Microsoft Azure — Management Portal

As the name suggests this is a portal to manage Azure services, which was released in 2012. This is a platform provided by Microsoft for its Azure clients where they can see, manage and buy the services offered by Azure. A different portal called ‘Azure Preview Portal’ was released by Azure team in 2014, which makes it easier to access the platform on mobiles and tablets. However, features are more or less same in both the portals.

To access the management portal −

Step 2 − Sign in with your Hotmail or live ID. If you don’t have Azure accounts, sign up for one. You will get a free trial and you can explore, learn and create your own applications using Windows Azure.

The following screen will appear.

Since here we have an application already running, you can see a list of them. Your account will be empty for the first time. Left panel categorizes the application and the middle part lists all the application in the account.

Create a New Application

Step 1 − Click on the ‘New’ left bottom corner.

Step 2 − Following screen will come up and you can choose what you want to create.

Check Credit and Subscriptions

Step 1 − Click on ‘Credit’ in the green block at the top of the screen.

Step 2 − Click on ‘View more details’. It will take you to the following screen. This screen will show you all the details of your subscription, spending, and data usage.

As the spending limit is set here, it says ‘Remove Spending Limit’. If the limit would not have been set, it would have said ‘Set Spending Limit’. This way you can set a spending limit for you. Your services will be stopped once you reach the spending limit.

If you scroll down on the page in the above image, you can see all that is available with your subscription and see the details on the right side.

You are absolutely in control of your spending. The green block in which ‘Credit’ button is displayed will change color if you are about to fall short of your credit. This is calculated by your average per day spending and it would tell you in how many days your credit is going to get over.

Add a New Subscription

Step 1 − Click on your account e-mail id or on the picture at the top right corner.

Step 2 − Click on ‘View my bill’ in the list.

Step 3 − It will take you the following screen. Click on ‘add subscription’.

Step 4 − Choose the subscription from the list in the following screen.

Azure Preview Portal

Step 1 − Click on your account e-mail at the top right corner.

Step 2 − Select ‘Switch to Azure Preview Portal’.

Step 3 − The following screen will appear. All the functionalities are same. ‘Azure Preview Portal’ is built for mobile and tablet screen with a responsive design.

Microsoft Azure portal

Build, manage and monitor everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single, unified console

Azure mobile app

Stay connected to your Azure resources – anytime, anywhere

Now available for iOS and Android.

View one portal, manage all of your apps

View and manage all of your applications in one unified hub, including web apps, databases, virtual machines, virtual networks, storage and Visual Studio team projects. Enjoy the flexibility of using the Azure portal’s graphical experience or the integrated command-line experience provided by Cloud Shell. Get an overview and see which Azure services can be managed with the Azure portal.

Personalise your experience

Imagine a single easy-to-use console built just for you, your team and your projects. This unified hub significantly simplifies building, deploying and managing your cloud resources. Organise your portal to custom-fit your work and your work style. Stay on top of the things that matter most by pinning them to your dashboard. Resize tiles to show just the right amount of detail and share insights across apps and resources.

Use fine-grained access control

Role-based access control lets you select exactly who can manage what. Grant explicit management and access rights to the account, service and operation levels for individuals and groups.

Combine services to create amazingly powerful applications

Choose from more than 3,000 services delivered by Microsoft and our partners, many of them at no charge. You’ll find open-source applications, frameworks and templates, as well as single and multiple virtual machine images. When you combine these with Azure services, you can create powerful solutions on your own faster and with less effort, for any device and any cloud,even manually or while automatically scaling the instance count to meet demand. Plus, see all of your service usage on a single bill.

Gain visibility with no more billing blind spots

Now it’s easy to keep tabs on current and projected costs. The Azure portal automatically calculates your existing charges and forecasts your likely monthly charges, even if you’re managing hundreds of resources across several apps. Plus, it’s easy to see your cross-cloud analytics and real-time active use data when you enable monitoring and diagnostics and monitor service metrics, which helps you avoid billing surprises.

Get integrated support whenever and wherever you need it

Whether you need support because of an alert notification or you notice issues when you view events and audit logs, help is only a click away. Microsoft provides the full range of resources to help you get started and grow, including access to our communities and forums, specific troubleshooting information and direct support from a world-class Azure support representative. Plus, you have access to a direct feedback channel for the Azure product team.

Microsoft Azure portal

Build, manage and monitor everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single, unified console

Azure mobile app

Stay connected to your Azure resources—anytime, anywhere

Now available for iOS and Android.

View one portal, manage all your apps

View and manage all of your applications in one unified hub—including web apps, databases, virtual machines, virtual networks, storage, and Visual Studio team projects. Enjoy the flexibility of using the Azure portal’s graphical experience or the integrated command-line experience provided by Cloud Shell. Get an overview, and see which Azure services can be managed with the Azure portal.

Personalise your experience

Imagine a single easy-to-use console built just for you, your team and your projects. This unified hub significantly simplifies building, deploying, and managing your cloud resources. Organise your portal to custom-fit your work and your work style. Stay on top of the things that matter most by pinning them to your dashboard. Resize tiles to show just the right amount of detail, and share insights across apps and resources.

Use fine-grained access control

Role-based access control lets you select exactly who can manage what. Grant explicit management and access rights to the account, service and operation levels for individuals and groups.

Combine services to create amazingly powerful applications

Choose from more than 3,000 services delivered by Microsoft and our partners, many of them at no charge. Find open source applications, frameworks, and templates, as well as single and multiple virtual machine images. When you combine these with Azure services, you can create powerful solutions on your own faster and with less effort—for any device and any cloud—even manually or automatically scaling instance count to meet demand. Plus, see all your service usage on a single bill.

Gain visibility with no more billing blind spots

Now it is easy to keep tabs on current and projected costs. The Azure portal automatically calculates your existing charges and forecasts your likely monthly charges—even if you are managing hundreds of resources across several apps. Plus, it is easy to see your cross-cloud analytics and real-time active use data when you enable monitoring and diagnostics and monitor service metrics, which helps you avoid billing surprises.

Get integrated support when and where you need it

Whether you need support because of an alert notification or you notice issues when you view events and audit logs, help is only a click away. Microsoft provides the full range of resources to help you get started and grow, including access to our communities and forums, specific troubleshooting information, and direct support from a world-class Azure support representative. Plus, you have access to a direct feedback channel for the Azure product team.

Manage your Azure account

Build, manage, and monitor your cloud applications—and manage your account and billing—through the Azure portal.

Stay up to date with your account

Manage my subscriptions and see usage and billing.

Review my support requests.

Create service health alerts and view service issues.

Access your region-specific Azure accounts

Azure Government

The most trusted cloud for US government agencies and their partners.

Azure Germany

A compliant, secure, isolated cloud for your mission-critical workloads.

Azure in China

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