Paths
Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304)
This learning path is intended to help learners start their preparation to take the Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304) certification exam. Microsoft Azure Solutions... Read more
###What you will learn:###
- How to design monitoring in Azure
- How to design identity and security in Azure
- How to design data storage in Azure
- How to design business continuity in Azure
- How to design infrastructure in Azure
Pre-requisites
According to Microsoft, candidates for the AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design exam should have advanced experience with IT operations, as well as the associated knowledge of key concepts in this area. These concepts include networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. Candidates should also know how changes in each of these areas affects their overall solution. Candidates for this exam should be expert-level Azure administrators and have real-world experience with Azure DevOps and development processes.
Design Monitoring
Welcome to Pluralsight's certification learning path for the Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304) certification exam! This path is structured to mimic the organization of the exam so you can more easily follow along during your study preparation.
This section of the path covers the objectives found in the Design Monitoring section of the exam guide, including:
- Design for cost optimization
- Design a logging and monitoring solution
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Introduction to the AZ-304 Exam
44m
Description
Not knowing what to expect can lead to unnecessary panic and stress. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Introduction to the AZ-304 Exam, you’ll learn to prepare for what to expect in the AZ-304 exam. First, you’ll explore the purpose and overall skillset of the exam. Next, you’ll discover key functional groups. Finally, you’ll learn how to ensure you have the specific skills required. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of the AZ-304 exam needed to take the exam with confidence.
Table of contents
- Introduction to AZ-304
- Review of Key Required Knowledge
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design for Cost Optimization
25m
Description
The cloud is a wonderful place that offers unlimited scalability and can present unpredictable costs. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design for Cost Optimization, you’ll learn to evaluate and control your cloud costs to keep them predictable and manageable. First, you’ll explore the types of costs in the cloud. Next, you’ll discover how to evaluatie cloud resource usage and costs. Finally, you’ll learn how to control and manage cloud costs. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of cloud resource usage and costs needed to evaluate and manage cloud costs.
Table of contents
- Managing, Reporting, and Reducing Costs
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design a Logging and Monitoring Solution
36m
Description
Monitoring and logging are vital to keeping your applications healthy. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design a Logging and Monitoring Solution, you’ll learn to design monitoring and logging for your applications. First, you’ll explore the options in Azure for monitoring your applications. Next, you’ll discover how to integrate monitoring services in your solution. Finally, you’ll learn how to recommend a monitoring design for your applications. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of designing a monitoring and logging solution needed to keep your applications healthy and your data safe.
Table of contents
- Design a Monitoring Solution in Azure
Exam Alert: Design Monitoring in Microsoft Azure
16m
Description
You need to remember what's important for the AZ-304 exam. In this course, Exam Alert: Design Monitoring in Microsoft Azure, you’ll learn to prepare for the "Design Monitoring" section of the exam. First, you’ll explore a summary of the "Design for Cost Optimization" skill. Next, you’ll discover what you should know for the "Design a Solution for Logging and Monitoring" skill. Finally, you’ll learn which topics are and aren’t covered on the exam. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Design Monitoring in Microsoft Azure needed to perform well on the AZ-304 exam.
Table of contents
- Preparing for the Design Monitoring Skill
Design Identity and Security
This section of the path covers the objectives found in the Design Identity and Security section of the exam guide, including:
- Design authentication
- Design authorization
- Design governance
- Design security for applications
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Authentication
1h 22m
Description
Knowing the ins and outs of authentication in Azure is key in architecting the best and most effective authentication solutions for Azure services. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Authentication, you’ll learn to architect an authentication solution for use with Azure and Azure-dependent services. First, you’ll explore how authentication is enabled using Azure AD. Next, you’ll discover how to control authentication using Conditional Access. Finally, you’ll learn how to integrate with on-premises authentication and other partner identities. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of authentication in Azure options needed to architect a complete authentication solution using Azure AD.
Table of contents
- Azure AD and Hybrid Authentication
- Controlling Azure AD Authentication and User Experience
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Authorization
1h 6m
Description
Knowing the ins and outs of authorization in Azure is key in architecting the best and most effective authorization solutions for your Azure services. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Authorization, you’ll learn to use Azure AD and Azure service capabilities to architect a secure and best practices authorization solution. First, you’ll explore the key structures that can be used for authorization. Next, you’ll discover how to leverage built-in and custom roles to achieve least privilege authorization for Azure resources. Finally, you’ll learn how to leverage several other services to achieve just-in-time access and risk-based authorization. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of authorization in Azure needed to ensure a secure and best practice authorization solution for your Azure services.
