Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Exam Guide
The **Azure Solutions Architect** (AZ-305) expertise proves your mastery in designing cloud and hybrid solutions on Microsoft Azure. You must know how to advise stakeholders and translate business needs into secure, scalable, and reliable designs.
Which Azure storage solution is recommended for SMB or NFS file shares?
Answer : Azure Files.
Provides fully managed file shares accessible via standard protocols.
Which Azure technology extends services to hybrid and multi-cloud environments?
Answer : Azure Arc.
Manages Windows/Linux servers, K8s clusters, and data services outside Azure.
How can you achieve a 99.99% SLA for a critical Azure application?
Answer : By deploying across multiple Availability Zones.
Provides resilience against entire datacenter failures within a region.
Which Azure SQL service tier offers auto-scaling and auto-pause features?
Answer : Azure SQL Database Serverless.
Optimizes costs by scaling compute and pausing during inactive periods.
Which tool helps design Azure architectures and estimate monthly costs?
Answer : Azure Pricing Calculator.
Used to simulate various configuration scenarios and resource types.
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