Use this quick start guide to collect all the information about Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (AZ-305) Certification exam. This study guide provides a list of objectives and resources that will help you prepare for items on the AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions exam. The Sample Questions will help you identify the type and difficulty level of the questions and the Practice Exams will make you familiar with the format and environment of an exam. You should refer this guide carefully before attempting your actual Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions certification exam.

The Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions certification is mainly targeted to those candidates who want to build their career in Microsoft Azure domain. The Microsoft Certified - Azure Solutions Architect Expert exam verifies that the candidate possesses the fundamental knowledge and proven skills in the area of Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions.

Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Exam Summary:

Exam Name	Microsoft Certified - Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Exam Code	AZ-305
Exam Price	$165 (USD)
Duration	120 mins
Number of Questions	40-60
Passing Score	700 / 1000
Books / Training	Course AZ-305T00: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Schedule Exam	Pearson VUE
Sample Questions	Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Sample Questions

Microsoft AZ-305 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Topic	Details
Design Identity, Governance, and Monitoring Solutions (25-30%)
Design a solution for logging and monitoring	- Design a log routing solution - Recommend an appropriate level of logging - Recommend monitoring tools for a solution
Design authentication and authorization solutions	- Recommend a solution for securing resources with role-based access control - Recommend an identity management solution - Recommend a solution for securing identities
Design governance	- Recommend an organizational and hierarchical structure for Azure resources - Recommend a solution for enforcing and auditing compliance
Design identities and access for applications	- Recommend solutions to allow applications to access Azure resources - Recommend a solution that securely stores passwords and secrets - Recommend a solution for integrating applications into Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra - Recommend a user consent solution for applications
Design Data Storage Solutions (25-30%)
Design a data storage solution for relational data	- Recommend database service tier sizing - Recommend a solution for database scalability - Recommend a solution for encrypting data at rest, data in transmission, and data in use
Design data integration	- Recommend a solution for data integration - Recommend a solution for data analysis
Recommend a data storage solution	- Recommend a solution for storing relational data - Recommend a solution for storing semi-structured data - Recommend a solution for storing non-relational data
Design a data storage solution for non-relational data	- Recommend access control solutions to data storage - Recommend a data storage solution to balance features, performance, and cost - Design a data solution for protection and durability
Design Business Continuity Solutions (10-15%)
Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery	- Recommend a recovery solution for Azure, hybrid, and on-premises workloads that meets recovery objectives (Recovery Time Objective [RTO], Recovery Level Objective [RLO], Recovery Point Objective [RPO]) - Understand the recovery solutions for containers - Recommend a backup and recovery solution for compute - Recommend a backup and recovery solution for databases - Recommend a backup and recovery solution for unstructured data
Design for high availability	- Identify the availability requirements of Azure resources - Recommend a high availability solution for compute - Recommend a high availability solution for non-relational data storage - Recommend a high availability solution for relational data storage
Design Infrastructure Solutions (25-30%)
Design a compute solution	- Recommend a virtual machine-based compute solution - Recommend an appropriately sized compute solution based on workload requirements - Recommend a container-based compute solution - Recommend a serverless-based compute solution
Design an application architecture	- Recommend a caching solution for applications - Recommend a messaging architecture - Recommend an event-driven architecture - Recommend an automated deployment solution for your applications - Recommend an application configuration management solution - Recommend a solution for API integration
Design migrations	- Evaluate a migration solution that leverages the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure - Assess and interpret on-premises servers, data, and applications for migration - Recommend a solution for migrating applications and virtual machines - Recommend a solution for migrating databases - Recommend a solution for migrating unstructured data
Design network solutions	- Recommend a network architecture solution based on workload requirements - Recommend a connectivity solution that connects Azure resources to the internet - Recommend a connectivity solution that connects Azure resources to on-premises networks - Optimize network performance for applications - Recommend a solution to optimize network security - Recommend a load balancing and routing solution

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