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AZ-305 Azure Architect Design Exam Prep (Udemy.com)

Prove your Azure Architect Design skills to the world. Complete AZ-305 course.

Created by: Scott Duffy

Last updated September 2025

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What you will learn

  • Know how to design solutions for the Microsoft Azure platform
  • Pass the Microsoft AZ-305 Microsoft Azure Architect Design test the first time
  • Understand the main concepts of Azure, beyond the ones you normally use
  • Be up-to-date on the latest updates to this ever-changing platform

How it compares

Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 43% of them
  • Reviews5,915#74 of 849 by number of reviews
  • Length8 hoursshorter than 51% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2025earlier than 60% of them

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Course Description

Complete preparation for the Azure AZ-305 exam.

COURSE BONUS: Free study guide PDF available for download inside the course.

Microsoft Azure is a skill in high demand in today's large business marketplace.

  • According to Microsoft, Azure is being used by 85% of the Fortune 500 companies, particularly with their hot Office 365 suite

  • Use of Azure has grown 51% year-over-year

  • Salary survey sites report that Azure Architects earn up to US$170,000 per year across the United States

  • Microsoft has more than 100 data centers, across 60+ regions and 10 geos, making it one of the largest data centers in the world. 

This course also goes through the requirements of the Azure AZ-305 exam: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions, section by section.

I'm quite confident that this is the most complete training course targeted specifically at the exam.

While the technology world is full of "buzzwords" and "flavors of the month", the cloud is a real paradigm shift in the way solutions are designed and architected. There are now so many reasons why you should include Azure cloud technology in the design of your solution that there are almost no reasons why not to do it. 

Cost savings is the one that catches the attention of businesses. Some companies are spending millions of dollars per month of their IT infrastructure, and every few years that hardware needs to be repaired and upgraded. Being able to reduce capital investment and essentially rent powerful equipment on demand is quite a lot of upfront savings.

If you add in the scalability, flexibility, and worldwide reach of the cloud and the technology group sees the potential as well. You can truly do more with less. 

This course goes through all of the requirements of the Microsoft exam AZ-305 exam: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions. Multiple videos are devoted to each sub-objective, and we cover the topic thoroughly.

Most of the courses and content you find online assume you already have expert knowledge of Azure and just tells you what to study, spending only seconds covering entire objectives. I can confidently say this course goes deep on everything you need to know.

If you ARE already an expert at many Azure topics, you can easily skip the sections that you already know and focus on the ones you have not yet had much exposure also. This is the benefit of having the complete course. 

Each section has additional web-based resources for you to do further research and expand your knowledge beyond the requirements of the exam.

Enroll today!

Version history

V1.0 Launched Aug 2019

V1.1 OCT 2019 - Updates to audio quality. English closed captions added.

V1.2 DEC 2019 - Review of exam updates. Course updated for the latest requirements.

V2.0 SEP 2020 - AZ-304 updates have started. New and updated videos being added.

V2.1 JAN 2021 - New videos added - JIT access, Azure Policy, Azure Blueprint, Resource Graph, Storage Migration Service.

V2.2 MAY 2021 - Course update with new content - Cost Optimization, Storage Management, Maintainability.

V3.0 NOV 2021 - Updated with AZ-305 content.

V3.1 JUN 2022 - Updated

V3.2 AUG 2023 - Updated

V3.3 SEP 2023 - Updated

Microsoft, Windows, and Microsoft Azure are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. This course is not certified, accredited, affiliated with, nor endorsed by Microsoft Corporation.


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Instructor Details

Scott Duffy

Hi there, my name is Scott Duffy. And I love making complex technical topics easy to understand. 

    This has been the basis of my entire career – as a developer, as a development manager, as a software architect – over the past 20 years. I spend half my time in the world of business, explaining complex technical topics to business owners and stakeholders so that they can understand and agree with my approach to solving their business problems with technical solutions. And the other half with developers, explaining the business reasons behind decisions and ensuring that any decisions made on the technical side don't restrict the business in unexpected ways. 

    And I'm here on Udemy to teach what I know in an approachable way. I started teaching courses in 2014, and have taught over 1,600,000 students. I am grateful every day for being able to connect with so many students in almost every country around the world.

    I'm a certified Enterprise Architect and certified cloud architect. I have been developing with Microsoft technologies for 20 years, starting with Classic ASP, and all the versions of .NET. We now live in the cloud era, with Microsoft Azure being prevalent in most large enterprises. I'm certified as an Azure Architect and Developer too. As well as AWS Solution Architect Associate (SAA).

    Microsoft MVP Award winner for 2022-2025.

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Reviews

4.5

5,915 ratings on Udemy

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By Oleksander Chervinsky on 7/16/2026

Great as always! Very professional, with a dynamic presentation style. I never get sleepy during sessions, unlike with some other lecturers.

By Ramil Peremne on 7/6/2026

The Azure training was well-structured and informative. The trainer explained complex concepts clearly, and the hands-on exercises helped reinforce the learning. I gained valuable knowledge that I can apply in my daily work

By Vrajesh Jayswal on 6/8/2026

Excellent course for AZ 305. It covers entire syllabus of AZ 305 and all concepts are explained very well !

By Walter Lamagna on 4/16/2026

Not bad, i use to purchase the courses from Scott, i did some and like the examples he does. In this one i would suggest to update it, if AD is no longer used because technology changes all the time, take the effort to update it. It is difficult for all of us to have to do the effort to update, do the same with the courses. There are many opportunities to improve this course, even though i would not try an other, i like how Scott explains.

By Marcelo Gonçalves on 4/8/2026

A experiencia esta sendo muito boa. só senti falta das atualizações que porventura possam ter ocorrido desde o lançamento do curso.

By Sasanka Sekhar Panda on 3/10/2026

Content quality is good. Need to sync with current azure update. In some cases, the detailed example-oriented approach is missing.

By Erik Hjelm on 2/24/2026

Amazing resource! Given the breadth and depth of AZ-305, it is unfair for people to trash this resource as it being not the "be all and end all" study aid, so it does not deserve 4 stars or less. When you take this course in conjunction with John Savill's Youtube videos and Shireen Khan's practice you will smash this exam. John Savill explains things better on some topics, vice versa. Shireen Khan provides the questions that are representative of the actual exam. You won't need luck when you study these 3 resources.

By Marcelo Carrillo on 12/22/2025

It is a lot of information, I know as Scott mentioned its more for design than administration, but maybe would be nice to have more diagrams as this last one, and hands on. But in general is value information.

By Lawrence Mukwaya on 12/15/2025

Took AZ-104 with Scott Duffy as the instructor and passed with a very decent score—off to a good start with AZ-305 using the same instructor. I really like his clarity and teaching style.

By Pavel Pavlov on 12/2/2025

This is an architecture course and there are no examples for cloud solutions. For example how do we do a full serverless solution for a business case? When do we use the number of services together, and when do we use other services together?

By M Mak on 11/21/2020

a little bit short compared to 300/301 and not completely updated yet for the new exam, but still very useful for passing exam AZ-304

By Gurmeet Pawa on 11/21/2020

Covers end to end Architecture Design considerations. Not sure what else is needed for Certification - specifics for exams. Regardless of exam, it is a great course!

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Overall Score : 90 / 100