Table of contents
- Azure Resource Hierarchy for Authorization
- Azure AD Role Management
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Governance
1h 10m
Description
Knowledge of the core concepts of governance in Azure is crucial in ensuring compliance of your deployed resources. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Governance, you’ll learn to ensure organizational compliance using key governance capabilities available in Azure. First, you’ll explore best practices for resource naming and use of tags. Next, you’ll discover how to enforce key guardrails and how to apply them using Azure Policy. Finally, you’ll learn how to ease initial configuration deployment and enforcement options with Azure Blueprints. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of core Azure governance constructs needed to ensure the compliance of resources deployed to Azure.
Table of contents
- Governance in Azure
- Applying Base Configuration with Azure Blueprints
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Security for Applications
1h 9m
Description
When integrating your applications with Azure AD, security is absolutely crucial. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Security for Applications, you’ll learn to leverage the right solution to provide integration for your application to Azure without compromising on security. First, you’ll explore using managed identities to avoid secrets and granting resources direct permissions to other resources. Next, you’ll discover how to use Azure Key Vault when you need to keep a secret for your application. Finally, you’ll learn how to integrate and enable applications with Azure AD. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of application integration with Azure AD needed to cloud-enable your applications.
Table of contents
- Enabling Application Resource Access and Secret Management
- Integrating Applications with Azure AD
Exam Alert: Design Identity and Security in Microsoft Azure
41m
Description
When faced with preparing for exams it's not always clear where best to spend time and how best to prepare. In this course, Exam Alert: Design Identity and Security in Microsoft Azure, you’ll learn to arm yourself with the skills and knowledge to succeed. First, you’ll explore how to understand the core areas that are covered in the exam. Next, you’ll discover key resources to help gain knowledge specific to the technology area. Finally, you’ll learn how to improve and practice. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of identity and security related to Microsoft certification needed to pass with confidence.
Table of contents
- Preparing and Succeeding
Design Data Storage
This section of the path covers the objectives found in the Design Data Storage section of the exam guide, including:
- Design for databases
- Design data integration
- Design storage accounts
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design for Databases
1h 10m
Description
Utilizing the right Azure database service can be daunting given the large number of options. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design for Databases, you’ll learn to identify the right database to meet all requirements. First, you’ll explore key types of data organization and database offerings in Azure. Next, you’ll discover Azure SQL Database deployment options and capabilities. Finally, you’ll learn how to use capabilities to ensure required encryption levels both at rest and in transit. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of database services in Azure needed to meet database needs using Azure options.
Table of contents
- Database and Azure Data Overview
- Azure SQL Database
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Data Integration
57m
Description
Data has many different types and is used in many different ways which can be difficult to effectively enable. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Data Integration, you’ll learn to fully utilize Azure data services to provide complete data integration for your needs. First, you’ll explore the common types of business data ingestion and usage types. Next, you’ll discover tools to manage data flows. Finally, you’ll learn how to transform and store data. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of data integration in Azure needed to enable the complete end-to-end data flow in your organization.
Table of contents
- Enabling Data Flows in Azure
- Data Integration and Storage
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Storage Accounts
1h 2m
Description
Azure Storage has evolved into a very rich service with many capabilities and options. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Storage Accounts, you’ll learn to fully leverage Azure Storage. First, you’ll explore the key configuration options for Azure Storage. Next, you’ll discover ways to control access to storage. Finally, you’ll learn how to manage Azure Storage using a variety of tools. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Azure Storage needed to fully architect and leverage this core service.
Table of contents
- Storage Account Access Tiers and Lifecycle Management
- Storage Management Tools and Storage Access Solutions
Exam Alert: Design Data Storage in Microsoft Azure
44m
Description
When faced with preparing for exams it's not always clear where best to spend time and how best to prepare. In this course, Exam Alert: Design Data Storage in Microsoft Azure, you’ll learn to arm yourself with the skills and knowledge to succeed. First, you’ll explore how to understand the core areas that are covered in the exam. Next, you’ll discover key resources to help gain knowledge specific to the technology area. Finally, you’ll learn how to improve and practice. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of designing data storage related to Microsoft certification needed to pass with confidence.
Table of contents
- Preparing and Succeeding
Design Business Continuity
This section of the path covers the objectives found in the Design Business Continuity section of the exam, including:
- Design for backup and recovery
- Design for high availability
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design for Backup and Recovery
1h 12m
Description
Resiliency does not replace backup and having the right backup strategy is critical to ensure full protection for your organization. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design for Backup and Recovery, you’ll learn to plan for data and service resiliency. First, you’ll explore how to identify the workloads and their dependencies. Next, you’ll discover how to make OS instances in Azure and on-premises resilient using replication. Finally, you’ll learn how to protect and retain data using various options. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Azure replication, backup, and recovery needed to provide complete protection for workloads.
