Azure Solutions Architect Masterclass

By the end, you can

1. Design identity, access and governance with Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC and Policy
2. Choose the right storage, database and analytics service for a workload
3. Design for high availability and disaster recovery with clear recovery targets
4. Plan networking, hybrid connectivity, compute, containers and serverless layers
5. Monitor, secure and cost-optimise a running solution
6. Pass the Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) exam

What you get

• Assignments after every moduleA real design or build task after each module, reviewed with feedback, so you practise exactly what the exam and the job ask.
• Live classes in TamilEvery session is taught live in Tamil with notes in English, and built hands-on in the Azure portal and CLI. Ask questions as they come up.
• RecordingsEvery class is recorded and shared, so a missed session is never lost. Revise any topic again before the exam, with lifetime access.
• Support until you are certifiedA doubt group for questions between sessions, plus mentor help when you are stuck on a lab, an assignment or an architecture decision.
• The learning portalOne place for notes, recordings, labs and progress. Pick up where you stopped and search across every session.
• Portal benefitsRunnable session notes, hints on exercises, a Q&A thread under each session, cheat sheets and interview questions, so you revise without hunting through chats and drives.
• Weekly assessmentsA short test every week on what was taught, scored on the portal, so gaps show up while there is still time to fix them.
• Weekly assignmentsA hands-on build every week, for example a hub-and-spoke network or a highly available web tier. Submit it and get feedback, so you finish with a portfolio of real Azure work.
• Regular mock examsAZ-305 style mock exams at regular intervals, with answer reviews, so you get used to the case-study format and the clock well before exam day.
• Topic-wise guided labsA step-by-step lab for every topic, built in the Azure portal and CLI, with hints when you get stuck.
• Materials and other resourcesModule handouts, architecture diagrams and blueprints, cheat sheets, flashcards and reference links, all in the portal.

Your path, stage by stage

8 stages, in the order you learn them. Each one has a clear goal and ends with something you build and keep. Every topic runs on your own machine first.

1. 1Azure foundations
2. 2Identity and governance
3. 3Network it
4. 4Compute and containers
5. 5Data and storage
6. 6Operate and secure
7. 7Stay up and move in
8. 8Automate and pass AZ-305

1. 01

   Stage 1 of 8

   Azure foundations

   Learn how Azure is organised and create resources from the portal and the CLI.

   You buildSubscriptions, resource groups and your first resources

   Cloud Foundations & Azure Core6 topics

   • Azure global infrastructure (regions, availability zones, region pairs)
   • Subscriptions, resource groups and Azure Resource Manager
   • Shared responsibility model
   • Azure portal, CLI, PowerShell and Cloud Shell
   • Pricing, cost management and the Azure pricing calculator
   • Well-Architected Framework (the five pillars)
2. 02

   Stage 2 of 8

   Identity and governance

   Decide who can do what, and keep every team inside the rules.

   You buildEntra ID roles, policies and management groups for a small company

   Identity & Access (Microsoft Entra ID)7 topics

   Entra ID

   • Tenants, users, groups and licensing
   • Conditional Access and MFA
   • Managed identities and service principals
   • B2B and B2C (external identities)

   Access control

   • Azure RBAC roles, scopes and custom roles
   • Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
   • Designing identity for hybrid (Entra Connect and sync)

   Governance & Compliance6 topics

   • Management groups and subscription design
   • Azure Policy and initiatives
   • Resource locks and tags
   • Blueprints and landing zones
   • Microsoft Defender for Cloud and secure score
   • Compliance, Purview and data governance
3. 03

   Stage 3 of 8

   Network it

   Design virtual networks, connect them and put traffic through the right front door.

   You buildA hub and spoke network with a load balancer and an application gateway

   Networking7 topics

   Core

   • Virtual networks, subnets, NSGs and ASGs
   • Routing, UDRs and service endpoints
   • Private Link and private endpoints
   • DNS (Azure DNS and Private DNS zones)

   Connectivity

   • VNet peering, VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute
   • Hub-and-spoke and Virtual WAN
   • Azure Firewall, Bastion and DDoS Protection

   Load Balancing & Edge5 topics

   • Azure Load Balancer vs Application Gateway
   • Front Door and Traffic Manager
   • Web Application Firewall (WAF)
   • CDN and caching patterns
   • Choosing the right entry point for a workload
4. 04

   Stage 4 of 8

   Compute and containers

   Choose between VMs, AKS, App Service and Functions for each workload.

