Microsoft Azure Dev/Test Subscription
The document is an overview of the Microsoft Azure Enterprise Dev/Test Subscription Offer
Overview
The Azure Enterprise Dev/Test subscription offer is designed for organizations seeking a cost-effective, compliant way to support non-production workloads. It provides substantial discounts on many Microsoft platform services along with access to specialized images and tools optimized for development and testing scenarios.
Key Benefits
- Discounted Pricing for Dev/Test Workloads
- Access to Exclusive Dev/Test Images
- Support for Multiple Subscriptions
- Same Centralized EA-Level Management and billing policies
- Able to leverage existing Azure Reservations
Limitations & Drawbacks
- Not Intended for Production Workloads
- Limited Set of Discount-Eligible Services
- Support Limitations – Will not be included in our Microsoft Support Agreement
- Visual Studio Subscription Dependency – Must have A visual Studio Standard or Enterprise subscription to be eligible to create resources.
Eligibility & Requirements
- Organizational Requirements
- The new Subscription must be created as part of University’s Microsoft Azure Enterprise Agreement
- A University CFOP must be provided for billing of any Azure services.
- The Subscription is requested using our standard Azure request form found here: https://go.illinois.edu/azurerequest
- Please select the Development and Testing option
- User Requirements
- One of the following types of Visual Studio Subscriptions from the Webstore:
- Visual Studio Professional: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6013
- Visual Studio Enterprise: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6012
- One of the following types of Visual Studio Subscriptions from the Webstore:
Possible Use Cases
- CI/CD pipeline workloads
- Sandbox environments
- Integration test environments
- Virtual Machine testing or SQL-based application testing
- Proof-of-concept environments
- Development versions of production services
Summary
The Azure Enterprise Dev/Test subscription offers powerful cost savings and platform flexibility for non-production environments, while still being part of the University Microsoft Azure Enterprise Agreement.