AZ-305 Study Guide
A personal study guide for Exam AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions. It follows the official learning paths on Microsoft Learn. Path 1 is a full refresher guide with labs. Paths 2–6 follow Microsoft Learn: you read each module there, then test yourself here with a 20-question quiz and a design exercise on paper.
Learning paths
1
Microsoft Azure Architect Design Prerequisites
The AZ-104 refresher: identity, governance, networking, compute, storage, monitoring, backup, plus the Cloud Adoption Framework and the Well-Architected Framework. Theory and hands-on labs.
0 of 13 chapters completed
2
Design identity, governance, and monitor solutions
Governance, authentication and authorization, logging and monitoring.
0 of 3 modules completed
3
Design business continuity solutions
RTO and RPO, high availability and disaster recovery strategies, backup, Site Recovery.
0 of 2 modules completed
4
Design data storage solutions
Storage accounts, blobs, files and disks; Azure SQL and Cosmos DB; data integration and analytics.
0 of 3 modules completed
5
Design infrastructure solutions
Compute, application architecture, networking and migrations.
0 of 4 modules completed
6
Build great solutions with the Azure Well-Architected Framework
The five pillars in depth: reliability, security, cost optimization, operational excellence, performance efficiency.
0 of 6 modules completed
Exam weights
| Skill area | Weight | Learning path |
|---|---|---|
| Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions | 25–30% | 2 |
| Design data storage solutions | 20–25% | 4 |
| Design business continuity solutions | 15–20% | 3 |
| Design infrastructure solutions | 30–35% | 5 |
| Foundation and design principles for all of the above | – | 1, 6 |
Source: the AZ-305 exam page. Check the study guide for the detailed skills list.