- Learn about Azure sign-up options including Azure free account.
- Create an Azure free account.
- Understand how billing works in Azure.
- Learn about different support options.(* This objective won't be examined from May 28, 2020)
You can purchase Azure access directly from Microsoft by signing up on the Azure website (Azure.com) or through a Microsoft representative. You can also purchase Azure access through a Microsoft partner.
The Azure free account includes free access to popular Azure products for 12 months, $200 USD credit to spend for the first 30 days, and access to more than 25 products that are always free.
To create and use Azure services, you first need to sign up. If you’ve never tried or paid for Azure before, you can sign up for the Azure free account.
You'll need a valid credit card to create your Azure free account. This card is used for identity validation only. Your card won't be charged until you choose to upgrade.
You'll receive a monthly invoice with payment instructions provided. You may organize your invoice into line items that make sense to you and meet your budget and cost tracking needs. You also can get set up for multiple invoices.
An Azure subscription is a logical container used to provision resources in Azure.
You might want to create additional subscriptions for resource or billing management purposes.
(* This objective won't be examined from May 28, 2020)
- Billing and subscription management support
- Azure Quickstart Center, a guided experience in the Azure portal available to anyone who wants to improve their knowledge of Azure
- Azure Service Health gives you insights on issues related to your Azure services
- Azure Advisor gives you personalized recommendations on how to optimize your cost and performance
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Which of the following statements is true about an Azure subscription?
- Using Azure does not require a subscription
- An Azure subscription is a logical unit of Azure services
- You can't have more than one subscription
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Your billing is based on your usage of Azure resources and is invoiced ______________
- Annually
- Monthly
- Daily
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When you create an Azure resource like a virtual machine, you select the ______________ it belongs to.
- Billing account
- Billing profile
- Azure subscription
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Which Azure support plan is best for business-critical workloads?
- Azure Developer
- Azure Professional Direct
- Azure Standard
- You have learned about Azure purchasing options and the Azure free account.
- You have created an Azure free account and learned how to sign in using that account.
- You have seen how billing, subscriptions, and support are managed in Azure.
