Technical requirements
This is your first chapter with hands-on exercises. To explore the services in this chapter, the following is required:
- A computer with Windows 10 (or a newer OS) and internet access
- An active Azure account (http://www.azure.com)
- Access to the book’s code repository on GitHub (https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Microsoft-Certified-Azure-Data-Fundamentals-Exam-DP-900-Certification-Guide)
Important note
At this time, if you don’t already have an Azure account, you can create a free account that will give you $200 of Azure credits to run your tests for 30 days. After this period, you still have access to more than 40 free services, some without a certain deadline, some for 12 months. Among these services are some of the databases seen in this chapter. You can read the complete list of free Azure services that you get here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/search/.
If this is your first interaction with a cloud computing...
