AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions — Study Hub

Prepare for AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions with a blueprint-aligned funnel designed for solution architects. AZ-305 tests how you choose and justify Azure services under real constraints: security, governance, availability, performance, and cost.

This study hub includes:

• Overview: exam format, skills measured, and a focused prep plan.
• Syllabus: objectives by domain (our source of truth).
• Cheatsheet: high-yield architecture pickers, tables, and gotchas.
• Practice: timed drills and mocks in the Mastery Cloud app.
• FAQ: common candidate questions and last-mile advice.
• Resources: official Microsoft links (exam page, study guide, frameworks, docs).

Where AZ-305 sits in the track: To earn Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, you generally need to pass AZ-305 and already hold Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104). AZ-305 itself is design-heavy: it assumes you can reason about operations without being tested on click-by-click administration.

Tip: Use the Syllabus to plan weekly sprints, keep the Cheatsheet open for decision-making patterns, and validate readiness with timed Practice sets.

In this section

• AZ-305 Cheatsheet — Architecture Pickers, Tables, and High-Yield Trade‑offs
  Fast reference for AZ-305: service selection tables for compute, networking, data, messaging, and governance; Private Link and DNS gotchas; RTO/RPO patterns; and design heuristics that match Microsoft’s blueprint.
• AZ-305 FAQ — Common Questions About the Azure Solutions Architect Exam
  Answers to the most common questions about AZ-305: what’s tested, prerequisites, how it differs from AZ-104, how long to study, labs, and exam-day tactics.
• AZ-305 Overview — Format, What’s Tested & How to Prepare
  Everything you need to know before taking AZ-305: exam format and scoring, who it’s for, domain weightings, what’s actually hard, and a blueprint-aligned study plan.
• AZ-305 Practice — Timed Sets & Architecture Mocks
  Open the practice app for AZ-305. Start with domain-focused drills, then run full architecture-style mocks. Mobile-friendly and aligned to Microsoft’s blueprint.
• AZ-305 Resources — Official Microsoft Links, Frameworks & Architecture Guides
  One-stop list of official resources for AZ-305: exam page, study guide, Learn training, Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, and key Azure architecture documentation.
• AZ-305 Syllabus — Objectives by Domain (Solutions Architect)
  Blueprint-aligned learning objectives for AZ-305, organized by domain with quick links to targeted practice.