Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Course Description

The Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification is Microsoft’s premier credential for professionals who design cloud and hybrid solutions across compute, network, storage, monitoring, and security in Microsoft Azure. This course prepares you for the AZ-305 certification exam, the final requirement to earn the expert-level certification.

Through a mix of strategic design concepts and hands-on labs, you’ll learn how to build end-to-end architectures that are scalable, reliable, secure, and cost-effective — from solution planning and governance to deployment and optimization.

Certification

The AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions exam assesses your ability to:

• Design identity, governance, and monitoring strategies

• Build secure and resilient compute, network, and storage architectures

• Recommend cost-optimized, high-availability solutions

• Translate business requirements into technical designs

Prerequisites:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) — strongly recommended

• 1–2 years of experience designing and implementing Azure solutions

• Familiarity with core Azure services, DevOps processes, and basic networking concepts

Who This Course is For

• Senior cloud professionals aiming to become Azure Solution Architects

• Azure Administrators and Engineers progressing to solution design roles

• Professionals preparing for the AZ-305 exam

• IT consultants and technical leads managing enterprise-scale Azure deployments

What You’ll Learn

Design Identity, Governance & Monitoring

• Plan identity and access management using Azure AD, RBAC, and Conditional Access

• Design governance with Management Groups, Blueprints, and Azure Policy

• Build monitoring strategies using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights

Design Data Storage Solutions

• Recommend storage types (Blob, Disk, Files) based on performance and cost

• Plan data protection with Azure Backup, Site Recovery, and geo-redundancy

• Design data integration using Azure Data Factory and Event Grid

Design Compute and Application Architecture

• Plan for VM workloads, App Services, AKS, and Azure Functions

• Design for high availability, disaster recovery, and auto-scaling

• Architect hybrid and containerized workloads

Design Network Infrastructure

• Design secure, high-performance networks with Azure Virtual Network, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and Application Gateway

• Plan routing, segmentation, and network security using NSGs, Azure Firewall, and WAF

• Support global architecture with Azure Front Door and Traffic Manager

Design Security and Compliance

• Implement security controls for applications and infrastructure

• Plan for encryption, secrets management, and compliance frameworks

• Integrate with Azure Defender, Key Vault, and Security Center

Design for Cost, Scalability & Performance

• Recommend pricing tiers, reserved instances, and scaling strategies

• Implement tagging, budgets, and cost management tools

• Design telemetry and load testing plans

Tools & Services Covered

• Azure AD, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Blueprints

• App Service, Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

• Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Backup

• Azure Virtual Network, Load Balancer, Front Door, ExpressRoute

• Key Vault, Azure Security Center, Defender for Cloud

Course Outcomes

• Master the skills needed to pass the AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions exam

• Learn how to design secure, scalable, and cost-efficient Azure solutions

• Gain real-world expertise for architecting enterprise-grade cloud environments

• Qualify for high-impact roles like Azure Solutions Architect, Cloud Consultant, or Enterprise Architect