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Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304)

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Issuing authority
Microsoft
Industry
Cloud
Certification price
165 USD
Validity
Not provided

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About this certification

The Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-301/AZ-304) credential helps in determining workload requirements and designing an infrastructure strategy. Architects who have a good experience in the field of networking, virtualization, disaster recovery, and have proficiency in Azure administration, Azure development, and DevOps should consider this credential.

Average Salary Range:

USA: $157,808 (Source)
India: 1,773,898 INR (Source)

Who Should Apply for the Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304) Exam?

One who can advise stakeholders and has advanced skills and knowledge in data management, business continuity, budgeting, and governance should give this exam. 

Benefits:

  1. Career Opportunities - Architects are those multi-talented engineers who can work in different domains in an organization. Hence, getting this certification improves the career opportunities of the professional.
  2. Monetary Perks - An Architect holding this certificate earns 28% higher than those without any certification. If a professional has a little less experience, then this certification will help them clear the interviews of their dream companies.

The candidate will be assessed based on the following skills: 

  1. Determine workload requirements (10-15%)
  2. Design for identity and security (20-25%)
  3. Design a data platform solution (15-20%)
  4. Design a business continuity strategy (15-20%)
  5. Design for deployment, migration, and integration (10-15%)
  6. Design an infrastructure strategy (15-20%)

Exam details

Number of questions: 40-60 Multiple-Choice Questions

Passing Score: 700

Exam Time: 150 minutes

Exam Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese

Exam Scheduling: Login to Microsoft Account

Time Taken To Prepare For The Exam: It takes about 2 months in all to prepare for Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-301), with a significant experience of at least 2 years working as an architect in the IT sector.

For more details, log on to Exam AZ-301: Microsoft Azure Architect Design - Learn.

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