AZ-305 is the Azure Solutions Architect Expert exam. It tests design decisions (identity, data, continuity, infrastructure) — not day-2 click-ops. If you cannot already administer Azure, take AZ-104 first.
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Exam overview
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Exam | AZ-305 |
| Credential | Azure Solutions Architect Expert (with AZ-104 prerequisite for the expert title — confirm current Microsoft pairing) |
| Style | Scenario / case design |
| Duration | ~120 minutes |
| Pass | 700 / 1000 |
| Cost | ~$165 USD |
Official skills: AZ-305 study guide.
Skills measured
- Identity, governance, and monitoring — Entra, hybrid identity, management groups, Azure Policy, cost, Azure Monitor design.
- Data storage — relational vs Cosmos vs Blob vs Files; redundancy; encryption; data lifecycle.
- Business continuity — Backup, Site Recovery, RPO/RTO, availability zones vs paired regions.
- Infrastructure — compute (IaaS vs App Service vs containers vs AKS at a choice level), network topology (hub-spoke, Private Link), migrations.
The fail pattern is recommending a product you like instead of the constraint in the case (cost, sovereignty, RPO, hybrid).
6-week plan
| Week | Focus |
|---|---|
| 1 | Identity + governance designs |
| 2 | Storage and data platform choices |
| 3 | HA, backup, DR |
| 4 | Network + compute landing zones |
| 5 | Migration and hybrid |
| 6 | 300+ questions + 2 timed exams |
Path: Azure roadmap · AZ-104 first.
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