Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (AZ-305) Exam Blueprint

AZ-305

Microsoft

700 (1-1000)Passing Score

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Credential type: certification examination · verified on the issuer's site September 19, 2026 issuer page

Exam Domains

1.0 Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions 25-30%

1.1Design solutions for logging and monitoring
Recommend a logging solution; Recommend a solution for routing logs; Recommend a monitoring solution
1.2Design authentication and authorization solutions
Recommend an authentication solution; Recommend an identity management solution; Recommend a solution for authorizing access to Azure resources; Recommend a solution for authorizing access to on-premises resources; Recommend a solution to manage secrets, certificates, and keys
1.3Design governance
Recommend a structure for management groups, subscriptions, and resource groups, and a strategy for resource tagging; Recommend a solution for managing compliance; Recommend a solution for identity governance

2.0 Design data storage solutions 20-25%

2.1Design data storage solutions for relational data
Recommend a solution for storing relational data; Recommend a database service tier and compute tier; Recommend a solution for database scalability; Recommend a solution for data protection
2.2Design data storage solutions for semi-structured and unstructured data
Recommend a solution for storing semi-structured data; Recommend a solution for storing unstructured data; Recommend a data storage solution to balance features, performance, and costs; Recommend a data solution for protection and durability
2.3Design data integration
Recommend a solution for data integration; Recommend a solution for data analysis

3.0 Design business continuity solutions 15-20%

3.1Design solutions for backup and disaster recovery
Recommend a recovery solution for Azure and hybrid workloads that meets recovery objectives; Recommend a backup and recovery solution for compute; Recommend a backup and recovery solution for databases; Recommend a backup and recovery solution for unstructured data
3.2Design for high availability
Recommend a high availability solution for compute; Recommend a high availability solution for relational data; Recommend a high availability solution for semi-structured and unstructured data

4.0 Design infrastructure solutions 30-35%

4.1Design compute solutions
Specify components of a compute solution based on workload requirements; Recommend a virtual machine-based solution; Recommend a container-based solution; Recommend a serverless-based solution; Recommend a compute solution for batch processing
4.2Design an application architecture
Recommend a messaging architecture; Recommend an event-driven architecture; Recommend a solution for API integration; Recommend a caching solution for applications; Recommend an application configuration management solution; Recommend an automated deployment solution for applications
4.3Design migrations
Evaluate a migration solution that leverages the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure; Evaluate on-premises servers, data, and applications for migration; Recommend a solution for migrating workloads to infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS); Recommend a solution for migrating databases; Recommend a solution for migrating unstructured data
4.4Design network solutions
Recommend a connectivity solution that connects Azure resources to the internet; Recommend a connectivity solution that connects Azure resources to on-premises networks; Recommend a solution to optimize network performance; Recommend a solution to optimize network security; Recommend a load-balancing and routing solution

Exam Details

Online ProctoringAvailable

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Official Study Resources

official documentationChoose from self-paced learning paths and modules or take an instructor-led course

official documentationAzure documentation

official documentationArchitect infrastructure operations in Azure

official documentationAzure Architecture Center

official documentationBrowse Azure Architectures

official documentationMicrosoft Q&A | Microsoft Docs

official documentationExam Readiness Zone

official documentationBrowse other Microsoft Learn shows

Source review and study planning

Source checked 2026-09-04. Objectives effective 2026-04-17.

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Check the official revision history before planning study: Compare the effective date with your exam language and appointment. Use changed objectives to revisit earlier preparation.
Use the guide's learning and documentation map: For each objective, record a task you can perform and the official reference used. Prioritize gaps; the published ranges are not predicted question counts.
Atlas study exercise: Write an architecture decision record: Choose a workload with availability and recovery requirements. List two candidate designs, explain their monitoring and identity implications, and justify the trade-off you would recommend. Map each decision to the design objectives before checking the official architecture references. This is a study aid, not an official exam question or a prediction of your result.