Azure•Expert•AZ-305

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Design cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including compute, network, storage, monitoring, and security. Advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable Azure solutions aligned with the Azure Well-Architected Framework.

Note: This syllabus summary was last updated in November 2025. For the most current and detailed syllabus information, please visit the official certification provider's website.

Exam Summary

TIME

100

Minutes

TOTAL

Questions

PRICE

$165

USD

VALID

Years

PASS

700

/1000

Prerequisites (Optional)

Recommended experience before taking this exam

Advanced experience in IT operations
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification
Knowledge of Azure administration, development, and DevOps

Exam Domains & Topics

Domain 1

25%

Design Identity, Governance, and Monitoring Solutions

Design authentication and authorization solutions

Design governance solutions

Design identities and access for applications

Design a solution for logging and monitoring

Implement Microsoft Entra ID for users and groups

Design conditional access and identity protection

Design Azure Policy and Azure Blueprints

Design monitoring strategy using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

Domain 2

25%

Design Data Storage Solutions

Design a data storage solution for relational data

Design data integration solutions

Recommend a data storage solution

Design a data storage solution for non-relational data

Design for Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance

Design for Azure Cosmos DB and table storage

Design data integration with Azure Data Factory

Implement data redundancy and replication strategies

Domain 3

25%

Design Business Continuity Solutions

Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery

Design for high availability

Design a solution for application and workload redundancy

Implement Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup

Design failover strategies and geo-replication

Implement Azure Traffic Manager and Azure Front Door

Design business continuity for hybrid environments

Implement recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO)

Domain 4

25%

Design Infrastructure Solutions

Design compute solutions

Design an application architecture

Design network solutions

Design migrations

Implement Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, and Azure Kubernetes Service

Design microservices and serverless architectures

Design virtual networks, hybrid connectivity, and network security

Design migration strategies with Azure Migrate

Azure•Expert•AZ-305

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Note: This syllabus summary was last updated in November 2025. For the most current and detailed syllabus information, please visit the official certification provider's website.

Exam Summary

TIME

100

Minutes

TOTAL

Questions

PRICE

$165

USD

VALID

Years

PASS

700

/1000

Prerequisites (Optional)

Recommended experience before taking this exam

Advanced experience in IT operations
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification
Knowledge of Azure administration, development, and DevOps

Exam Domains & Topics

Domain 1

25%

Design Identity, Governance, and Monitoring Solutions

Design authentication and authorization solutions

Design governance solutions

Design identities and access for applications

Design a solution for logging and monitoring

Implement Microsoft Entra ID for users and groups

Design conditional access and identity protection

Design Azure Policy and Azure Blueprints

Design monitoring strategy using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

Domain 2

25%

Design Data Storage Solutions

Design a data storage solution for relational data

Design data integration solutions

Recommend a data storage solution

Design a data storage solution for non-relational data

Design for Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance

Design for Azure Cosmos DB and table storage

Design data integration with Azure Data Factory

Implement data redundancy and replication strategies

Domain 3

25%

Design Business Continuity Solutions

Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery

Design for high availability

Design a solution for application and workload redundancy

Implement Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup

Design failover strategies and geo-replication

Implement Azure Traffic Manager and Azure Front Door

Design business continuity for hybrid environments

Implement recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO)

Domain 4

25%

Design Infrastructure Solutions

Design compute solutions

Design an application architecture

Design network solutions

Design migrations

Implement Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, and Azure Kubernetes Service

Design microservices and serverless architectures

Design virtual networks, hybrid connectivity, and network security

Design migration strategies with Azure Migrate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Exam Summary

Prerequisites (Optional)

Exam Domains & Topics

Design Identity, Governance, and Monitoring Solutions

Design Data Storage Solutions

Design Business Continuity Solutions

Design Infrastructure Solutions

Cloud Practice Test

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Exam Summary

Prerequisites (Optional)

Exam Domains & Topics

Design Identity, Governance, and Monitoring Solutions

Design Data Storage Solutions

Design Business Continuity Solutions

Design Infrastructure Solutions