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Setting Up Your Windows Azure Subscription

Signing up for a Windows Azure subscription is a simple process that takes only a few steps.

To begin, visit WindowsAzure.com and sign in with your Windows account. Next, click on the Try it Free button, after which you’ll be redirected to a screen that looks something like Figure 52.1. If a promotional plan is available to you, select it; otherwise select the Pay-As-You-Go plan (illustrated in Figure 52.2). In either case, click the next arrow to continue.

FIGURE 52.1 Creating a 90-day free trial Windows Azure subscription.

FIGURE 52.2 Creating a Pay-As-You-Go Windows Azure subscription.

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