Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Cert Prep by Microsoft Press

Course details

Explore the intricacies of Microsoft Azure infrastructure solutions as you prepare for AZ-305—the required exam for the Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. Instructor Brett Hargreaves begins by covering how to design identity governance and monitoring solutions, as well as authentication, authorization, compliance, and advanced security options. Brett dives into designing data storage solutions and helps you understand how to architect resilience into your data components with Azure Storage, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB. He also shares best practices for business continuity, exploring options for backup, recovery, and high availability. This course doesn't stop at theory; Brett guides you through real-life examples, from basic compute options and inter-service communication with containers and Kubernetes to complex considerations for migrating on-premises systems to Azure. Tune in to discover how to make the most out of the vast offerings from Microsoft Azure.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Exam AZ-305 Microsoft Azure Architect Design - Introduction

1. Logging and Monitoring

02 - Learning objectives
03 - Monitoring overview
04 - Log routing options
05 - Logging for virtual machines
06 - Using event alerts
07 - Using Log Analytics
08 - Using Resource Graph
09 - Architecture example

2. Authentication and Authorization

10 - Learning objectives
11 - Authentication options in Azure
12 - Storing keys in Key Vault
13 - Using managed identities
14 - Using service principles
15 - Enabling OAuth on web apps
16 - Understanding role-based access controls (RBAC)
17 - Implementing management groups
18 - Using RBAC roles
19 - Using custom RBAC roles
20 - Granting access to external clients
21 - Architecture example

3. Governance

22 - Learning objectives
23 - Introduction to governance options
24 - Using tags
25 - Using policies
26 - Using blueprints
27 - Architecture example

4. Advanced Security Options

28 - Learning objectives
29 - Introduction to MFA, conditional access, and just-in-time access
30 - Disabling security defaults
31 - Setting up conditional access
32 - Setting up an access review
33 - Using just-in-time access

5. Using Resilient Data Components

34 - Learning objectives
35 - Introduction to storage options
36 - Azure Storage accounts
37 - Using lifecycle management for data
38 - Understanding Azure SQL options
39 - Scaling Azure SQL
40 - Understanding Cosmos DB
41 - Working with Cosmos DB
42 - Architecture example

6. Data Integration

43 - Learning objectives
44 - Introduction to data analysis
45 - Introduction to Azure Data Factory
46 - Introduction to Azure Databricks
47 - Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics
48 - Architecture example

7. Azure Backup and Site Recovery

49 - Learning objectives
50 - Introduction to disaster recovery principles
51 - Azure Backup for VMs
52 - Azure Site Recovery
53 - Azure SQL backup options
54 - Architecture example

8. Understanding Compute Options

55 - Learning objectives
56 - Introduction to different types of compute in Azure
57 - Using basic VMs
58 - Creating shared images
59 - Setting up a load balancer
60 - Using scale sets
61 - Using Azure Batch
62 - Architecture example

9. Using Containers in Azure

63 - Learning objectives
64 - Containerization concepts
65 - Creating a basic container
66 - Using web apps for containers
67 - Understanding AKS concepts
68 - Using AKS
69 - Deploying to AKS

10. Understanding Application Architectures

70 - Learning objectives
71 - Introduction to Azure application components
72 - Setting up a modern API
73 - Introduction to queues and events
74 - Using Azure Event Grid
75 - Using Azure Service Bus
76 - Review of compute options
77 - Architecture example

11. Migrating to the Cloud

78 - Learning objectives
79 - Considerations for migrating to cloud
80 - Looking at VM migrations
81 - Looking at database migrations

12. Networking in Azure

82 - Learning objectives
83 - Introduction to networking
84 - Network security options
85 - Connecting networks in Azure
86 - Using service endpoints
87 - Connectivity walkthrough
88 - Architecture example

Summary

89 - Exam AZ-305 Microsoft Azure Architect Design - Summary