TechMaster - AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
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TechMaster - AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Gain advanced-level understanding of infrastructure solutions design, application architecture, storage, data integration, governance, authentication, networks, and migration.
Benefit from instructor-led preparation for the AZ-305 certification exam with tips, tricks, guidance, and mentored support.
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AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions is designed for administrators with good knowledge of, and experience in, IT operations, Azure administration, business continuity, and disaster recovery. This Microsoft Azure architect course provides advanced-level training on infrastructure solutions design, application architecture, storage, data integration, governance, authentication, networks, and migration.
This AZ-305 course combines case studies with lectures, demonstrating architect design concepts. You will learn how to design solutions on governance, compute, relational and non-relational storage, and data integration. You will learn about the app architecture, and explore how to design authentication and authorization solutions, along with logging and monitoring. Plus, you will build on your knowledge of networking infrastructure, business continuity and disaster recovery, and migration solutions.
This Microsoft Azure architect course will prepare you for the AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions certification exam, and on successfully passing the exam you will be a Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Entry for the exam is not included. However, you will get a clear overview of the Microsoft certification process and get tips and tricks, testing strategies, practice questions, and useful information to help you pass the exam.
This course comprises 13 purposely designed modules that take you on a carefully defined learning journey.
It is an instructor-led course which runs to a fixed schedule, with set start and finish dates. It is driven forward by your instructor and features live sessions that are aired at a set time. You will, however, have time to complete certain activities at your own pace outside of the live sessions.
The materials for each module are accessible from the start of the course and will remain available for the duration of your enrollment. Methods of learning and assessment will include reading material, hands-on labs and online exams questions.
As part of our mentoring service you will have access to valuable guidance and support throughout the course. We provide a dedicated discussion space where you can ask questions, chat with your peers, and resolve issues.
Once you have successfully completed the course, you will earn your Certificate of Completion.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
- Design data storage solutions
- Design business continuity solutions
- Design infrastructure solutions
- Individuals preparing for the Microsoft AZ-305 certification exam.
- Individuals seeking to extend their knowledge in infrastructure solutions.
- Students who want to learn about designing and architecting solutions.
- Developers who want to polish their skills for IT operations, networking, identity, governance, disaster recovery, and data platforms.
You should have an understanding of:
- Azure Active Directory.
- Azure compute technologies such as VMs, containers and serverless solutions.
- Azure virtualnetworking to include load balancers.
- Azure Storage technologies (unstructured and databases).
- General application design concepts such as messaging and high availability.
This course will help you to prepare for the AZ-305 : Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions certification exam.
It is ideal for students and Azure solution architects who are keen to design infrastructure solutions
- You will become familiar with topics like governance, compute, application architecture, storage, data integration, authentication and identity, networks, high availability, business continuity, and migrations.
- You will be able to design infrastructure solutions.
- You will have hands-on experience with case-studies.
When you take this course, you will also get information and guidance on the Microsoft certification process, and useful tips on how to pass the exam. If you obtain this certification, you can also take the AZ-305 certification exam to earn Microsoft Azure Architect Design certification.
