Signing up for your free account really is very simple. All that is required is your phone
number, a debit or credit card, billing details and a Microsoft account username.
Although the service is free for the 30-day trial, your debit/credit card and phone
number are required to verify that you are a real person. You are not charged anything,
other than a verification hold of $1, which is removed within a few days.
With the Azure free account you get access to all of the Azure products, some completely
free. You are not limited to using your account for development only; just be aware that,
if you go beyond the free quantities of resources offered, you will be billed for them.
The free account is available in all countries where Azure is available and is a great way
of trying Microsoft Azure before you opt to pay for any of the services.
For new businesses, it provides the perfect opportunity to see exactly what Microsoft
Azure can do for you and how it can save you money, while bigger businesses can use
the free account to get an idea of whether Azure is right for their business and how much
they can save by migrating their existing business over to Azure.