Azure Solutions Architect Certification Bootcamp (AZ-305)
This 5 day bootcamp prepares you to become a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect. You will take the AZ-305 exam, Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions, to earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. The hands-on, instructor-led live camp covers designing governance, compute, storage, networking, application architecture, identity, data integration, business continuity, and migration solutions on Azure, with the exam administered while you attend. AZ-305 requires the Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) as a prerequisite certification.
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MCE Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Training & Certification Boot Camp – 5 Days (1 Course, 1 Exam, 1 Cert)
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Course Description
Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) Bootcamp Overview
This Azure Solutions Architect bootcamp is an accelerated, instructor-led path to becoming a Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Over five hands-on days you will learn to design secure, scalable, and reliable solutions on Azure across identity, governance, storage, business continuity, and infrastructure, aligned to the Azure Well-Architected Framework. You will sit the AZ-305 exam on site before you leave.
Who This AZ-305 Course Is For
This Azure Solutions Architect training is built for professionals who advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into Azure designs: architects, senior administrators, and engineers ready to move from building to designing. Whether you want to validate your skills with the Azure Architect certification or you are preparing to earn the Azure Solutions Architect Expert credential, this bootcamp is for you.
What You'll Learn in This AZ-305 Training
The AZ-305 course follows the same skill areas Microsoft measures on the exam, so every topic maps to real architecture work:
- Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions: authentication, authorization, governance, and monitoring at scale.
- Design data storage solutions: relational and non-relational data, storage accounts, and data integration.
- Design business continuity solutions: backup, recovery, and high availability across regions.
- Design infrastructure solutions: compute, networking, application architecture, and migration.
AZ-305 Prerequisites
The Azure Solutions Architect Expert credential builds on the Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification, which is a prerequisite. You should have advanced experience with Azure administration, development, and DevOps processes, plus a strong grasp of networking, identity, security, and business continuity.
Certification Camps offers a COMBO boot camp, Microsoft Azure Admin & Azure Architect: covering AZ-900 (Microsoft Azure Fundamentals), AZ-104 (Microsoft Azure Administrator) and AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect).
Why Choose This Azure Solutions Architect Certification Camp
Skip months of self-study and get certified fast. This all-inclusive Azure Architect certification camp is led by Microsoft Certified Trainers using official Microsoft courseware (AZ-305T00), with real hands-on labs and architect case studies every day, and your exam is administered on site while you attend.
- 5-day accelerated format: earn the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification in a week, not months.
- 95% first-attempt pass rate, with a free retake voucher if you do not pass.
- Exam voucher and official Microsoft courseware (AZ-305T00) included.
- Vetted practice exams and 90 days of extended lab access after the camp.
- Taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers, live online or in person in Sarasota, Florida.
Topics Covered
Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions
Describe Availability Zones
Describe Azure datacenters
Describe Azure resources and Resource Groups
Describe subscriptions
Describe management groups
Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups
What is Microsoft Azure
Get started with Azure accounts
Exercise - Explore the Learn sandbox
Describe Azure physical infrastructure
Describe Azure management infrastructure
Exercise - Create an Azure resource
Compare compute types, including container instances, virtual machines, and functions
Describe virtual machine (VM) options, including VMs, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, Azure Virtual Desktop
Describe resources required for virtual machines
Describe application hosting options, including Azure Web Apps, containers, and virtual machines
Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute
Define public and private endpoints
Describe Azure virtual machines
Exercise - Create an Azure virtual machine
Describe Azure virtual desktop
Describe Azure containers
Describe Azure functions
Describe application hosting options
Describe Azure virtual networking
Exercise - Configure network access
Describe Azure virtual private networks
Describe Azure ExpressRoute
Describe Azure DNS
Compare Azure storage services
Describe storage tiers
Describe redundancy options
Describe storage account options and storage types
Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync
Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box
Describe Azure storage accounts
Describe Azure storage redundancy
Describe Azure storage services
Exercise - Create a storage blob
Identify Azure data migration options
Identify Azure file movement options
Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services
Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA), and passwordless
Describe external identities and guest access in Azure
Describe Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
Describe Azure Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Describe the concept of Zero Trust
Describe the purpose of the defense in depth model
Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Describe Azure directory services
Describe Azure authentication methods
Describe Azure external identities
Describe Azure conditional access
Describe Azure role-based access control
Describe zero trust model
Describe defense-in-depth
Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Learn how to leverage the Cloud Adoption Framework to identify where your organization is in the digital transformation journey.
Identify triggers and opportunities for cloud adoption.
Recognize the components needed to develop a digital transformation strategy around your business, people, and technology.
Define strategy
Plan
Ready
Adopt
Govern and manage
Describe the pillars of the Azure Well-Architected Framework
Identify key principles for creating a solid architectural foundation
Azure Well-Architected Framework pillars
Cost optimization
Operational excellence
Performance efficiency
Reliability
Security
Design for governance.
Design for management groups.
Design for Azure subscriptions.
Design for resource groups.
Design for resource tagging.
Design for Azure Policy.
Design for Azure role-based access control.
Design for Azure landing zones.
Design for governance
Design for management groups
Design for subscriptions
Design for resource groups
Design for resource tags
Design for Azure Policy
Design for role-based access control (RBAC)
Design for Azure landing zones
Design for identity and access management.
Design for Microsoft Entra ID.
Design for Microsoft Entra business-to-business (B2B).
Design for Azure Active Directory B2C (business-to-customer).
Design for conditional access.
Design for identity protection.
Design for access reviews.
Design for managed identities.
Design for service principals for applications.
Design for Azure Key Vault.
Design for identity and access management (IAM)
Design for Microsoft Entra ID
Design for Microsoft Entra business-to-business (B2B)
Design for Azure Active Directory B2C (business-to-customer)
Design for conditional access
Design for identity protection
Design for access reviews
Design service principals for applications
Design managed identities
Design for Azure Key Vault
Microsoft Solutions Partner
As an authorized Microsoft Solutions Partner, we deliver Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC) taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs). Our curriculum, labs and exam delivery meet Microsoft's highest standards for accredited training.
See What You'll Learn
Watch a short overview of the AZ-305 course — what's covered, who it's for, and what you'll walk away certified to do. Or download the full syllabus as a PDF.
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Start learning now. Once your registration is processed, you'll receive access to materials. Prepare for your live boot camp and identify knowledge gaps to maximize your experience.
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During the Boot Camp
Attend instructor-led live training at our facility in Florida or online — same class, same instructor, same interaction. Engage in presentations, labs and demos, then take the certification exam(s) while attending.
Step 03
After the Boot Camp
Continue to access your student lab environment for 90 days after your camp is over. Need to defer your exams or re-sit the training? You have up to 6 months after the camp is complete.
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