage configurations meet SAP's KPIs. SAP HANA System Replication paired with Pacemaker on SLES / RHEL is another consistent trap area. As a Specialty exam, AZ-120 has lower test-taker volume, so third-party study material is sparser than for associate or expert exams; lean primarily on Microsoft Learn and SAP-on-Azure architecture-center documentation.
Most recent skills-measured update. Refreshed VM SKU coverage (Mv3 series), expanded RISE with SAP framing, modernized Azure Monitor for SAP solutions content. Microsoft refreshes AZ-120 less frequently than role-based exams given its specialty status — typically every 18–24 months.
Restructured into the current four-domain layout, expanded RISE with SAP coverage, and integrated Azure NetApp Files content for HANA shared file systems.
Initial GA as one of the first Azure specialty exams. Original outline focused on classical SAP NetWeaver migrations and basic HANA HA on SUSE.
AZ-120 (Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty) is a a deeply specialized exam covering advanced topics in a narrow domain — expect hands-on experience to be a prerequisite Specialty-level exam. Most candidates need 100–200 hours of study spread over 2–4 months for specialty exams. These assume hands-on experience in the specialty domain. Most candidates who score consistently above the passing threshold on practice exams pass on their first attempt.