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AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
About the Certification
This is an advanced professional certification from Microsoft focused on designing infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure in alignment with business, security, and reliability requirements. The certification aims to qualify candidates to design advanced Azure architectures covering compute, networking, storage, identity, security, business continuity, and disaster recovery while selecting appropriate services and achieving the optimal balance between performance and cost. This certification is ideal for Azure Solutions Architects and experienced cloud professionals, and represents an advanced level of professional practice in enterprise environments that rely on Azure as a primary cloud platform.
Main Curriculum
The curriculum is divided into four main sections
- Designing Infrastructure Solutions
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- Network design (VNet, connectivity, hybrid)
- Compute design (VMs, containers, App Services)
- Selecting appropriate workload solutions
- Performance and cost optimization
- Designing Data Storage Solutions
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- Storage solution design
- Azure Storage Accounts
- Azure SQL and data services
- Backup and disaster recovery
- Designing Business Continuity Solutions
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- High Availability
- Disaster Recovery
- Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery
- Business continuity design
- Designing Identity, Governance, and Monitoring Solutions
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- Identity solution design (Azure AD / Entra ID)
- Access management and security
- Governance and compliance (RBAC, Policies)
- Monitoring and diagnostics design
Exam Details :
- Exam code: AZ-305
- Duration: 120–180 minutes
- Number of questions: 40–60
- Question types: Multiple choice, scenario/case-based questions, and interactive items
- Language: English
- Passing score: 700 out of 1000
- Exam fee: Approximately USD 83–165 (may vary by country and may include taxes)
- Certification Validity This certification is valid for two years, after which renewal is required through an exam or a Microsoft Learn update before expiration.
Do I need certifications before it ?
According to Microsoft’s official requirements, there are no prerequisites to take the AZ-305 exam itself you can sit for it directly.However, to earn the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification officially, you must pass both AZ-305 and AZ-104, as AZ-104 is required for the final certification, not for taking the AZ-305 exam. Hands-on experience with Azure networking, identity, storage, and security is strongly recommended.
Which certifications are recommended after this one ?
Not mandatory. However, if you are seeking a strong career path in designing Azure infrastructure solutions especially in architecture design, security, high availability, and cost optimization the AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions certification is the strongest option.
What are the main career uses of the AZ-305 certification ?
- Azure Solutions Architecture (Enterprise Scale) for designing complex, highly available, scalable, and resilient Azure architectures.
- Cloud Governance & Landing Zones for designing landing zones, subscription management, policies, and enterprise best practices.
- Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Architecture for integrating Azure with on-premises or other cloud platforms.
- Security & Identity Architecture (Zero Trust) using Azure AD, Zero Trust principles, and Microsoft Defender.
- Cost Management & Cloud Optimization (FinOps) for cost optimization, performance tuning, and efficient cloud resource management.
- Azure Solutions Architect / Cloud Architect / Enterprise Cloud Designer roles.
Architectural Excellence in Designing Azure Infrastructure Solutions :
This certification represents an advanced level of cloud infrastructure architecture design, proving your ability to build secure, scalable, and highly available Azure solutions. Earning it qualifies you for advanced architectural roles and strengthens your position as a professional cloud solutions architect using Microsoft technologies.
Who is this certification suitable for ?
- Azure Administrators or Cloud Engineers.
- Professionals with hands-on experience managing Microsoft Azure environments.
- Those interested in designing scalable and highly reliable cloud architectures.
- Engineers working with networking, identity, security, and storage on Azure.
- Professionals planning to advance into the Azure Solutions Architect career path.