AZ-304T00 - Microsoft Azure Architect Design

This course teaches Solutions Architects how to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Lessons include design considerations related to logging, cost analysis, authentication and authorization, governance, security, storage, high availability, and migration. This role requires decisions in multiple areas that affect an overall design solution.

This course teaches Solutions Architects how to translate business requirements into secure and reliable recommendations for infrastructure, governance, high availability, cost optimization, and data integration. Lessons include solutions for logging, multi-factor authentication, SSO, hybrid identity, backup and recovery, containers, microservices, monitoring, automation, networking, and application infrastructure. This course outlines how decisions in each area affects the overall solution. This course is for IT Professionals with expertise in designing and implementing solutions running on Microsoft Azure. They should have broad knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualiza­tion, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. Azure Solution Architects use the Azure Portal and as they become more adept they use the Command Line Interface. Candidates must have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure devel­opment processes and DevOps processes.  

Expected learning:

    • Implementing Azure data storage solutions such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Files.
    • Implementing Azure SQL Database Managed Instances and service tiers.
    • Recommendations for Governance such as Azure Policy and Azure Blueprint.
    • Recommendations for subscriptions, accounts, and Role-Based Access Control.
    • Designs for Authentication and Authorization such as MFA and hybrid identities.
    • Solutions for logging and monitoring such as Azure Monitor and Azure Monitoring solutions (Azure Security Center, Azure Application Insights, and Azure Sentinel).
    • Recommendations for intra and intersite integration (name resolution, network security, internet protection, hybrid networks, and perimeter networks).
    • Manage network traffic using network routing and service endpoints, Azure load balancer, and Azure Application Gateway.
    • Solutions for Application Architecture such as event-based Cloud automation, microservices architec­ture on Azure Service Fabric, and designs for microservices APIs.
    • Recommendations for Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes
 

Successful Azure Solution Architects start this role with experience on operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, governance, and networking.

  • Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
  • Understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
  • Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, domain controllers, replica­tion, and Kerberos protocol.
  • Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.
 


Expected learning

  • Implementing Azure data storage solutions such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Files.
  • Implementing Azure SQL Database Managed Instances and service tiers.
  • Recommendations for Governance such as Azure Policy and Azure Blueprint.
  • Recommendations for subscriptions, accounts, and Role-Based Access Control.
  • Designs for Authentication and Authorization such as MFA and hybrid identities.
  • Solutions for logging and monitoring such as Azure Monitor and Azure Monitoring solutions (Azure Security Center, Azure Application Insights, and Azure Sentinel).
  • Recommendations for intra and intersite integration (name resolution, network security, internet protection, hybrid networks, and perimeter networks).
  • Manage network traffic using network routing and service endpoints, Azure load balancer, and Azure Application Gateway.
  • Solutions for Application Architecture such as event-based Cloud automation, microservices architec­ture on Azure Service Fabric, and designs for microservices APIs.
  • Recommendations for Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes.

The AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design certification combined with the AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies certification result in the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification  

Content

The content for your course is organized into 14 modules.
  • Module 1: Design a Compute Solution
  • Module 2: Design a Network Solution
  • Module 3: Design for Migration
  • Module 4: Design Authentication and Authorization
  • Module 5: Design Governance
  • Module 6: Design a Solution for Databases
  • Module 7: Select an Appropriate Storage Account
  • Module 8: Design Data Integration
  • Module 9: Design a Solution for Logging and Monitoring
  • Module 10: Design a Solution for Backup and Recovery
  • Module 11: Design for High Availability
  • Module 12: Design for Cost Optimization
  • Module 13: Design an Application Architecture
  • Module 14: Design Security for Applications
 

Skills measured

  • Design monitoring (10-15%)
  • Design identity and security (25-30%)
  • Design data storage (15-20%)
  • Design business continuity (10-15%)
  • Design infrastructure (25-30%)
 

Exam basics

  • How many questions will there be on the exam?
The number of questions on an exam is subject to change as we update it over time to keep current changes in the technology and job role. Most Microsoft Certification exams contain between 40-60 questions; however, the number can vary depending on the exam
  • How much time will I have to complete the exam?
Exam time 180 minutes refers to the amount of time that you have to complete the exam.  

The AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design certification combined with the AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies certification result in the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification   A candidate for this exam 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.


