Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
An exam-aligned certification program that trains you to design secure, scalable, and reliable cloud and hybrid solutions on Microsoft Azure — across compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring, and business continuity. Built around the official AZ-305 skills outline, the Azure Well-Architected Framework, and the Cloud Adoption Framework.
The Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert program is an instructor-led certification course that prepares you for AZ-305 — Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions. Every module is mapped directly to the official Microsoft skills outline (as of April 17, 2026), so what you practice is exactly what the exam measures.
An Azure solutions architect translates business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable cloud and hybrid designs — spanning compute, network, storage, monitoring, and security — while advising stakeholders. This course builds that design-first skill set through architecture case studies and hands-on design labs, applying the Azure Well-Architected Framework and the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure throughout, and closes with full-length mock exams.
On completion you will be ready to sit the AZ-305 exam and to take on Azure solutions architect and senior cloud engineering roles.
Exam at a Glance
- Certification: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert | Offered by: Microsoft
- Required exam: AZ-305 — Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
- Prerequisite: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) must also be earned. AZ-305 can be taken before AZ-104, but the Expert certification is only awarded once both requirements are met.
- Passing score: 700 (on a scale of 1000)
- Validity: 1 year; renewable annually via an online, unproctored assessment on Microsoft Learn
- Design frameworks: Azure Well-Architected Framework and the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
Exam Domains & Weightings
- Domain 1 — Design infrastructure solutions — 30–35%
- Domain 2 — Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions — 25–30%
- Domain 3 — Design data storage solutions — 20–25%
- Domain 4 — Design business continuity solutions — 15–20%
Course Highlights
- 100% aligned to the official AZ-305 skills outline (April 17, 2026)
- Design-first training with architecture case studies and design labs
- Azure Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework applied throughout
- Hybrid and migration scenarios: IaaS, PaaS, databases, and unstructured data
- Identity, governance, and security design with real enterprise patterns
- Full-length mock exams with explanations
Learning Outcomes
- Design compute, application, migration, and network solutions on Azure
- Design authentication, authorization, and identity governance solutions
- Design logging, monitoring, and governance structures for enterprise estates
- Design relational, semi-structured, and unstructured data storage solutions
- Design backup, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions
- Pass the AZ-305 exam with confidence
Job Opportunities
- Azure Solutions Architect
- Cloud Solutions Architect
- Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Azure Cloud Engineer
- Enterprise Architect
- Cloud Consultant
Material Includes
- Class recordings
- Design lab guides
- Mock exams
- Certificate
Who Can Join
- IT Professionals & Azure Administrators
- Developers & DevOps Engineers
- Aspiring Cloud Architects
Estimated Time: 16–17 Hours
Design compute solutions- Specify compute solution components based on workload requirements
- Recommend virtual machine-based, container-based, and serverless-based solutions
- Recommend a compute solution for batch processing
- Recommend messaging and event-driven architectures
- Recommend a solution for API integration
- Recommend a caching solution for applications
- Recommend an application configuration management solution
- Recommend an automated deployment solution for applications
- Evaluate a migration using the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
- Evaluate on-premises servers, data, and applications for migration
- Recommend solutions for migrating workloads to IaaS and PaaS
- Recommend solutions for migrating databases and unstructured data
- Recommend connectivity to the internet and to on-premises networks
- Recommend solutions to optimize network performance and security
- Recommend a load-balancing and routing solution
- Design a compute + application architecture for a multi-tier workload
- Plan a CAF-based migration and a hub-spoke network design
Estimated Time: 13–14 Hours
Design solutions for logging and monitoring- Recommend a logging solution, a solution for routing logs, and a monitoring solution
- Recommend authentication and identity management solutions
- Recommend solutions for authorizing access to Azure and on-premises resources
- Recommend a solution to manage secrets, certificates, and keys
- Recommend a structure for management groups, subscriptions, and resource groups, plus a resource tagging strategy
- Recommend solutions for managing compliance and for identity governance
- Design an enterprise governance hierarchy with management groups, policy, and tagging
- Design an identity architecture with secrets/key management
Estimated Time: 10–11 Hours
Design data storage solutions for relational data- Recommend a solution for storing relational data
- Recommend a database service tier and compute tier
- Recommend solutions for database scalability and data protection
- Recommend solutions for storing semi-structured and unstructured data
- Recommend a storage solution balancing features, performance, and cost
- Recommend a data solution for protection and durability
- Recommend solutions for data integration and data analysis
- Select and justify database tiers for given workload profiles
- Design a storage + data integration architecture for mixed data types
Estimated Time: 8–9 Hours
Design solutions for backup and disaster recovery- Recommend a recovery solution for Azure and hybrid workloads meeting recovery objectives
- Recommend backup and recovery solutions for compute, databases, and unstructured data
- Recommend high availability solutions for compute
- Recommend high availability solutions for relational data
- Recommend high availability solutions for semi-structured and unstructured data
- Design a DR strategy meeting given RTO/RPO objectives for a hybrid estate
- Design HA architectures for compute and data tiers
Estimated Time: 4–5 Hours
Learning Objectives:- Apply the Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Frameworks to exam-style case studies
- Master AZ-305 question patterns, case studies, and time management
- Well-Architected Framework pillar review for design trade-offs
- Domain-by-domain exam strategy and elimination techniques
- Certification path review: AZ-104 prerequisite and annual renewal on Microsoft Learn
- Full-length timed mock exams with detailed review
- Capstone: end-to-end Azure solution design
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