Azure Core
- Azure is composed of a number of different logical elements that have a container-contained relationship.
- There is Azure AD, which is the top-level construct known as the tenant.
- There are management groups that are contained in the tenant and can contain one or more subscriptions.
- There is always the built-in root management group, but others can be created to create a hierarchy of management groups that can be six levels deep.'
- Subscriptions are a billing unit.
- Within subscriptions there can be one or more resource groups, which in turn contain the individual resources, like virtual machines.
- Resource Groups are logical collections of resources that share the same lifecycle. They can also serve as a scope for permissions.
Purchasing Methods
Ways to buy Azure services.
- Direct from Microsoft in the form of a pay-as-you-go ((MOSP) Microsoft Online Services Program) plan.
- Direct from Microsoft in the form of a Enterprise Agreement (EA)
- From a Cloud Service Provider (CSP) that buys direct from Microsoft.