Mischa van den Burg

Engineers with multiple Azure certifications often lack practical skills like troubleshooting Linux processes or understanding how containers work. Certifications help get interviews, but hands-on infrastructure skills are what actually land job offers.

Stop collecting Azure certifications and start building infrastructure.

I've talked to hundreds of engineers with 3-5 certs who can't troubleshoot a Linux process or explain how a container actually works.

Certs get you interviews. Skills get you offers.

<p>Stop collecting Azure certifications and start building infrastructure.

I've talked to hundreds of engineers with 3-5 certs who can't troubleshoot a Linux process or explain how a container actually works.

Certs get you interviews. Skills get you offers.</p>

A provocative take arguing that Azure certifications are overvalued compared to hands-on infrastructure building experience. Engineers with multiple certifications but no practical projects are less valuable than those who have actually built and shipped infrastructure.