In this article will guide you and list down the study guide for AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions and Exam Resources. Use this guide to understand what knowledge is needed to complete the exam and as a learning tool to help you understand areas where you feel you need additional training.
Contents
AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Exam Resources
Overview
Audience Profile for the Exam
Preparing with an Azure subscription
Exam Objectives
Objective: Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions (25-30%)
Objective: Design data storage solutions (25-30%)
Objective: Design business continuity solutions (10-15%)
Objective: Design infrastructure solutions (25-30%)
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Audience Profile for the Exam
Candidates for this exam should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. A professional in this role should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, they should have experience in Azure administration, Azure development, and DevOps processes
Preparing for an Azure subscription:
It is highly recommended when preparing for a Microsoft exam that you have some level of hands-on experience with the services within the objectives. Microsoft courses have a GitHub repository for
labs that are recommended and available to the public.
Step 1: Create your Azure free account today | Microsoft Azure (Azure Free Trial)
Step 2: Suggested Lab Guides – Github
Exam Objectives:
The following are the learning objectives for the exam. In line with each objective are links to Microsoft
documentation around the specific concept or service. In addition to the documentation, there are also
online courses from Microsoft Learn and the Microsoft Partner virtual training series available for
additional learning resources. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-305
Objective: Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions (25-30%)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-solution-to-log-monitor-azureresources/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-authentication-authorizationsolutions/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/landingzone/design-area/identity-access
Objective: Design data storage solutions (25-30%)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-data-storage-solution-for-relationaldata/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-data-integration/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/datastorage
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-data-storage-solution-for-nonrelational-data/
Objective: Design business continuity solutions (10-15%)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-solution-for-backup-disaster-recovery/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/high-availability/building-solutions-forhigh-availability
Objective: Design infrastructure solutions (25-30%)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-compute-solution/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-migrations/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-network-solutions
Learning Path:
Microsoft Learn: AZ-305: Design business continuity solutions – Learn | Microsoft Docs
Exam: Exam AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions – Learn | Microsoft Docs
