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I used my 30-day Azure trial on some previous training last year. However, I would like to continue learning. I had to disable my Azure subscription because I began to get charged after the trial was over.
Is there a way I can continue learning? Know that I do not have the budget to pay for Azure resources personally.
I have my own developer environment, but whenever I try to create an Azure resource in there, I am prompted to create a trial through a personal Microsoft account.
I do have access to these resources through my place of employment, but need a space I control to continue learning. Thank you!
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A lot of Microsoft Learn courses include exercises that allow you to use a sandbox environment, provisioned for you for the duration of the exercise, without having to provide your own subscription.
Start with https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/browse/
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Marcin
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Hi Curtis Amrein,
It seems you might have used up all the credits for the account and hence the account is disabled as per the terms and conditions.
If you exhaust your available credit before 12 months and you want to continue to use Azure, you can upgrade to a pay-as-you-go subscription in the Azure portal. If you do not upgrade, your Azure subscription becomes disabled. If you’re at the end of 12 months, you can renew your subscription by signing up again for the offer.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/education-hub/azure-dev-tools-teaching/program-faq
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Thank you for your quick reply, however the Azure AI trainings in question do not provide a sandbox environment. The redirect you to sign up for an Azure trial, which I have already used. Is there another option?
Additionally, I did not use up all of my Azure credits, but the 30 day trial elapsed. Is there a way to sign up for another trial, or to associate some Azure resources with my developer environment? I believe the resources I want to use are free, but am not sure.
There are tons of free to use content on the web - such as https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhLKc18P9YOAGdtSpB3y7WMkjJbi7dva_
You can also ask questions on this very forum if something is not clear
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hth
Marcin
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Hi Curtis Amrein,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q & A forum.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Microsoft offers a free trial account.
We recommend exploring the possibility of creating a separate or alternate personal Azure account.
The Azure free account offers complimentary access to various Azure products for a duration of 12 months. Additionally, you will receive $200 credit for the initial 30 days after sign-up, along with access to over 40 services that are available always free of charge.
Once a free trial account expires, unfortunately, there isn't an option to recover the points accumulated during the trial period. To continue accessing platform and its benefits, Microsoft platform offers a "pay-as-you-go" alternative for continuous service access.
Here is the FAQ document on Azure Free Trial: Azure Free Account FAQ | Microsoft Azure More information here: Azure Free Trial | Microsoft Azure
If you encounter any future issues, please feel free to contact us, and we will be pleased to assist you further.
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Thank you.