Organizations running RISE with SAP or private-cloud S/4HANA need engineers who understand SAP's architecture and Azure's infrastructure layer with equal depth. This Azure SAP Workloads training walks through that overlap: certified VM families for HANA, Azure NetApp Files and Ultra Disk for storage, Pacemaker and WSFC clustering for availability, and Azure Site Recovery for disaster planning. Labs are built around the same scenario-style case studies used in the actual specialty exam, so your practice time builds exam readiness rather than just theory.
This course fits people who already touch SAP or Azure day to day and now need to operate confidently across both platforms.
Employers running RISE with SAP or S/4HANA migration programs are actively hiring for roles that sit right at the SAP-Azure intersection, including:
A few things set this program apart from a generic Azure or SAP course:
On completing training and labs, you receive an igmGuru course completion certificate. The credential this course maps to is Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty, validated through the AZ-120 exam.
The exam checks whether you can plan Azure infrastructure for SAP, implement it to SAP-certified standards, and keep it running securely — so hands-on lab time matters more here than for most Azure exams.
Not strictly — but you should already be comfortable with core Azure concepts like VMs, storage accounts, and networking. If you're new to Azure entirely, an AZ-104 foundation first will make this course far easier to follow.
Yes. Module 10 covers how responsibilities and architecture decisions shift when SAP manages the infrastructure under a RISE with SAP contract, and how that affects what you're tested on in the exam.
A general Azure course teaches VMs, storage, and networking in isolation. This course applies all three specifically to SAP's certified configurations — sizing rules, clustering requirements, and storage layouts that SAP support will actually accept.
AZ-120 runs about 100 to 120 minutes and mixes multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, and case-study questions. You need roughly 700 out of 1000 points to pass.
Yes, as long as you're willing to pick up Azure fundamentals alongside the SAP-specific content. Many Basis consultants start here precisely because their SAP knowledge is strong and Azure is the gap.
Yes. Labs run on live Azure subscriptions so you're provisioning actual VMs, configuring real clusters, and running genuine Azure Migrate assessments rather than working through screenshots.
The certification renews annually. Microsoft sends a reminder ahead of expiry, and renewal is done through a free online assessment rather than a full retake.
Azure NetApp Files is often preferred for larger HANA scale-up systems needing NFS-based storage and snapshot-based backup, while Ultra Disk suits scenarios needing flexible, disk-level IOPS and throughput tuning. The course covers when each makes sense.
Yes — under RISE, SAP manages day-to-day infrastructure, but your team still needs to understand the architecture to plan integrations, review SAP's proposed sizing, and manage the parts of the landscape that remain your responsibility.
Yes, corporate batches are available for teams working through an SAP migration together, with scheduling built around the project timeline rather than a fixed public batch.
