Azure AI-102 Retires June 30. You Have 87 Days to Get the Most In-Demand Microsoft AI Cert Before It's Gone.

I don't normally write posts with a countdown in the title. But this one actually matters. Microsoft just confirmed that the AI-102 - Azure AI Engineer Associate - retires on June 30, 2026. After that date, the exam disappears. The cert path changes. And if you've been putting it off, you're running out of runway. Here's the thing: the AI-102 isn't some niche cert that nobody cares about. It's become one of the most relevant credentials in the entire Microsoft ecosystem right now.