Enterprise Cloud Solutions (Azure Expert-Aligned Study Support)

An independent Mai Studies study-support programme covering enterprise cloud architecture: identity and governance, infrastructure design, data platforms, application architecture, integration and operations. It supports preparation for expert-level enterprise cloud architect certifications, a skill set for which reported UK salaries commonly range from GBP 100,000 to GBP 130,000; these are indicative market figures, not a guarantee. All material is original to Mai Studies. Mai Studies is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft or any certification body, no official exam content is reproduced, and completion does not grant any external certification.

11 weeks 55 guided hours advanced

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No account needed to buy. Pay with your card and we create your student account from the email you enter, with this programme ready inside it for twelve months.

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What you will achieve

Design enterprise identity, access and governance models
Architect infrastructure, network and hybrid solutions
Design data, application and integration architectures
Plan monitoring, business continuity and deployment strategy

Entry guidance

— Strong cloud fundamentals, ideally associate-level administrator or architect knowledge
— Experience with enterprise IT environments

Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.

Programme syllabus

3 applied modules

Lessons: 9
Assessed tasks: 3
Practice questions: 9
Timed mock papers: 0

Identity, Governance and Management

The control plane of the enterprise cloud.

3 lessons · 3 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Enterprise identity architecture21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Directories, hybrid identity and zero-standing-privilege access.
2. Governance at scale21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Management groups, policy and cost control.
3. Monitoring and operations design21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Seeing and healing the enterprise estate.

Enterprise governance blueprint — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Infrastructure and Network Architecture

Compute, storage, networking and hybrid design.

3 lessons · 3 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Compute and application hosting decisions20 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Virtual machines, containers, app platforms and functions.
2. Enterprise network design21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Hub and spoke, private connectivity and secure ingress.
3. Storage and data platform design21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Durable, performant and governed data services.

Infrastructure architecture pack — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Applications, Integration and Continuity

Modern application design and keeping the business running.

3 lessons · 3 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Application and API architecture21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Designing services that scale and degrade gracefully.
2. Integration architecture21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Connecting systems, partners and data flows.
3. Business continuity and solution deployment21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Availability targets, recovery design and release strategy.

Continuity and integration dossier — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Lesson pages, assessed tasks and mock papers open the moment you join this programme. Teaching material is studied online; the notes you write are yours to download.

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