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Study Guide: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert Exam Survival Guide
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Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert Exam Survival Guide

By Fatskills Exam Guides Team — the exam nerds behind 28,500+ quizzes and 2.1M practice questions across 500+ global exams.

⏱️ ~1 min read

Window: Global | AZ-305 exam | 40–60 Q / 120 min

Must-do topics

  • Governance: Azure AD, RBAC, Conditional Access, Policies, Blueprints
  • Compute: VM scale sets, App Service, AKS, Functions
  • Storage: Blob tiers, Managed Disks, Files, Tables
  • Networking: VNets, NSGs, Peering, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, App Gateway, Front Door
  • Databases: Cosmos DB (consistency models), SQL Database, Synapse
  • Security/backup: Key Vault, Backup, Site Recovery, Defender for Cloud

Top traps (avoid)

  • Confusing Front Door (global) vs App Gateway (regional)
  • Forgetting Cosmos DB consistency choices (eventual vs bounded staleness, strong, session, consistent prefix)
  • Misplacing NSG vs Firewall rules
  • Using unmanaged disks (deprecated)

Time split

  • ~2 min/Q; case study sections require reading → skim then answer

Last-48h checklist

  • Governance hierarchy: Mgmt group → Subscription → RG → Resource
  • Cosmos DB consistency table
  • LB decision chart: LB vs AppGW vs Front Door vs Traffic Manager
  • Backup/DR services comparison

Quick facts

  • VMSS = auto-scale VMs
  • Azure AD = identity backbone; Conditional Access = enforce MFA/contextual rules
  • Blob tiers: Hot, Cool, Archive
  • ExpressRoute = private; VPN = encrypted public tunnel

Speed tactics

  • Match service choice to SLA/cost/security driver
  • Eliminate outdated/unmanaged choices
  • Answer case study Qs after skimming all requirements

Day-of mini-plan

  • Warm-up: 5 governance flashcards
  • Sketch service map for case studies
  • Pace: 20 Q/hour, leave 10 min for review