Table of contents
- Enabling OS Disaster Recovery with Azure Site Recovery
- Using Azure Backup and Data Retention
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design for High Availability
38m
Description
Your applications need to be highly available. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design for High Availability, you’ll learn to design highly available applications in Azure. First, you’ll explore high availability concepts in Azure. Next, you’ll discover things like availability zones, fault-, and update domains and redundant storage. Finally, you’ll learn how to design for local and geographic high availability. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of high availability concepts and services in Azure needed to design highly available applications in Azure.
Table of contents
- Designing Highly Available Applications
Exam Alert: Design Business Continuity in Microsoft Azure
42m
Description
When faced with preparing for exams it's not always clear where best to spend time and how best to prepare. In this course, Exam Alert: Design Business Continuity in Microsoft Azure, you’ll learn to arm yourself with the skills and knowledge to succeed. First, you’ll explore how to understand the core areas that are covered in the exam. Next, you’ll discover key resources to help gain knowledge specific to the technology area. Finally, you’ll learn how to improve and practice. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of business continuity related to Microsoft certification needed to pass with confidence.
Table of contents
- Preparing and Succeeding
Design Infrastructure
This section of the path covers the objectives found in the Design Infrastructure section of the exam guide, including:
- Design a compute solution
- Design a network solution
- Design an application architecture
- Design migrations
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design a Compute Solution
1h 16m
Description
The number of compute offerings available in Azure can be intimidating and cause a pause in cloud architectures. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design a Compute Solution, you’ll learn to select the right compute offering for your compute requirements. First, you’ll explore the core compute offerings available. Next, you’ll discover the various options to provision and configure the services. Finally, you’ll learn how to leverage the latest container orchestration technologies. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of compute offerings in Azure needed to architect the best possible Azure solution.
Table of contents
- Azure Compute Solutions
- Azure Container Solutions
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design a Network Solution
1h 25m
Description
When planning out architectures in Azure the networking can be confusing. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design a Network Solution, you’ll learn how to effectively architect a network solution in Azure. First, you’ll explore the core components of a virtual network and its properties. Next, you’ll discover how to enable connectivity to on-premises locations. Finally, you’ll learn how to secure the network. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Azure networking needed to architect a complete, secure, hybrid connectivity solution.
Table of contents
- Virtual Network Configuration and Connectivity
- Network Security
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design an Application Architecture
1h 51m
Description
Microsoft Azure provides numerous services and possibilities. Getting the application architecture right could be a challenging task. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design an Application Architecture, you’ll learn about best practices to design your Azure applications. First, you’ll explore microservice architecture in Azure. Next, you’ll discover orchestration and automation solutions. Finally, you’ll learn how to design API integration for Azure applications using Azure API Management service. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Azure application architecture best practices needed to prepare for the Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-304) certification exam.
Table of contents
- Recommend a Microservice Architecture including Azure Services
- Recommend an Orchestration Solution for Deployment of Applications
- Recommend a Solution for API Integration
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Migrations
54m
Description
Most organizations have existing workloads on-premises that need to be moved to the cloud, but there are many barriers in terms of discovery and actual resource movement. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Design Migrations, you’ll learn to plan out a complete migration effort to Azure. First, you’ll explore how to discover and assess existing resources. Next, you’ll learn how to identify the right migration strategy for different workloads. Finally, you’ll delve into how to perform OS and database migrations. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of workload migrations needed to move existing workloads to Azure.
Table of contents
- Planning for an Azure Migration
- Migrating Resources to Azure
Exam Alert: Design Infrastructure in Microsoft Azure
39m
Description
When faced with preparing for exams it's not always clear where best to spend time and how best to prepare. In this course, Exam Alert: Design Infrastructure in Microsoft Azure, you'll learn to arm yourself with skills and knowledge to succeed. First, you'll explore how to understand the core areas that are covered in the exam. Next, you'll discover key resources to help gain knowledge specific to the technology area. Finally, you'll learn how to improve and practice. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge needed of design infrastructure related to Microsoft certification needed to pass with confidence.
Table of contents
- Preparing and Succeeding
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Preparing for the AZ-304 Exam
48m
Description
There can be a lot of stress associated in taking an exam. In this course, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Preparing for the AZ-304 Exam, you’ll learn to familiarize yourself with exactly what to expect. First, you’ll explore the ways you can take the exam and how to book. Next, you’ll discover what the exam experience will be like. Finally, you’ll learn how to manage your time during the exam. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of the AZ-304 exam experience needed to approach the exam with confidence.
Table of contents
- Exam Logistics and Getting Ready
- Exam and Question Structure
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