About ExamCores
ExamCores is an independent reference for IT certification exams — what each exam actually tests, what it costs, how long it takes, and which prep resources are worth your time.
What we cover
We currently document 20 exams across 5 vendors. Every exam page carries the same structure: the headline facts (cost, duration, question count, passing score, delivery options), the official domain breakdown with weightings, a prep guide, and a curated resource list. One page per exam, so you can read or Ctrl-F it in one go instead of stitching together five vendor pages and a forum thread.
No practice questions, no dumps
We publish no exam questions, no “braindumps”, and no reconstructed item banks. Beyond being a fast way to fail at the actual job, that material breaches the NDA you agree to when you sit an exam and infringes vendor copyright. Everything here is informational and editorial: facts about exams and pointers to legitimate training.
Independence
ExamCores is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any certification vendor. Exam names, codes and badges are trademarks of their respective owners. We do not accept payment for inclusion, placement or positive coverage. Some resource links are affiliate links, which is how the site is funded — see the affiliate disclosure for exactly how that works and what it does not influence.
How we work
Facts come from the vendor's official exam page and current exam guide, and are checked by a human before publication. AI assistants help us draft and keep hundreds of pages consistent; they do not decide what we publish. Every exam page is stamped with the date a human last verified it. The full process is written up in our verification and AI disclosure.
Our editors
- Dana Whitfield —
- Dana spent nine years running Azure and AWS platforms for mid-market IT teams before moving into technical writing. They cover the administrator, architect and DevOps tracks, and read every vendor exam guide the week it changes.
- Marcus Ojo —
- Marcus is a former data engineer and corporate trainer who has taught certification prep courses since 2016. He covers the data, analytics and security exams, and focuses on what the domain weightings actually mean for study time.
Corrections
Exam prices, formats and retirement dates change without much warning. If a page is wrong or stale, the vendor's official page always wins — and we want to know. Send us the correction and we will re-verify the page.