Course Outline
Introduction
Grading Scheme
Pre-Requisite
Exam and Certification Details
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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 (RBAC)
Design for Azure Blueprints
Design for landing zones
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Choose an Azure compute service
Design for Azure Virtual Machines solutions
Design for Azure Batch solutions
Design for Azure App Service solutions
Design for Azure Container Instances solutions
Design for Azure Kubernetes Service solutions
Design for Azure Functions solutions
Design for Azure Logic Apps solutions
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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 managed disks
Design for storage security
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Design for Azure SQL Database
Design for Azure SQL Managed Instance
Design for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Recommend a solution for database scalability
Recommend a solution for database availability
Design security for data at rest, data in motion, and data in use
Design for Azure SQL Edge
Design for Azure Cosmos DB and Table Storage
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Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Factory
Design a data integration solution with Azure Data Factory
Design a data integration and analytic solution with Azure Databricks
Design a data integration and analytic solution with Azure Synapse Analytics
Design strategies for hot, warm, and cold data paths
Design an Azure Stream Analytics solution for data analysis
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Describe message and event scenarios
Design a messaging solution
Design an Azure Event Hubs messaging solution
Design an event-driven solution
Design a caching solution
Design API integration
Design an automated app deployment solution
Design an app configuration management solution
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Design for identity and access management (IAM)
Design for Azure Active Directory
Design for Azure Active Directory business-to-business (B2B)
Design for Azure Active Directory B2C (business-to-customer)
Design for conditional access
Design for identity protection
Design for access reviews
Design managed identities
Design service principals for applications
Design service principals for applications
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Design for Azure Monitor data sources
Design for Azure Monitor Logs (Log Analytics) workspaces
Design for Azure Workbooks and Azure insights
Design for Azure Data Explorer
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Recommend a network architecture solution based on workload requirements
Design for on-premises connectivity to Azure Virtual Network
Design patterns for Azure network connectivity services
Design outbound connectivity and routing
Choose an application delivery service
Design for application delivery services
Design for application protection services
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Design for backup and recovery
Design for Azure Backup
Design for Azure blobs backup and recovery
Design for Azure file shares backup and recovery
Design for Azure virtual machine backup and recovery
Design for Azure SQL backup and recovery
Design for Azure Site Recovery
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Evaluate migration with the Cloud Adoption Framework
Describe the Azure migration framework
Assess your on-premises workloads
Select a migration tool
Migrate your structured data in databases
Select an online storage migration tool for unstructured data
Migrate offline data
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Azure Well-Architected Framework pillars
Cost optimization
Operational excellence
Performance efficiency
Reliability
Security
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Earn your certificate
Once you have completed this course, you will earn your certificate.
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FAQs
AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions is a Microsoft certified course that focuses on Azure infrastructure and design solutions. This Microsoft Azure architect course covers infrastructure solutions design, application architecture, storage, data integration, governance, authentication, and networks. It is designed for developers who have a good understanding of Azure development, Azure administration, and IT operations. This Microsoft Azure architect course not only guides you on infrastructure solutions but also provides you with the skills required to excel as an Azure solutions architect expert.
Anyone preparing for Microsoft AZ-305 certification and seeking to extend his knowledge in infrastructure solutions can take the AZ-305 exam. This course is suitable for individuals who want to learn about designing and architecting solutions. Additionally, if you are a developer and want to polish your skills in IT operations, networking, identity, governance, disaster recovery, and data platforms, then AZ-305 exam is for you.
Azure solutions architects have subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions on Microsoft Azure with storage, network, compute, monitor, and security. They are also competent with IT operations, disaster recovery, virtualization, identity management, data platforms, business continuity, and governance. Azure solutions architects work jointly with Azure developers, Azure administrators, and cloud DBAs.
To become an Azure solutions architect expert, you must pass the AZ-305 exam and earn the certificate. If you are looking to gain AZ-305 certification, you need prior experience with deployment and administration of Azure resources and an understanding of Azure Active Directory and Azure compute technologies. AZ-305 is for administrators with experience in Azure administration and IT operations. It is also for those who have experience in the cloud and monitoring and infrastructure solutions. To get the AZ-305 certificate, you should first pass AZ-104 or AZ-303. If you already have one of these certificates, you can directly apply to take the AZ-305 exam.
Ample practice is required to prepare for AZ-305 exam. You can enrol for the instructor-led course with SkillUp Online and getvaluable support and assistance from the instructors and mentors. They will give you handy tips and useful advice on how to prepare for the exam. Plus, will also get hands-on practice through online labs, knowledge checks, and practice exams.
Type of certificate
Certificate of completion
About this course
13 Modules
11 Skills
Includes
Discussion space
13 Knowledge checks
11 Labs
02 Practice sets
03 Final projects
Create
Azure AD tenant
KeyVault
Network security
Multifactor authentication
Azure policy
Azure Storage
Azure Front Door
Azure SQL database
Blueprint
Exercises to explore
Design governance and compute solutions
Design storage and data integration solutions
Design app architecture, access, and monitoring solutions
Design network, continuity, and migration solutions
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This course is led by experienced Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs).
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