Send Alerts for Stopped Azure Virtual Machines

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The first thing you create in Azure is a subscription. You can think of an Azure subscription as an 'Azure account'. You get billed per subscription.

A subscription is an agreement with Microsoft to use one or more Microsoft cloud platforms or services, for which charges accrue based on either a per-user license fee or on cloud-based resource consumption.

-> Microsoft's Software as a Service (SaaS)-based cloud offerings (Office 365, Intune/EMS, and Dynamics 365) charge per-user license fees.

-> Microsoft's Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud offerings (Azure) charge based on cloud resource consumption.

You can also use a trial subscription, but the subscription expires after a specific amount of time or consumption charges. You can convert a trial subscription to a paid subscription.

Organizations can have multiple subscriptions for Microsoft's cloud offerings.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/enterprise/subscriptions-licenses-accounts-and-tenants-for-microsoft-cloud-offerings

When starting to use Azure and planning to migrate network resources to it, the first step would be to create a subscription (Option A).

A subscription is a logical container for resources in Azure, it provides access to Azure products and services. With a subscription, you can manage access, security, billing, and resources across Azure. To use any Azure services or resources, you must have an active subscription.

After creating a subscription, the next step would be to create a resource group (Option B). A resource group is a logical container for resources that share the same lifecycle, security, and management policies. You can organize your resources based on their purpose, such as development, testing, or production.

Once you have created a resource group, you can start creating and deploying resources such as virtual networks (Option C). A virtual network is a logical representation of a network in Azure. It allows you to securely connect Azure resources to each other, to on-premises networks, and to the internet.

Lastly, a management group (Option D) is a container for managing access, policies, and compliance across multiple subscriptions. It helps you organize your resources and manage access at scale. However, it is not necessary to create a management group as the first step when starting to use Azure.

In summary, when starting to use Azure and planning to migrate network resources to it, the first step would be to create a subscription.