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Hello and Welcome learners ! Az-303 and Az-304 is now combined to a single certification i.e. Az-305. We have come up with this training with the necessary learning materials to prepare you for AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert) certification.

Now let us put it very straight – Azure solution architect expert is not an easy certification to pass.Students should have prior knowledge on the Azure platform and students who have taken Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator(prerequisite).You need to study a lot and be mentally flexible enough to learn and apply new technologies and new design approaches. So be ready to challenge yourself !

Azure Solutions Architect has subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including compute, network, storage, monitor and security. Not only this, but Solutions Architect also has expertise in IT operations, virtualization, identity management, disaster recovery, business continuity, data platforms, and governance.

Why Is Microsoft Making This Change?

Microsoft keeps on reviewing its program and certification to stay upfront with the industry requirements. They keep on assessing the skills needed to thrive in a cloud-based world.

Microsoft also keeps reviewing the objective domain, and in this case, there was a ton of overlap between AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate) and Exam AZ-303/AZ-304. And hence with the gathered feedback on these exams, Microsoft decided to make AZ-104 a prerequisite and combine AZ-303 and AZ-304 in single certification, i.e. AZ-305.

AZ-305 is a new exam with a new number that indicates that the exam has changed quite a bit and suggests more than one-third of the exam content has changed. Changing exam numbers is simply Microsoft’s way to let test-takers know that exam content has changed significantly, and one should prepare accordingly.

Prerequisites For the AZ-305 Exam

Candidates for this exam should have IT operations experience and knowledge, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance.

In addition to that, it is also required to have experience in Azure Administration, Azure development, and Azure DevOps processes.

We wish you all the best for your learning and exam. See you in the class !

Course Outline

Design identity, governance, and monitor solutions

Design governance

Introduction
Design for governance
Design for management groups
Design for subscriptions
Design for resource groups
Design for resource tags
Design for Azure policy
Design for role-based access control
Design for Azure blueprints
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design authentication and authorization solutions

Introduction
Design for identity and access management
Design for Azure Active Directory
Design for Azure Active Directory Business to Business
Design for Azure Active Directory Business to Customer
Design for conditional access
Design for identity protection
Design for access reviews
Design service principals for applications
Design for Azure Key Vault
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design a solution to log and monitor Azure resources

Introduction
Design for Azure Monitor data sources
Design for Log Analytics
Design for Azure Workbooks and Azure Insights
Design for Azure Data Explorer
Monitor resources for performance efficiency
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design business continuity solutions

Design for high availability

Introduction
Identify the availability requirements of Azure resources
Design for Azure Front Door
Design for Azure Traffic Manager
Recommend a high availability solution for compute
Recommend a high availability solution for relational data storage
Recommend a high availability solution for non-relational data storage
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery

Introduction
Design for backup and recovery
Design for Azure Backup
Design for Azure blob backup and recovery
Design for Azure files backup and recovery
Design for Azure virtual machine backup and recovery
Design for Azure SQL backup and recovery
Design for Azure Site Recovery
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design data storage solutions

Design a data storage solution for non-relational data

Introduction
Design for data storage
Design for Azure storage accounts
Design for data redundancy
Design for Azure blob storage
Design for Azure Files
Design for Azure disk solutions
Design for storage security
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design a data storage solution for relational data

Introduction
Design for Azure SQL Database
Design for Azure SQL Managed Instance
Design for SQL Server on Azure VM
Recommend a solution for database scalability
Recommend a solution for database availability
Design security for data at rest, data in transit, and data in use
Design for Azure SQL Edge
Design for Azure Cosmos DB and tables
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design data integration

Introduction
Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Factory
Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Lake
Design a data integration and analytic solution with Azure Databricks
Design a data integration and analytic solution with Azure Synapse Analytics
Design a strategy for hot, warm, cold data path
Design Azure Stream Analytics solution for data analysis
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design infrastructure solutions

Design a compute solution

Introduction
Choose a compute service
Design for Azure virtual machine solutions
Design for Azure Batch solutions
Design for Azure App Services solutions
Design for Azure Container Instances solutions
Design for Azure Kubernetes solutions
Design for Azure Functions solutions
Design for Logic App solutions
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design an application architecture

Introduction
Describe message and event scenarios
Design a messaging solution
Design an Event Hub messaging solution
Design an event-driven solution
Design a caching solution
Design API integration
Design an automated app deployment solution
Design an application configuration management solution
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design network solutions

Introduction
Recommend a network architecture solution based on workload requirements
Design for on-premises connectivity to Azure Virtual Networks
Design for Azure network connectivity services
Design for application delivery services
Design for application protection services
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Design migrations

Introduction
Evaluate migration with the Cloud Adoption Framework
Describe the Azure migration framework
Assess your on-premises workloads
Select a migration tool
Migrate your databases
Select an online storage migration tool
Migrate offline data
Knowledge check
Summary and resources

Build great solutions with the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

Introduction to the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

Introduction
Azure Well-Architected Framework pillars
Cost optimization
Operational excellence
Performance efficiency
Reliability
Security
Summary

Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Cost optimization

Introduction
Plan and estimate your Azure costs
Provision with optimization
Use monitoring and analytics to gain cost insights
Maximize efficiency of cloud spend
Summary

Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Operational excellence

Introduction
Design, build, and orchestrate with modern practices
Use monitoring and analytics to gain operational insights
Use automation to reduce effort and error
Testing strategies for your application
Summary

Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Performance efficiency

Introduction
Use scaling up and scaling out in your architecture
Optimize network performance
Optimize storage performance
Identify performance bottlenecks in your application
Summary

Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Reliability

Introduction
Build a highly available architecture
Develop a disaster recovery strategy
Protect your data with backup and restore
Summary

Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Security

Introduction
Defense in depth
Identity management
Infrastructure protection
Encryption
Network security
Application security
Summary

Accelerate cloud adoption with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

Getting started with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

Introduction
Customer narrative
Common blockers
Knowledge check
Summary

Prepare for successful cloud adoption with a well-defined strategy

Introduction
Customer narrative
Capture strategic motivation
Define objectives and key results
Evaluate financial considerations
Understand technical considerations
Create a business case
Knowledge check
Summary

Prepare for cloud adoption with a data-driven plan

Introduction
Customer narrative
Exercise – Deploy your first cloud adoption plan
Exercise – Assess your digital estate
Exercise – Customize your cloud adoption plan
Summary

Choose the best Azure landing zone to support your requirements for cloud operations

Introduction
Customer narrative
Compare common operating models
Azure landing zone design areas
Choose an Azure landing zone option
Deploy the CAF Migration landing zone blueprint to start small
Expand or refactor your landing zones
Summary

Migrate to Azure through repeatable processes and common tools

Introduction
Customer narrative
Migration process
Migration tools
Common tech platforms
Exercise – Server migration
Knowledge check
Summary

Address tangible risks with the Govern methodology of the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

Introduction
Customer narrative
Govern methodology
Corporate policies
Governance disciplines
Knowledge check
Deploy a cloud governance foundation
The Cost Management discipline
Summary

Ensure stable operations and optimization across all supported workloads deployed to the cloud

Introduction
Establish business commitments
Deploy an operations baseline
Protect and recover
Enhance an operations baseline
Manage platform and workload specialization
Knowledge check
Summary

Innovate applications by using Azure cloud technologies

Introduction
Follow the innovation lifecycle
Azure technologies for the build process
Infuse your applications with AI
Azure technologies for measuring business impact
Azure technologies for the learn process
Knowledge check
Summary

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Az-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification Prep

Az-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification Prep

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