Notes of my efforts to expand my understanding of Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions.
To sign up with Azure, you can use either Microsoft Account ( [email protected], [email protected] etc) or Organization Account.
- Azure Account – Is a mapping between Microsoft/Organization account to access the azure resources. Azure account is created at Azure Account Center. (account.windowsazure.com). You can have multiple Azure Subscriptions under one Azure account. It also determines the Azure Usage and assigns the Account Administrator.
A person who creates the Azure account becomes the Account Administrator and a Default Service Administrator.
- Azure Subscriptions – Organize how cloud services are accessed. you need to have subscription in order to access the cloud services. Subscription controls how resource usage is reported, billed and paid. Under single Azure Account, you an have single or multiple subscriptions. Each subscription is billed and paid separately. Each subscription has an Unique ID.
- Administrative Roles – Account Administrator – Every azure account can have only One account administrator. Account administrator can access the Account Center. He / She can create subscriptions, cancel subscriptions and change billing. Only Account Admin can add / remove Service Administrators.
Account Administrator does not have any access to service in that subscription. He / She can not use any resources on Azure.
Azure automatically assigns Account Administrator as default service administrator when a subscription is created.
- Administrative Roles – Service Administrator – All subscriptions need a Service Administrator. One service administrator per subscription. This authorize access to the Azure Management Portal.
- Administrative Roles – Co-Administrator – Can have upto 200 co-administrators. Co- Admins can not delete service Administrators. can not see the billing details on subscription. They can not change associations of subscriptions to Azure Directories.
* based on cloud ranger Microsoft azure training.

