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Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Certification details
As a Microsoft Azure solutions architect, you have subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Azure, including:
- Compute
- Network
- Storage
- Monitoring
- Security
Your responsibilities for this role include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into designs for Azure solutions that align with the Azure Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. In this role, you implement solutions on Azure by partnering with various other job roles, including:
- Developers
- Administrators
- Security engineers
- Data engineers
As a candidate for this certification, you should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platforms, and governance. You should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, you should have experience with:
- Azure administration
- Azure development
- DevOps processes
Important
The English language version of this certification was updated on October 18, 2024. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-305 page for details about latest changes.
Skills measured
- Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
- Design data storage solutions
- Design business continuity solutions
- Design infrastructure solutions
Job role: Solution Architect
Prerequisites: 1 certification
Required exams: AZ-305
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Certification prerequisites
To become a Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, you must earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification.
Certification exams
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Exam AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Languages: English Japanese Chinese (Simplified) Korean German French Spanish Portuguese (Brazil) Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Russian Chinese (Traditional) Italian Indonesian (Indonesia)
Retirement date: none
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions; design data storage solutions; design business continuity solutions; and design infrastructure solutions.
$165 USD*Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.
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