Sign in into the **Microsoft Azure Portal**

Type **Subscriptions** in the search bar and click on the **Subscriptions** to view the Subscriptions dashboard

**What are Subscriptions in Azure?**\
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In Azure, "Subscriptions" are containers that organize and manage resources and services. Each subscription provides a way to manage billing, access control, and resource provisioning. It helps in segregating resources for different projects, departments, or environments, and each subscription has its own set of billing and access policies.

**Subscriptions** wizard will open, here you can view all the Subscriptions in your Azure Account

Click on the Subscription Name **Free Trial** 

**Free Trial** wizard will open, here you can view all the details of the Subscription

To add a new Subscription, click on the **Add** button on the left side on the Subscriptions dashboard

**Subscription offers** wizard will open, here you can view different types of Subscriptions available like **Free Trial** and **Pay-As-You-Go**

**What is a Free Trial subscription?**\
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A Free Trial subscription in Azure provides new users with free access to Azure services for a limited period, typically 30 days. It includes a credit amount that can be used to explore and experiment with various Azure services, along with access to certain free services within specified usage limits.

**What is a Pay-As-You-Go Subscription?**\
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A Pay-As-You-Go subscription in Azure is a pricing model where users are billed based on their actual usage of Azure services. There are no upfront costs or termination fees; users pay only for the resources they consume, such as compute, storage, and data transfer. 

Azure also offers Subscription for the Students which is **Azure for Students**

**What is Azure for Students Subscription?**\
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An Azure for Students subscription provides eligible students with free access to a range of Azure services without requiring a credit card. It includes a set amount of credits for use within a specified period, along with access to free services. This subscription is designed to help students learn and experiment with Azure's cloud technologies for academic and personal projects.

To view Management Groups, type **Management groups** in the search bar and click on the **Management groups**

**What are Management groups?**\
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In Azure, Management Groups are containers that help organize and manage multiple Azure subscriptions. They enable you to apply governance, such as policies and access controls, across multiple subscriptions in a unified manner. Management Groups facilitate hierarchical organization, making it easier to manage large-scale environments by grouping subscriptions based on criteria like department, project, or environment.

**Management groups** wizard will open, click on the **Start using management groups** button

On the right side **Create managemet group** wizard will open, give the Name "**my-first-management-group**" for Management group ID and Display name

Scroll the page and click on **Submit** button

Congratulations for successfully creating Management Group in Azure!

On the **Management groups** wizard, click on the Name **my-first-management-group**

**my-first-management-group** wizard will open, here you can view all the details and configurations for the Management group

To create a new Subscription in Management group, click on the **Subscriptions** from the left bar

Azure

This guide provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to work with Azure Resource Hierarchy.

Playing with Azure Resource Hierarchy