Azure Solutions Architect – Design

• Integrate their existing solutions with external identity providers using Azure AD B2B or B2C.
• Design a hybrid identity solution.
• Determine when to use advanced features of Azure AD such as Managed Service Identity, MFA and Privileged Identity Management.
• Secure application secrets using Key Vault.
• Secure application data using SQL Database and Azure Storage features.
• Detail the various APIs available in Cognitive Services.
• Identify when to use the Face API, Speech API or Language Understanding (LUIS) service.
• Describe the relationship to Bot Framework and Azure Bot Services.
• Determine the ideal pricing option for Azure Storage based on a solution’s requirements.
• Identify performance thresholds for the Azure Storage service.
• Determine the type of Storage blobs to use for specific solution components.
• Use the Azure Files service for SMB operations.
• Identify solutions that could benefit from the use of StorSimple physical or virtual devices.
• Compare and contrast monitoring services for applications, the Azure platform, and networking.
• Design an alert scheme for a solution hosted in Azure.
• Select the appropriate backup option for infrastructure and data hosted in Azure.
• Automate the deployment of future resources for backup recovery or scaling purposes.
• Create a resource group.
• Add resources to a resource group.
• Deploy an ARM template to a resource group Integrate an API or Logic App with the API Management service.
• Design an App Service Plan or multi-region deployment for high performance and scale.
• Integrate an API or Logic App with the API Management service.
• Design an App Service Plan or multi-region deployment for high performance and scale.
• Describe various patterns pulled from the Cloud Design Patterns.
• Distribute network traffic across multiple loads using load balancers.
• Design a hybrid connectivity scenario between cloud and on-premise.
• Design an availability set for one or more virtual machines.
• Describe the differences between fault and update domains.
• Author a VM Scale Set ARM template.

Successful Cloud Solutions Architects begin this role with practical experience with operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, billing, and networking.

Day 1

• Module 1: Managing Security & Identity for Azure Solutions
• Module 2: Integrating SaaS Services Available on the Azure Platform

Day 2

• Module 1: Backing Azure Solutions with Azure Storage
• Module 2: Comparing Database Options in Azure
• Module 3: Monitoring & Automating Azure Solutions

Day 3

• Module 1: Deploying Resources with Azure Resource Manager
• Module 2: Creating Managed Server Applications in Azure
• Module 3: Authoring Serverless Applications in Azure

Day 4

• Module 1: Application Architecture Patterns in Azure
• Module 2: Building Azure IaaS-Based Server Applications (ADSK)
• Module 3: Networking Azure Application Components
• Module 4: Integrating Azure Solution Components Using Messaging Services