Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Certification
Candidates for the Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification should have subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including computing, network, storage, monitoring, and security.
The cloud provider with the quickest growth is Microsoft Azure. The final quarter of 2018 saw an astounding 76% increase in Azure's revenue. The need for Azure specialists is growing as more companies shift their IT infrastructure to Microsoft's cloud platform. Due to the dearth of candidates with in-depth Azure experience, many businesses look to certifications as proof that a candidate possesses the necessary expertise.
Microsoft offered three key examinations to gauge proficiency with Azure until the year's end: 70-532, 70-533, and 70-535. These tests have all been discontinued. Why? Many people complained to Microsoft that the exams covered a wide spectrum of abilities that few IT workers would possess. Microsoft conducted a study into how users of Azure in various roles use it before overhauling their certifications.
As a result, Microsoft now offers a greater selection of Azure certifications depending on roles. Administrator, Developer, Architect, DevOps Engineer, Security Engineer, and others are among the roles.
A crucial position that is in high demand is cloud architect. What do cloud architects actually do? An overview of Cloud Roster, the job roles matrix from Cloud Academy, is provided below
"The technical specifications of a project must be transformed by a cloud architect into the architecture and design that will direct the finished product."
The Microsoft Azure Solution Architect Training has more specific requirements:
"Candidates should possess extensive expertise and knowledge in a range of IT operations-related fields, such as networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data management, budgeting, and governance. Candidates must be experts in at least one of the following three areas: Azure administration, Azure development, and DevOps"
Wait a second. That covers a really broad range of subjects. Microsoft said that the scope of its new certifications will be more limited than it was before. That is, however, only true for Associate-level credentials like Administrator and Developer. Expert-level qualifications like Solutions Architect are not affected.
You must pass the AZ-300 and AZ-301 tests in order to become certified as an Azure Solutions Architect. Before taking these exams, you are not required to pass any Associate-level tests. Azure technology is the subject of the AZ-300 exam, whereas design is the focus of the AZ-301 test.
Azure Architect Roles and Responsibilities
The job role that you can expect as a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect is that of a Solutions Architect. If you want to become an Azure Certified Solutions Architect, clearing the AZ-303 (Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies) and AZ-304 (Microsoft Azure Architect Design) exams are necessary as this is an expert-level certification.
If you are someone who advises stakeholders and translates business requirements into secure, reliable, and scalable solutions, then you are the best fit for these certifications. It is because these will help you in becoming industry-ready. You must also possess advanced knowledge and experience across various IT operations such as virtualization, networking, security, etc. The role of a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect needs you to know how to manage decision-making in each area affected.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ability to provide technical direction and manage a team of one or more architects toward a common goal.
- Architect and create solutions that satisfy both functional and non-functional needs.
- Artifacts for architecture and solution design are created and reviewed.
- Ensure that architectural standards/principles, worldwide product-specific requirements, usability design standards, and other rules are followed.
- Provide proactive engineering processes, standards, and best practices recommendations.
- During the building phase, engineering staff guidance and inspections of as-built configurations are provided.
Responsibilities in Analytical/Decision-Making:
- Examines different architectural solutions based on practicality and impact, and makes recommendations.
- Strong analytical and technical problem-solving abilities are demonstrated.
- Ability to think and act at different levels of abstraction
- Ability to strike a balance between what is strategic and what is practical.
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