Exploring Azure Accounts, Subscriptions, and Resource Groups
You can explore Azure with or without an account. If you are just exploring Azure and are planning to run a few sandbox experiments, you don’t need to create an Azure account. But if you are planning on investing more time in Azure, then it is recommended to create an account. Azure provides 200 USD of free credits for the first 30 days which you can use for the practice exercises for this certification. You can enroll for a free account here: https://packt.link/jO2dW.
Note
Azure requires a valid credit card number to create the account, but it doesn’t charge the credit card for free accounts. Once the 200 USD credit is exhausted, it will notify you and then delete the resources.
The following are some important services that you can use for free:
- Azure VMs: You can use Windows or Linux VMs for free for up to 750 hours each of B1s, B2pls V2 (Arm-based), and B2ats V2 (Arm-based) burstable VMs...