Registering for Microsoft Azure

To deploy hosted applications to Microsoft Azure, you first need to register and get an account. Microsoft Azure and related services are paid services, and you pay only for resources that you actually consume, which is the biggest benefit of a cloud-based solution (pay-as-you-go). Fortunately, you can request a 30-day free trial and decide to purchase a subscription later. You can request your free trial at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/. At the expiration of the trial period, if you are interested in Microsoft cloud computing and in purchasing services, ensure you read this page about pricing first: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/purchase-options/. Only if you decide to pay for ...

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