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Role-Based Certification PrepTrack: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect ExpertOfficial Source: Microsoft Learn

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Design Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

This course teaches Azure Solution Architects how to design infrastructure solutions. Course topics cover governance, compute, application architecture, storage, data integration, authentication, networks, business continuity, and migrations. The course combines lecture with case studies to demonstrate basic architect design principles.

Duration

4 days

Level

Advanced

Format

Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid

Language

English

Plan Private Delivery Consult a Solutions Architect

Executive brief for stakeholdersDownload Program Brief (PDF)

Enterprise Track

Microsoft

Architecture Track

ARC

Infrastructure solution design

Azure

AZ305

Audience Profile

Built for these roles

Successful students have experience and knowledge in IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. Students also have experience designing and architecting solutions. Before attending this course, students must have previous experience deploying or administering Azure resources and strong conceptual knowledge of: - Azure compute technologies such as VMs, containers and serverless solutions - Azure virtual networking to include load balancers - Azure Storage technologies (unstructured and databases) - General application design concepts such as messaging and high availability

Overview

Executive overview

Official Microsoft Learn architecture course covering identity, governance, monitoring, business continuity, data, infrastructure, and migration design patterns for Azure.

Readiness

Prerequisites

Experience administering Azure resources.
Strong conceptual understanding of Azure compute, networking, storage, and identity.
Experience designing or reviewing technical architectures.

Program Outcomes

Capabilities your teams will gain

Design Azure governance, identity, and monitoring solutions

Architect business continuity and disaster recovery patterns

Design data, infrastructure, and application architecture decisions

Apply architect-level trade-offs across resilience, security, and cost

Curriculum

Curriculum roadmap

Identity and governance solution design

Business continuity and disaster recovery design

Infrastructure and compute architecture

Data storage and migration design

Application and integration architecture

Module 1

AZ-305 Microsoft Azure Architect Design Prerequisites

Learn the basic Azure concepts you'll need to know as an Azure infrastructure architect. This path gives you the knowledge to be successful as you begin studying for AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions.

Describe the core architectural components of Azure
Describe Azure compute services
Describe Azure storage services
Describe Azure identity, access, and security
Introduction to the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework
Introduction to the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

Module 2

AZ-305: Design identity, governance, and monitor solutions

Design governance
Design authentication and authorization solutions
Design a solution to log and monitor Azure resources

Module 3

AZ-305: Design business continuity solutions

Describe high availability and disaster recovery strategies
Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery

Module 4

AZ-305: Design data storage solutions

Design a data storage solution for non-relational data
Design a data storage solution for relational data
Design data integration

Module 5

AZ-305: Design infrastructure solutions

Design an Azure compute solution
Design an application architecture
Design network solutions
Design migrations

Module 6

Build great solutions with the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

Learn how to design and build secure, scalable, high-performing solutions in Azure using the pillars of the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework.

Introduction to the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework
Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Reliability
Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Security
Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Cost Optimization
Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Operational Excellence
Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework - Performance Efficiency

Delivery Models

Delivery models

Virtual ILTOnsiteHybridExecutive WorkshopBootcampWeekend

Engagement Fit

Engagement fit

Certification readinessImplementation-focused labsPrivate cohort deliveryAdvanced practitioner depth

Enterprise Customization

Enterprise customization

Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Equips architecture teams to design Azure solutions with stronger trade-off analysis across governance, resilience, security, performance, and cost.

•Map architecture labs to your target reference architecture
•Add well-architected review and modernization exercises
•Extend with migration and landing zone design sessions

Credentials

Certification & official source

•Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Aligned to the official Microsoft Learn course and learning path for this program.

View Official Microsoft Learn Page

Resources

Program resources

Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.

Program brief (PDF)View Official Microsoft Learn Page

Enterprise Proof

Trusted delivery outcomes

“We needed a partner who understood both the technical depth of Azure OpenAI and the governance requirements of an enterprise.”

Banking & Finance

Representative Enterprise Banking Team

The focus was not just on tooling knowledge, but on helping teams work from a shared operating model as they adopted a more modern data platform.

Clearer platform operating model across teams
Improved confidence in modern data stack adoption

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Healthcare

Representative Healthcare Product Team

The engagement helped product and engineering stakeholders move from interest in AI to clearer implementation choices, security expectations, and prototyping discipline.

Stronger alignment between product and engineering teams
Improved clarity on prototype-to-production requirements

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Delivery Capability

Enterprise-grade instruction

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MCT-led delivery

Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners

Enterprise program oversight

Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning

Global delivery

APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite

Implementation-focused

Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios

Plan delivery