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The Microsoft AZ-304 exam targets solutions architects who want to improve their Azure architecture and development skills to reach the highest level of proficiency in these fields.

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Topics of AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design Exam

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1. Design Monitoring (10-15%)

Design for cost optimization

• Recommend a solution for cost management and cost reporting
• Recommend solutions to minimize costs

Design a solution for logging and monitoring

• Choose a mechanism for event routing and escalation
• Determine levels and storage locations for logs
• Plan for integration with monitoring tools including Azure Monitor and Azure Sentinel
• Recommend a logging solution for compliance requirements
• Recommend appropriate monitoring tool(s) for a solution

2. Design Identity and Security (25-30%)

Design authentication

• Recommend a solution for single-sign on
• Recommend a solution for a hybrid identity including Azure AD Connect and Azure AD
• Recommend a solution for Conditional Access, including multi-factor authentication
• Recommend a solution for network access authentication
• Recommend a solution for authentication

Connect Health

• Recommend and implement a solution for B2B integration
• Recommend a solution for user self-service

Design authorization

• Recommend a hierarchical structure that includes management groups, subscriptions and resource groups
• Recommend an access management solution including RBAC policies, access reviews, role assignments, physical access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Azure AD Identity Protection, Just In Time (JIT) access
• Choose an authorization approach

Design governance

• Recommend a strategy for tagging
• Recommend a solution for using Azure Policy
• Recommend a solution for using Azure Blueprint

Design security for applications

• Recommend a solution that includes KeyVault
• Recommend a solution that includes Azure AD Managed Identities
• Recommend a solution for integrating applications into Azure AD

3. Design Data Storage (15-20%)

Design a solution for databases

• Recommend a solution for database scalability
• Select an appropriate data platform based on requirements
• Recommend a solution for encrypting data at rest, data in transmission, and data in use
• Recommend database service tier sizing

Design data integration

• Recommend a solution for data integration, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse Analytics
• Recommend a data flow to meet business requirements

Select an appropriate storage account

• Choose between storage tiers
• Recommend storage management tools
• Recommend a storage access solution

4. Design Business Continuity (10-15%)

Design a solution for backup and recovery

• Design a solution for data archiving and retention
• Recommend a solution for recovery in different regions
• Recommend a recovery solution for Azure hybrid and on-premises workloads that meets recovery objectives (RTO, RLO, RPO)
• Design and Azure Site Recovery solution
• Recommend a solution for Azure Backup management

Design for high availability

• Recommend a solution for geo-redundancy of workloads
• Recommend a solution for autoscaling
• Recommend a solution for application and workload redundancy, including compute, database, and storage
• Identify resources that require high availability
• Identify storage types for high availability

5. Design Infrastructure (25-30%)

Design a compute solution

• Recommend a solution for compute provisioning
• Recommend a solution for containers (AKS versus ACI and the configuration of each one)
• Recommend a solution for automating compute management
• Determine appropriate compute technologies, including virtual machines, App Services, Service Fabric, Azure Functions, Windows Virtual Desktop, and containers

Design a network solution

• Recommend a solution for automating network management
• Recommend a solution for network connectivity to the Internet, on-premises networks, and other Azure virtual networks
• Recommend a solution for network addressing and name resolution
• Recommend a solution for network security- Private endpoints, firewalls, gateways.
• Recommend a solution for network provisioning
• Recommend a solution for load balancing and traffic routing

Design an application architecture

• Recommend a solution for API integration
• Recommend a microservices architecture including Event Grid, Event Hubs, Service Bus, Storage Queues, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and webhooks
• Recommend an orchestration solution for deployment of applications including ARM templates, Logic Apps, or Azure Functions

Design migrations

• Recommend a solution for migration of databases
• Assess and interpret on-premises servers, data, and applications for migration
• Recommend a solution for migrating applications and VMs

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-304