AZ-304T00 - Microsoft Azure Architect Design

4 Days

24 CPD hours

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.

Recommend solutions to minimize costs
Recommend a solution for Conditional Access, including multi-factor authentication
Recommend a solution for a hybrid identity including Azure AD Connect and Azure AD Connect
Recommend a solution for using Azure Policy
Recommend a solution that includes KeyVault
Recommend a solution that includes Azure AD Managed Identities
Recommend a storage access solution
Design an Azure Site Recovery solution
Recommend a solution for autoscaling
Recommend a solution for containers
Recommend a solution for network security
Recommend a solution for migrating applications and VMs
Recommend a solution for migration of databases

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.

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

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

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

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

Design Governance

• Recommend a Solution for using Azure Policy
• Recommend a Solution for using Azure Blueprint

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

Select an Appropriate Storage Account

• Understanding Storage Tiers
• Recommend a Storage Access Solution
• Recommend Storage Management Tools

Design Data Integration

• Recommend a Data Flow
• Recommend a Solution for Data Integration

Design a Solution for Logging and Monitoring

• Azure Monitoring Services
• Azure Monitor

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

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

Design for Cost Optimization

• Recommend Solutions for Cost Management
• Recommended Viewpoints for Minimizing Costs

Design an Application Architecture

• Recommend a Microservices Architecture
• Recommend an Orchestration Solution for Deployment of Applications
• Recommend a Solution for API Integration

Design Security for Applications

• Security for Applications and Services
• Recommend a Solution using Key Vault
• Recommend Solutions using Azure AD Managed Identities