====== Azure Organization ======
====== Billing Methods ======
  * Azure **pay-as-you-go**, also called **Microsoft Online Services Program (MSOP)**, is a direct from Microsoft purchase of Azure for organizations of all sizes
  * **Microsoft Customer Agreement**
  * **Enterprise Agreement (EA)** is a direct from purchase of Azure for large organizations that can make longer term commitments.
  * **Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)** is a method of purchasing Azure through a third-party partner.

===== AAD and ARM =====
  * AAD and ARM are the two overarching entities that make up Azure.

====== Tenant ======
> A tenant is the organization that owns and manages a specific instance of Microsoft cloud services. It's most often used to refer to the set of Azure and Microsoft 365 services for an organization

There is a one-to-one association between a tenant and an instance of Azure AD. Consequently, the term //tenant// can be used as a synonym for an instance of Azure AD. This makes sense since AAD is a core part of Azure and related services.

====== Azure Resource Manager ======
  * The top-level unit of organization in AzureRM is the **root Management Group**.
  * Under the root Management Group there can be multiple levels of other Management Groups—up to six levels deep.
  * Under Management Groups there are **subscriptions**.
  * And under subscriptions there are **Resource Groups**.
  * Within Resource Groups there are resources, like virtual machines