Azure Solutions Architect AZ-305

• Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions.
• Design data storage solutions for relational, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Design business continuity, backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Design compute and application architecture solutions.
• Design Azure network solutions.
• Design migration solutions for Azure workloads.
• Apply the Azure Well-Architected Framework to solution design.
• Apply the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure.

Module 1: Microsoft Azure Architect Design Prerequisites

• Describe the core architectural components of Azure
• Describe Azure compute and networking services
• Describe Azure storage services
• Describe Azure identity, access, and security
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
• Introduction to the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

Module 2: AZ-305: Design identity, governance, and monitor solutions

• Design governance
• Design authentication and authorization solutions
• Design a solution to log and monitor Azure resources

Module 3: AZ-305: Design business continuity solutions

• Describe high availability and disaster recovery strategies
• Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery

Module 4: Design data storage solutions

• Design a data storage solution for non-relational data
• Design a data storage solution for relational data
• Design data integration

Module 5: Design infrastructure solutions

• Design an Azure compute solution
• Design an application architecture
• Design network solutions
• Design migrations

Module 6: Build great solutions with the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

• Introduction to the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework
• Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Cost Optimization
• Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Operational excellence
• Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Performance efficiency
• Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Reliability
• Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Security

Module 7: Accelerate cloud adoption with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

• Getting started with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
• Prepare for successful cloud adoption with a well-defined strategy
• Prepare for cloud adoption with a data-driven plan
• Choose the best Azure landing zone to support your requirements for cloud operations
• Use the Cloud Adoption Framework Migrate methodology to migrate your workload to the cloud
• Address tangible risks with the Govern methodology of the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
• Ensure stable operations and optimization across all supported workloads deployed to the cloud
• Innovate applications by using Azure cloud technologies
• Prepare for cloud security by using the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

4 Days

Certification: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Exam: AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Duration: 100 minutes
Format: Computer-based, proctored Microsoft role-based certification examination
Questions: 40–60 questions

• Azure solution architects.
• Professionals with experience designing and architecting Azure solutions.
• IT professionals with experience in networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance.
• Professionals who need to translate business requirements into Azure cloud and hybrid solution designs.

• Previous experience deploying or administering Azure resources.
• Strong conceptual knowledge of Azure compute technologies such as VMs, containers, and serverless solutions.
• Knowledge of Azure virtual networking, including load balancers.
• Knowledge of Azure Storage technologies for unstructured data and databases.
• Knowledge of application design concepts such as messaging and high availability.