Syllabus:

  Module 1: Design a Compute Solution
  • Lesson 1: Choose an Azure Compute Service
  • Lesson 2: Determine Appropriate Compute Technologies
  • Lesson 3: Recommend a Solution for Containers
  • Lesson 4: Provisioning Solutions for Azure Compute Infrastructure
 
Module 2: Design a Network Solution
  • Lesson 1: Planning Virtual Networks
  • Lesson 2: Recommend a Solution for Network Addressing and Name Resolution
  • Lesson 3: Recommend Solutions for Network Security
  • Lesson 4: Recommendation for Hybrid Networks
  • Lesson 5: Implement a Secure Hybrid Network
  • Lesson 6: Module 2 Review Questions

Module 3: Design for Migration
  • Lesson 1: Planning Azure Migration
  • Lesson 2: Assessment using Azure Migrate
  • Lesson 3: Migrate Servers with Azure Migrate
  • Lesson 4: Migrate Databases with Azure Database Migration Service
  • Lesson 5: Migrate On: Premises Data to Cloud Storage with AzCopy
 
Module 4: Design Authentication and Authorization
  • Lesson 1: Tips for Identity and Access Management
  • Lesson 2: Recommend a Solution for Multi Factor Authentication
  • Lesson 3: Five Steps for Securing Identity Infrastructure
  • Lesson 4: Recommend a Solution for Single Sign On (SSO)
  • Lesson 5: Recommend a Solution for a Hybrid Identity
  • Lesson 6: Recommend a Solution for B2B Integration
  • Lesson 7: Recommend a Hierarchical Structure for Management Groups, Subscriptions and Resource Groups
 
Module 5: Design Governance
  • Lesson 1: Governance
  • Lesson 2: Recommend a Solution for using Azure Policy
  • Lesson 3: Recommend a Solution for using Azure Blueprint
 
Module 6: Design a Solution for Databases
  • Lesson 1: Select an Appropriate Data Platform Based on Requirements
  • Lesson 2: Overview of Azure Data Storage
  • Lesson 3: Recommend Database Service Tier Sizing
  • Lesson 4: Dynamically Scale Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances
  • Lesson 5: Recommend a Solution for Encrypting Data at Rest, Transmission, and In Use
 
Module 7: Select an Appropriate Storage Account
  • Lesson 1: Choose Between Storage Tiers
  • Lesson 2: Recommend Storage Management Tools
 
Module 8: Design Data Integration
  • Lesson 1: Azure Data Platform End-to-End
  • Lesson 2: Recommend a Solution for Data Integration
  • Lesson 3: Recommend a Solution for Data Warehousing and Big Data Analytics Integration
  • Lesson 4: Migrate On-Premises Data to Cloud Storage with AzCopy
 
Module 9: Design a Solution for Logging and Monitoring
  • Lesson 1: Monitoring
  • Lesson 2: Azure Monitor
 
Module 10: Design a Solution for Backup and Recovery
  • Lesson 1: Architectural Best Practices for Reliability
  • Lesson 2: Recommend an Azure Site Recovery Solution
  • Lesson 3: Design a Solution for Data Archiving and Retention
 
Module 11: Design for High Availability
  • Lesson 1: High Availability
  • Lesson 2: Applications in Multiple Azure Regions for High Availability
  • Lesson 3: Design HA Applications to Handle Disaster Recovery
 
Module 12: Design for Cost Optimization
  • Lesson 1: Recommend Solutions for Cost Management
  • Lesson 2: Recommendations for Minimizing Costs
  • Lesson 3: Cost Optimization Checklists

Module 13: Design an Application Architecture
  • Lesson 1: Recommend Event: Based Cloud Automation on Azure
  • Lesson 2: Microservices Architecture on Azure Service Fabric
  • Lesson 3: Designing APIs for Microservices

Module 14: Design Security for Applications
  • Lesson 1: Security for Applications and Services
  • Lesson 2: Recommend a Solution using Key Vault
  • Lesson 3: Recommend Solutions using Azure AD Managed Identities
  • Lesson 4: Module 14 Review Questions

Microsoft Learn


Microsoft Learn provides self-paced skills training on a variety of topics. You can also search for additional content that might be helpful.   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/create-users-and-groups-in-azure-active-directory/
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/control-network-traffic-flow-with-routes/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/improve-app-scalability-resiliency-with-load-balancer/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/load-balance-web-traffic-with-application-gateway/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/distribute-load-with-traffic-manager/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/create-azure-storage-account/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/secure-azure-storage-account/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/optimize-archive-costs-blob-storage/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/ha-application-storage-with-grs/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/copy-blobs-from-command-line-and-code/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/move-data-with-azure-data-box/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/monitor-diagnose-and-troubleshoot-azure-storage/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/build-app-with-scale-sets/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/deploy-vms-from-vhd-templates/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/choose-the-right-disk-storage-for-vm-workload/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/add-and-size-disks-in-azure-virtual-machines/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/protect-vm-settings-with-dsc/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/host-a-web-app-with-azure-app-service/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/stage-deploy-app-service-deployment-slots/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/app-service-scale-up-scale-out/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/app-service-autoscale-rules/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/capture-page-load-times-application-insights/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/run-docker-with-azure-container-instances/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/intro-to-azure-kubernetes-service/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/protect-virtual-machines-with-azure-backup/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/backup-restore-azure-sql/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/protect-infrastructure-with-site-recovery/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/protect-on-premises-infrastructure-with-azure-site-recovery/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/analyze-infrastructure-with-azure-monitor-logs/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/incident-response-with-alerting-on-azure/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/monitor-azure-vm-using-diagnostic-data/   https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/monitor-diagnose-and-troubleshoot-azure-storage/

