IT Pro Cloud Essentials – New Azure Offer

[Mark Winters]

A new Azure offer has been launched on IT Pro Cloud Essentials, providing $25 per month of Azure credits for 12 months, a $300 value.

IT Pro Cloud Essentials offers IT Implementers hands-on experience to increase their knowledge and create a path to career advancement. Joining is free and includes training opportunities and access to experts.

Other benefits include:
• Enterprise Mobility Suite 90-day trial
• Office 365 60-day trial
• Pluralsight 3 month subscription
• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) voucher
• Priority support in the TechNet forums
• Phone support incident

Sign up for IT Pro Cloud Essentials at:  www.Microsoft.com/ITProCloudEssentials

[#2]

This is really awesome! Microsoft is investing a lot and helping us getting on board the Azure Platform!

[#3]

This is a great offer, just intime for that Azure Exam !

[#4]

Indeed, it is great offer from Microsoft. But why I cannot use credit card that I have once used with Azure? I mean in case if I exceed this offer limits, Microsoft will be charging me anyway, right? That is why they ask for valid credit card. 

[#5]

Yes, if you exceed the month limit they will charge you. Also the CC is for identity validation as well.

[#6]

Yes, that I understand. 

My question is why we can't use CC twice? 

For example, if I want to activate this offer, I will need to provide my CC details. And since I already used my CC to activate other offers, now I cannot use the same CC. I have only one CC. So there is no way for me to activate this offer. 

[#7]

I see...
I suggest you to go to your Azure Portal, and in the left lower section of the menu (Help + Support), open a new ticket asking for support for your problem. Its free and no one better than the Azure support technicians for helping you

[#8]

Hi Mark,

Upon accessing this offer, it has changed to $200 and 1 month. Also, I cannot find access to office. As a college instrutor hoping to teach Azure as a 3cr-15 week course, this is a non-starter and will cause me to use Amazon AWS instead as they provide 1yr of access for free over a greater scope of free options. Please advise how to access the previous offer you described, or when Microsoft is going to deliver a educational option that is not limited to 1 month.

Thanks.

Michael Bender