Architect Enterprise Solutions on Azure
Design infrastructure, data, and application solutions in Azure for the AZ-305 expert exam.
About This Course
The AZ-305 is the expert-level Azure architecture certification. This course teaches you to design complete Azure solutions — not just deploy individual services, but architect how they fit together. You will make design decisions about compute platforms, data storage patterns, networking topologies, identity architecture, and business continuity strategies.
Every module presents architecture scenarios where you evaluate tradeoffs. Should you use Azure SQL or Cosmos DB? When does App Service make more sense than AKS? How do you design a hub-and-spoke network that supports multiple workloads with different security requirements? These are the questions the AZ-305 tests, and this course prepares you to answer them with confidence.
If you hold the AZ-104 and want to move into architecture roles, this is the path. The AZ-305 requires broad Azure knowledge and the ability to make defensible design decisions. This course gives you both the technical depth and the architectural thinking to pass the exam and design solutions in production.
What You'll Learn
Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions for enterprise Azure environments
Architect data storage solutions across SQL, Cosmos DB, and data lake patterns
Design application architectures using App Services, Functions, and container platforms
Plan infrastructure solutions for networking, compute, and business continuity
Prerequisites
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing Azure resources
- AZ-104 knowledge or certification is strongly recommended
Who Is This Course For
This course targets experienced Azure professionals pursuing the AZ-305 expert certification. You should have hands-on experience deploying and managing Azure resources — ideally with the AZ-104 already completed. If you are a cloud architect, senior engineer, or consultant who designs Azure solutions for organizations, this course validates your ability to make architecture decisions that hold up in production.
What's Inside
Identity and Governance Design
- Authentication and authorization architecture
- Identity governance and access management patterns
- Monitoring and logging architecture
- Azure landing zone governance design
Data Storage Solutions
- Relational data with Azure SQL and managed instances
- Non-relational data with Cosmos DB and Table Storage
- Data integration and ETL architecture
- Data lake and analytics platform design
Application Architecture
- App Services, Functions, and Logic Apps selection criteria
- Container orchestration with AKS and Container Apps
- Messaging with Service Bus, Event Grid, and Event Hubs
- API Management and microservices patterns
Infrastructure Design
- Compute solution selection and sizing
- Virtual network architecture and connectivity
- High availability and disaster recovery design
- Migration strategies and cost optimization