Course Outline
1 - DESIGN A COMPUTE SOLUTION
  • Recommend a Solution for Compute Provisioning
  • Determine Appropriate Compute Technologies
  • Recommend a Solution for Containers
  • Recommend a Solution for Automating Compute Management
2 - DESIGN A NETWORK SOLUTION
  • Recommend a Solution for Network Addressing and Name Resolution
  • Recommend a Solution for Network Provisioning
  • Recommend a Solution for Network Security
  • Recommend a Solution for iInternete Connectivity and On-Premises Networks
  • Recommend a Solution for Automating Network Management
  • Recommend a Solution for Load Balancing and Rraffic Routing
3 - DESIGN FOR MIGRATION
  • Assess and On-Premises Servers and Applications for Migration
  • Recommend a Solution for Migrating Applications and VMs
  • Recommend a Solution for Migration of Databases
4 - DESIGN AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION
  • Tips for Identity and Access Management
  • Recommend a Solution for Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Five Steps for Securing Identity Infrastructure
  • Recommend a Solution for Single-Sign On (SSO)
  • Recommend a Solution for a Hybrid Identity
  • Recommend a Solution for B2B Integration
  • Recommend a Hierarchical Structure for Management Groups
5 - DESIGN GOVERNANCE
  • Recommend a Solution for using Azure Policy
  • Recommend a Solution for using Azure Blueprint
6 - DESIGN A SOLUTION FOR DATABASES
  • Select an Appropriate Data Platform Based on Requirements
  • Overview of Azure Data Storage
  • Recommend Database Service Tier Sizing
  • Dynamically Scale Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances
  • Recommend a Solution for Encrypting Data at Rest, Transmission, and In Use
7 - SELECT AN APPROPRIATE STORAGE ACCOUNT
  • Understanding Storage Tiers
  • Recommend a Storage Access Solution
  • Recommend Storage Management Tools
8 - DESIGN DATA INTEGRATION
  • Recommend a Data Flow
  • Recommend a Solution for Data Integration
9 - DESIGN A SOLUTION FOR LOGGING AND MONITORING
  • Azure Monitoring Services
  • Azure Monitor
10 - DESIGN A SOLUTION FOR BACKUP AND RECOVERY
  • Recommend a Recovery Solution for Hybrid and On-Premises Workloads
  • Design and Azure Site Recovery Solution
  • Recommend a Solution for Recovery in Different Regions
  • Recommend a Solution for Azure Backup Management
  • Design a Solution for Data Archiving and Retention
11 - DESIGN FOR HIGH AVAILABILITY
  • Recommend a Solution for Application and Workload Redundancy
  • Recommend a Solution for Autoscaling
  • Identify Resources that Require High Availability
  • Identify Storage Tpes for High Availability
  • Recommend a Solution for Geo-Redundancy of Workloads
12 - DESIGN FOR COST OPTIMIZATION
  • Recommend Solutions for Cost Management
  • Recommended Viewpoints for Minimizing Costs
13 - DESIGN AN APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE
  • Recommend a Microservices Architecture
  • Recommend an Orchestration Solution for Deployment of Applications
  • Recommend a Solution for API Integration
14 - DESIGN SECURITY FOR APPLICATIONS
  • Security for Applications and Services
  • Recommend a Solution using Key Vault
  • Recommend Solutions using Azure AD Managed Identities

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Description

This course teaches Solutions Architects how to translate business requirements into secure and reliable recommendations for infrastructure, governance, high availability, cost optimization, and data integration. Lessons include solutions for logging, multi-factor authentication, SSO, hybrid identity, backup and recovery, containers, microservices, monitoring, automation, networking, and application infrastructure. This course outlines how decisions in each area affects the overall solution. This course is for IT Professionals with expertise in designing and implementing solutions running on Microsoft Azure. They should have broad knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualiza­tion, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. Azure Solution Architects use the Azure Portal and as they become more adept they use the Command Line Interface. Candidates must have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure devel­opment processes and DevOps processes.

 

Expected learning:

    • Implementing Azure data storage solutions such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Files.
    • Implementing Azure SQL Database Managed Instances and service tiers.
    • Recommendations for Governance such as Azure Policy and Azure Blueprint.
    • Recommendations for subscriptions, accounts, and Role-Based Access Control.
    • Designs for Authentication and Authorization such as MFA and hybrid identities.
    • Solutions for logging and monitoring such as Azure Monitor and Azure Monitoring solutions (Azure Security Center, Azure Application Insights, and Azure Sentinel).
    • Recommendations for intra and intersite integration (name resolution, network security, internet protection, hybrid networks, and perimeter networks).
    • Manage network traffic using network routing and service endpoints, Azure load balancer, and Azure Application Gateway.
    • Solutions for Application Architecture such as event-based Cloud automation, microservices architec­ture on Azure Service Fabric, and designs for microservices APIs.
    • Recommendations for Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes

 

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