Creating an Azure Account
AZ900
Purchasing Options
Azure.com - Fastest and easiest
Microsoft Representative - Intended for large organizations
Microsoft partner - Partner provides access to Azure, manages billing and provides support.
Azure Billing
Azure subscription
Azure subscription - a logical container used to provision resources in Azure.
You might want to create additional subscriptions to separate:
Environments - development and testing
Organisational structures - different departments
Billing - manage and track costs
You may also need additional subscriptions due to subscription limits as they have hard limits, such as the max number of Express Route circuits per subscription is 10.
Support options
Free resources
Online documentation
Community support
Azure Knowledge Center
Microsoft Tech Community
Stack Overflow
Server Fault
Azure Feedback Forums
Twitter
Demo videos
Billing and subscription management support
Azure Quickstart Center
Azure Service Health
Azure Advisor
Support plans
| Developer | Standard | Professional Direct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Non-critical workloads | Production workloads | Business-critical workloads |
| Reactive technical support | 1 business day | 1 hour for critical | 1 hour and priority tracking for critical |
| Proactive technical support | N/A | N/A | Access to a pool of technical experts |