I had the opportunity last week to write the new beta Microsoft AZ-302 transition exam for the new role based Azure Solutions Architect qualification being provided by Microsoft on their Azure Cloud Platform. This exam is only available if you have completed the 70-535 exam for Architecting Azure Solutions which I have previously written about.
This is a new exam that was released at the end of September 2018 and is still currently in beta meaning that you do not receive any results immediately after writing this exam. Microsoft confirms that you should receive transcript entry two weeks later if you pass.
As this is a new exam in beta there is currently very limited available study materials. In fact Microsoft have not released any practise tests or courses on this exam as of October 2018.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-az-302.aspx
The best pace to start preparing for this exam is by viewing the official exam page listed above. On this page you will find the exam section breakdown on the AZ-302:
Determine Workload Requirements (15-20%)
Design for Identity and Security (5-10%)
Design a Business Continuity Strategy (15-20%)
Implement Workloads and Security (5-10%)
Implement Authentication and Secure Data (5-10%)
Develop for the Cloud (45-50%)
As you can see from the breakdown the last section is Develop for the Cloud (45-50%) this section is very important and something that was not tested at this level in the 70-535. If you do not have extensive Cloud development background its best to start doing so now.
I used the following sources for studying for this exam including hands on labs and practising within an Azure subscription. The best place to find these is in the new Microsoft Learning portal within the Azure website. This is a great place to run through study courses and labs without having to create an Azure trial. Experience and skills are really key here.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/learn/azure
I also used the following free resource on Microsoft Azure courses which is great!
https://www.getazureready.com/
The Microsft Azure documentation is another great place to read up and study, here are some sample links to read that are related to this exam and that I read before writing:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v1-protocols-openid-connect-code
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v1-protocols-oauth-code
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/vmware-azure-set-up-replication
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-test-failover-to-azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-network-design
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-failover
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-workload
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/concepts-traffic-manager-with-site-recovery
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/design-principles/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/design-principles/redundancy
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/design-principles/self-healing
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/security-azure-encryption-overview
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/confidential-compute/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/durable-functions-overview
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-elastic-transactions-overview
I would go through all the documentation related to the exam sections above and constantly keep reading through the relevant documentation on the study section that you are focusing on as this gives you some good perspective and a high level understanding on solutions.
To sum up the above resources are a good place to start for this exam but this exam is not at all easy especially if you don't have strong cloud development background. Developing for the Cloud would be a great place to start learning or brushing up before tackling this exam. The key take away is that you really need strong Azure experience and high level understanding. This is not a standard architect level exam and will really take you into a technical deep dive so practise, skills and deep knowledge are really important. Azure , Microsoft Azure
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