🏛️ Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

An independent, free exam-preparation course that walks through the publicly published Microsoft AZ-305 study guide — Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions — covering the four official skill domains: design identity, governance and monitoring solutions; design data storage solutions; design business continuity solutions; and design infrastructure solutions. It uses visual lessons, worked design scenarios, original self-check questions and a 45-question final exam to build exam-ready understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC and Conditional Access, governance with Management Groups, Azure Policy and Blueprints, relational and non-relational storage, Cosmos DB, backup and Azure Site Recovery, compute, App Service, AKS, Functions, virtual networking, Front Door and Application Gateway, migration, cost optimisation and the Azure Well-Architected Framework. It is awareness/prep only — not the official Microsoft Learn training or the proctored exam — and claims no Microsoft affiliation or endorsement. The course is organized into 22 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.

What you'll learn

• The Architect Role & the Well-Architected Framework
• Microsoft Entra ID Fundamentals
• Authentication & Authorization Design
• RBAC & Least-Privilege Access
• Conditional Access & Identity Protection
• Governance: Management Groups, Policy & Blueprints
• Monitoring & Observability Design
• Choosing a Data Store: Relational vs Non-Relational
• Azure Cosmos DB Design
• Azure Storage Accounts, Tiers & Redundancy
• Data Security: Encryption, Key Vault & Private Access
• Backup & Recovery Design
• Disaster Recovery with Azure Site Recovery
• High Availability & Resiliency Patterns
• Compute Selection: VMs, Containers & Serverless
• Kubernetes & Containers with AKS
• Virtual Networks, Subnets & Peering
• Hybrid Connectivity: VPN & ExpressRoute
• Global Traffic: Front Door, App Gateway & CDN
• Migration Design: Migrate, DMS & Strategy
• Cost Optimization & the Well-Architected Pillars
• Exam Strategy & Case-Study Technique

Learning objectives

• Design identity, governance and monitoring solutions that meet business requirements on Azure.
• Design authentication and authorization using Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC and Conditional Access.
• Apply governance at scale with Management Groups, Azure Policy and Blueprints.
• Choose the right data storage: relational, non-relational, Cosmos DB and Azure Storage tiers.
• Design business continuity with backup, Azure Site Recovery and high-availability patterns.
• Design compute and application infrastructure across VMs, App Service, AKS and Functions.
• Design secure, resilient networking with VNets, peering, hybrid links, Front Door and App Gateway.
• Plan migrations and optimise cost using the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
• Embed security, monitoring and observability into every architecture decision.
• Pass a 45-question exam (80% to earn your certificate).