HashiCorp renames its lab-based Terraform Professional exam to Advanced in Fall 2026 and adds a new Professional exam. See what changes and what stays.
Salesforce retires 24 certifications on February 1, 2027 and renames 16. See the full lists, dates, what holders keep and what to earn next.
CNCF’s CARE program renews KCNA, KCSA and CKA automatically. See what CKS extends, the dates that matter, and which exam to take next.
Oracle’s 2026 OCI update adds an Agentic AI track, Database@ multicloud exams, drops the year from names and sets 24-month validity. See what changed.
ServiceNow ended vouchers and made CIS-DF a prerequisite for seven CIS exams. See the December 31 deadline, fees, retake waits and a plan.
TL;DR: Google Cloud has launched a new professional certification, the Professional Agentic Architect. It validates that you can design and manage autonomous, AI-driven agent workflows on Google Cloud, and it works differently from other Google exams: you must pass two parts, a proctored multiple-choice exam and hands-on labs, and the credential is valid for one
