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Exam Format
120 min
40-60
700
Expert
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$165 USD
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English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean +6 more
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1 year
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AZ-305 Exam Topics and Domains
AZ-305 is organized into 4 weighted domains. Expect to work with Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Blueprints, Azure CDN, and more.
1
Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
25-30%
Design solutions for logging and monitoring
Recommend a logging solutionRecommend a solution for routing logsRecommend a monitoring solution
- Design appropriate logging strategies for different workload types
- Implement log routing to meet compliance and operational requirements
- Create comprehensive monitoring solutions that provide visibility across Azure resources
Design authentication and authorization solutions
Recommend an authentication solutionRecommend an identity management solutionRecommend a solution for authorizing access to Azure resourcesRecommend a solution for authorizing access to on-premises resourcesRecommend a solution to manage secrets, certificates, and keys
- Design comprehensive authentication strategies for cloud and hybrid environments
- Implement identity management solutions that support business requirements
- Create secure authorization models using RBAC and PIM
- Manage secrets, certificates, and keys following security best practices
Design governance
Recommend a structure for management groups, subscriptions, and resource groups, and a strategy for resource taggingRecommend a solution for managing complianceRecommend a solution for identity governance
- Design organizational structures that support governance at scale
- Implement policy-based compliance management
- Create identity governance solutions for secure access lifecycle management
2
Design data storage solutions
20-25%
Design data storage solutions for relational data
Recommend a solution for storing relational dataRecommend a database service tier and compute tierRecommend a solution for database scalabilityRecommend a solution for data protection
- Select appropriate relational database services based on requirements
- Design database solutions that scale effectively
- Implement comprehensive data protection strategies
Design data storage solutions for semi-structured and unstructured data
Recommend a solution for storing semi-structured dataRecommend a solution for storing unstructured dataRecommend a data storage solution to balance features, performance, and costsRecommend a data solution for protection and durability
- Design storage solutions for different data types
- Optimize storage costs while meeting performance requirements
- Implement data protection and durability strategies
Design data integration
Recommend a solution for data integrationRecommend a solution for data analysis
- Design data integration solutions for various scenarios
- Implement data analysis platforms based on requirements
3
Design business continuity solutions
15-20%
Design solutions for backup and disaster recovery
Recommend a recovery solution for Azure and hybrid workloads that meets recovery objectivesRecommend a backup and recovery solution for computeRecommend a backup and recovery solution for databasesRecommend a backup and recovery solution for unstructured data
- Design backup and disaster recovery solutions for various workload types
- Meet business continuity requirements with appropriate RTO/RPO
- Implement recovery solutions for Azure and hybrid environments
Design for high availability
Recommend a high availability solution for computeRecommend a high availability solution for relational dataRecommend a high availability solution for semi-structured and unstructured data
- Design high availability solutions for compute workloads
- Implement database high availability patterns
- Create highly available storage solutions
4
Design infrastructure solutions
30-35%
Design compute solutions
Specify components of a compute solution based on workload requirementsRecommend a virtual machine-based solutionRecommend a container-based solutionRecommend a serverless-based solutionRecommend a compute solution for batch processing
- Design compute solutions based on workload requirements
- Select appropriate compute services (VMs, containers, serverless)
- Implement batch processing solutions
Design an application architecture
Recommend a messaging architectureRecommend an event-driven architectureRecommend a solution for API integrationRecommend a caching solution for applicationsRecommend an application configuration management solutionRecommend an automated deployment solution for applications
- Design messaging and event-driven architectures
- Implement API management solutions
- Create caching strategies for performance
- Implement automated deployment solutions
Design migrations
Evaluate a migration solution that leverages the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for AzureEvaluate on-premises servers, data, and applications for migrationRecommend a solution for migrating workloads to IaaS and PaaSRecommend a solution for migrating databasesRecommend a solution for migrating unstructured data
- Evaluate migration readiness using Cloud Adoption Framework
- Design migration solutions for various workload types
- Implement database and data migration strategies
Design network solutions
Recommend a connectivity solution that connects Azure resources to the internetRecommend a connectivity solution that connects Azure resources to on-premises networksRecommend a solution to optimize network performanceRecommend a solution to optimize network securityRecommend a load-balancing and routing solution
- Design network connectivity solutions for internet and hybrid scenarios
- Optimize network performance and security
- Implement appropriate load balancing and routing solutions
Who should take this exam?
Type: certification; Name: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate; Exam Code: AZ-104; Note: Required to earn the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
- Advanced experience with IT operations
- Networking expertise
- Virtualization knowledge
- Identity and security understanding
- Business continuity and disaster recovery experience
- Data platforms knowledge
- Governance expertise
- Azure administration experience
- Azure development experience
- DevOps processes experience
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