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Direct from Microsoft, this Exam Ref is the official study guide for the new Microsoft AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design certification exam.

Exam Ref AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design offers professional-level preparation that helps candidates maximize their exam performance and sharpen their skills on the job. It focuses on specific areas of expertise modern IT professionals need to demonstrate real-world mastery of designing architecting high-value, real-world Azure cloud applications. Coverage includes:

  • Designing monitoring

  • Designing identity and security

  • Designing data storage

  • Designing business continuity

  • Designing infrastructure

Microsoft Exam Ref publications stand apart from third-party study guides because they:

  • Provide guidance from Microsoft, the creator of Microsoft certification exams

  • Target IT professional-level exam candidates with content focused on their needs, not “one-size-fits-all” content

  • Streamline study by organizing material according to the exams objective domain (OD), covering one functional group and its objectives in each chapter

  • Feature Thought Experiments to guide candidates through a set of what if? scenarios, and prepare them more effectively for Pro-level style exam questions

  • Explore big picture thinking around the planning and design aspects of the IT pros job role

For more information on Exam AZ-304 and the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert credential, visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/azure-solutions-architect.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents at a glance
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the authors
  8. Introduction
    1. Organization of this book
    2. Preparing for the exam
    3. Microsoft certifications
    4. Quick access to online references
    5. Errata, updates, & book support
    6. Stay in touch
  9. Chapter 1. Design monitoring
    1. Skill 1.1: Design for cost optimization
    2. Skill 1.2: Design a solution for logging and monitoring
    3. Chapter summary
    4. Thought experiment
    5. Thought experiment answers
  10. Chapter 2. Design identity and security
    1. Skill 2.1: Design authentication
    2. Skill 2.2: Design authorization
    3. Skill 2.3: Design security for applications
    4. Chapter summary
    5. Thought experiment
    6. Thought experiment answers
  11. Chapter 3. Design data storage
    1. Skill 3.1: Design a solution for databases
    2. Skill 3.2: Design data integration
    3. Skill 3.3: Select an appropriate storage account
    4. Chapter summary
    5. Thought experiment
    6. Thought experiment answers
  12. Chapter 4. Design business continuity
    1. Skill 4.1: Design a solution for backup and recovery
    2. Skill 4.2: Design for high availability
    3. Chapter summary
    4. Thought experiment
    5. Thought experiment answers
  13. Chapter 5. Design infrastructure
    1. Skill 5.1: Design a compute solution
    2. Skill 5.2: Design a network solution
    3. Skill 5.3: Design an application architecture
    4. Skill 5.4: Design migration
    5. Chapter summary
    6. Thought experiment
    7. Thought experiment answers
  14. Index
  15. Code Snippets
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