Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect AZ-305
Design end-to-end Azure solutions for enterprise requirements — governance, identity, compute, networking, data, and business continuity. The expert-level certification for cloud architects building production Azure environments.
Certification Roadmap
1Module 1 (25–30%): Design Identity, Governance, and Monitoring Solutions
Architect identity systems, governance frameworks, and monitoring strategies for enterprise Azure environments.
Identity and Access Architecture
Azure AD tenant design, hybrid identity, B2B/B2C, PIM strategy
Design Azure AD (Entra ID) tenant architecture, hybrid identity with Azure AD Connect, external identity and B2B/B2C solutions, and Privileged Identity Management strategy.
Governance and Compliance Design
Management groups, Azure Policy, tagging, Blueprints
Design management group and subscription hierarchy, architect Azure Policy and initiative assignments, design resource tagging and naming conventions, and plan Azure Blueprints for landing zone governance.
Monitoring and Logging Architecture
Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerts, Sentinel integration
Design Azure Monitor and Log Analytics strategy, architect alerts, dashboards and workbook solutions, design diagnostic settings and data collection rules, and integrate with Microsoft Sentinel for security monitoring.
2Module 2 (25–30%): Design Data Storage Solutions
Architect scalable, secure, and performant data storage and integration solutions in Azure.
Relational Data Solutions
Azure SQL, Managed Instance, Elastic Pools, geo-replication
Design Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance, architect Elastic Pools for multi-tenant apps, design Azure Database for MySQL and PostgreSQL, and plan high availability and geo-replication strategies.
Non-Relational and Storage Design
Cosmos DB, Blob/Files/Queues, storage tiers, Data Lake Gen2
Design Azure Cosmos DB for globally distributed apps, architect Azure Storage tiers and lifecycle policies, and design Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 solutions.
Data Integration Solutions
Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Event Hub, Stream Analytics
Design Azure Data Factory pipelines and workflows, architect Azure Synapse Analytics workspaces, design event-driven data flows with Event Hub, and integrate Azure Stream Analytics for real-time processing.
3Module 3 (25–30%): Design Infrastructure Solutions
Design compute architecture, container platforms, application delivery, and network topology for enterprise workloads.
Compute and Application Architecture
VMs, App Service, Azure Functions, auto-scaling, Batch
Design VM-based compute with availability sets and zones, architect Azure App Service and Azure Functions solutions, design auto-scaling strategies, and architect Azure Batch for HPC and parallel processing.
Container and Microservices Design
AKS, Container Apps, ACR, service mesh, ingress
Design Azure Kubernetes Service architectures, architect Azure Container Apps and microservices, design Azure Container Registry for image management, and plan service mesh and ingress controller strategies.
Network Topology and Connectivity
Hub-and-spoke, VPN/ExpressRoute, Firewall, Front Door
Design hub-and-spoke and Virtual WAN topologies, architect hybrid connectivity via VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute, design Azure Firewall and WAF placement, and architect Azure Front Door and Traffic Manager solutions.
4Module 4 (10–15%): Design Business Continuity Solutions
Architect high availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies to meet enterprise SLA and RTO/RPO requirements.
High Availability Design
Multi-region active-active, availability zones, Load Balancer HA
Design multi-region active-active architectures, architect availability zones and region pairs, design Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway HA, and plan SLA targets and uptime commitments.
Backup and Disaster Recovery
Azure Backup, Site Recovery, RTO/RPO, Recovery Services Vault
Architect Azure Backup for VMs, SQL, and file shares, design Azure Site Recovery replication topology, plan RTO/RPO requirements and failover testing, and design Recovery Services Vault and backup policies.
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