I have recently obtained the certification Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server 2012/2014. I began with this path almost 2 years ago, back then i wrongly thought that the MCP will be enough for me, and then I decided to get out of my comfort zone and look forward to finish the certification to the next step, and here we are, after a long struggle and a lot of blood and tears, I made it :) Perhaps you are wondering, "hey this is not a a big deal, so why the post?" because it was, at least for me, so freaking difficult! Let me explain why: The old format had 3 required exams When i started my MCSA certification path, the SQL Server 2016 certification path was still too recent, also my skills on that area, so I decided to take the 2012/2014 instead, who has 3 required exams: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 201S2/2014 And now for