Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
The AZ-305 exam is designed for professionals who implement and configure Azure. It validates your ability to design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions, design data storage solutions, design business continuity solutions, and design infrastructure solutions.
Exam details
- Certification
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Exam code
- AZ-305
- Level
- Expert
- Duration
- Approximately 120 minutes
- Questions
- Typically 40–60 questions
- Passing score
- 700 out of 1000
- Cost
- USD $165 — typical price; the exact fee varies by country/region and currency, and local taxes may apply.
- Prerequisites
- None required
- Languages
- English (also available in Japanese, German, French, Spanish and several other languages)
- Delivered by
- Pearson VUE
- Renewal
- Free online assessment, every 12 months
Skills measured
- Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
- Design data storage solutions
- Design business continuity solutions
- Design infrastructure solutions
Study resources & practice tests
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Frequently asked questions
Who should take AZ-305?
AZ-305 is aimed at Azure solutions architects who design cloud and hybrid solutions covering compute, networking, storage, monitoring and security. It suits experienced professionals who advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into designs aligned with the Azure Well-Architected Framework, typically with a background in Azure administration, development and DevOps. As an Expert-level exam it builds on prior role-based experience.
How to prepare for AZ-305?
Combine the free Microsoft Learn learning paths with hands-on design practice in an Azure subscription, then confirm your readiness with a reputable practice test. Focus on the skills measured: designing identity, governance and monitoring solutions, designing data storage solutions, designing business continuity solutions, and designing infrastructure solutions. See the study resources below.
How to register for the AZ-305 exam?
You book the exam from the official Microsoft certification page, which schedules it through Pearson VUE. You can sit it online with remote proctoring from home or at a test centre. Pick the date and delivery option that suits you when you register.
What is the retake policy if I fail AZ-305?
If you don't pass on your first attempt, you must wait 24 hours before retaking. After a second failure you must wait 14 days, with the same 14-day wait before each further attempt. You may take the exam a maximum of five times within a 12-month period, and the exam fee applies to each attempt.