   You buildOne app run on VMs, on AKS and on Functions, compared

   Compute6 topics

   • Virtual machines (sizes, disks, images and scale sets)
   • Availability sets, zones and proximity placement
   • Azure App Service and deployment slots
   • Azure Batch and HPC
   • Azure Virtual Desktop
   • Choosing compute (VM vs App Service vs containers vs functions)

   Containers & Serverless6 topics

   • Azure Container Registry and Container Instances
   • Azure Container Apps
   • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) architecture
   • Azure Functions (triggers, bindings and Durable Functions)
   • Logic Apps and Event Grid
   • Service Bus, Event Hubs and Storage Queues
5. 05

   Stage 5 of 8

   Data and storage

   Pick the right storage, database and analytics service for a workload.

   You buildA storage and database choice for three workloads, with the reasons written down

   Storage6 topics

   • Storage accounts (Blob, Files, Queue and Table)
   • Redundancy (LRS, ZRS, GRS, GZRS)
   • Access tiers and lifecycle management
   • Shared access signatures, encryption and firewalls
   • Azure Files, NetApp Files and Managed Disks
   • Data Box, Import/Export and Storage Mover

   Relational & NoSQL Databases6 topics

   Relational

   • Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance and SQL on VMs
   • Purchasing models, elastic pools and Hyperscale
   • Azure Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL

   NoSQL and caching

   • Cosmos DB (APIs, consistency levels, partitioning and RU/s)
   • Azure Cache for Redis
   • Choosing the right data store

   Data Integration & Analytics5 topics

   • Azure Data Factory and Synapse pipelines
   • Data Lake Storage Gen2
   • Synapse Analytics, Databricks and Microsoft Fabric
   • Stream Analytics and Event Hubs
   • Designing a data platform end to end
6. 06

   Stage 6 of 8

   Operate and secure

   Watch what runs, raise alerts and secure the whole estate.

   You buildMonitoring, alerts and a secured landing zone

   Monitoring & Operations6 topics

   • Azure Monitor (metrics, logs and Log Analytics)
   • Application Insights
   • Alerts, action groups and workbooks
   • KQL queries for architects
   • Activity log, diagnostic settings and Service Health
   • Automation, Logic Apps and Update Manager

   Security5 topics

   • Key Vault (keys, secrets and certificates)
   • Encryption at rest and in transit
   • Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel
   • Zero Trust design on Azure
   • Network security patterns and private-first design
7. 07

   Stage 7 of 8

   Stay up and move in

   Plan backup and disaster recovery, and move existing systems into Azure.

   You buildA recovery plan with clear RPO and RTO, and a migration plan

   Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery6 topics

   • RPO, RTO and availability SLAs
   • Azure Backup and Recovery Services vaults
   • Azure Site Recovery
   • Geo-replication and failover for SQL, Cosmos DB and Storage
   • Multi-region architecture patterns
   • Designing for failure (testing and runbooks)

   Migration6 topics

   • Cloud Adoption Framework and the 5 Rs
   • Azure Migrate (assess and migrate servers)
   • Database Migration Service
   • App Service Migration Assistant
   • Azure Arc and hybrid management
   • Cutover, rollback and cost planning
8. 08

   Stage 8 of 8

   Automate and pass AZ-305

   Write the design as code, review it against the Well-Architected Framework and prepare for the exam.

   You buildA highly available multi-tier design in Bicep, reviewed, and mock exams

   Infrastructure as Code & DevOps5 topics

   • ARM templates and Bicep
   • Terraform on Azure
   • Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions pipelines
   • Environments, deployment strategies and approvals
   • Container and app deployment patterns

   Architecture Patterns, Cost & Exam Prep5 topics

   • Well-Architected reviews (reliability, security, cost, operations, performance)
   • Cost optimisation (reservations, savings plans, Spot and Advisor)
   • Reference architectures (web app, microservices, data platform)
   • AZ-305 exam strategy and case-study questions
   • Full-length mock exams and review