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Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Legacy)

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This version of the certification is no longer available. If you have this version of the certification, you will automatically be granted the latest version of the certification.

Both versions of the certification will be listed in your certifications. You only have to renew the newer version. When the previous version expires, it will move to the certification history section of your transcript.

Candidates for the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification should have subject matter expertise in designing and implementing solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including aspects like compute, network, storage, and security. Candidates should have intermediate-level skills for administering Azure. Candidates should understand Azure development and DevOps processes.

Responsibilities for this role include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions.

An Azure Solution Architect partners with cloud administrators, cloud DBAs, and clients to implement solutions.

A candidate for this certification should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance–this role should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, this role should have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure development and DevOps processes.

Skills measured

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Job role: Solution Architect

Required exams: AZ-300 AZ-301 AZ-302

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Certification exams

  • AZ-300: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies

    Languages: ja zh-cn ko

    Retirement date: **

    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: deploy and configure infrastructure; implement workloads and security; create and deploy apps; implement authentication and secure data; and develop for the cloud and Azure storage.

    Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.

    for Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies

    All objectives of the exam are covered in depth so you'll be ready for any question on the exam.

  • AZ-301: Microsoft Azure Architect Design

    Languages: ja zh-cn ko

    Retirement date: **

    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: determine workload requirements; design for identity and security; design a data platform solution; design a business continuity strategy; design for deployment, migration, and integration; and design an infrastructure strategy.

    Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.

    for Microsoft Azure Architect Design

    All objectives of the exam are covered in depth so you'll be ready for any question on the exam.

  • AZ-302: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Certification Transition

    Languages: en

    Retirement date: **

    This exam is intended only for candidates who have taken Exam 70-535 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions. If you have not taken Exam 535, you will not earn a certification by taking this exam.

    Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.

    for Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Certification Transition

    All objectives of the exam are covered in depth so you'll be ready for any question on the exam.

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** Complete this exam before the retirement date to ensure it is applied toward your certification. After the retirement date, please refer to the related certification for exam requirements.