Do I need a corporate Email to open free/trial Fabric account?

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I Am trying to create an Azure Fabric account to complete an exercise in Microsoft's Azure Data Fundamentals. The course has allowed me to open an Azure account an work with Data Storage and Cosmos DB and several other topics. This unit is in the same course Lesson path as the others. How can I get around not having a 'corporate' email other than icloud or gmail?

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Answer 1

Hi ,

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

Yes! To access Microsoft Fabric, a work or school email is required; personal email addresses like Gmail or iCloud are not supported.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1471768/fabric-cannot-be-used-with-personal-email-account

To proceed without a corporate email, you can create a Microsoft 365 Developer account, which provides a work email address suitable for accessing Microsoft Fabric. Here's how:

Sign Up for a Microsoft 365 Developer Account: Visit the Microsoft 365 Developer Program and sign up. This account includes a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription with a work email address.

Enable Microsoft Fabric: After setting up your developer account, follow the Step-by-Step Guide to Enable Microsoft Fabric for Microsoft 365 Developer Account to activate Microsoft Fabric.

By creating a Microsoft 365 Developer account, you can access Microsoft Fabric without needing a corporate email address.

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