{"id":17588,"date":"2021-09-30T23:09:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T17:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/?p=17588"},"modified":"2021-11-01T19:24:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:54:07","slug":"azure-account-and-billing-hierarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/technology\/azure-account-and-billing-hierarchy\/","title":{"rendered":"Azure Account and Billing Hierarchy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17588\" class=\"elementor elementor-17588\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-736e7a91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"736e7a91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e749f1f\" data-id=\"6e749f1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b674e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63b674e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162542927 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162542927 BCX0\">Account and billing hierarchy in Azure is meant to manage user permissions and accounts from a parent account. As shown in the figure, the azure account and billing hierarchy is a set of parallel hierarchies for the administration of your <a href=\"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/microsoft-azure-cloud\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Azure environment<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162542927 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW162542927 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90816e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d90816e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-26-1024x640.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17592\" alt=\"Azure Account and Billing Hierarchy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-26-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-26-300x187.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-26-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-26.jpeg 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The commercial relationship is shown on the left-hand side.  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd2280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bd2280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW176097105 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW11061284\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW11061284\">Azure AD is the cloud-based access and identity management solution of Azure.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Azure EA portal <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span> The Azure EA portal is the portal that helps customers to manage the cost of their Azure EA services. It consists of various accounts and enrolments under EA.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EA enrolment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/span> EA enrolment shows the commercial relationship between Microsoft service as a cloud provider and how your organizations use Azure.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649ffab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"649ffab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-25.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17591\" alt=\"Enterprise enrollment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-25.jpeg 807w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-25-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-25-768x562.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a86d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0a86d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Departments <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span> Departments help to group costs\u00a0logically and set a budget at the department level.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accounts <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span> The organization units in Azure EA portal are called accounts. They are used for access to reports and managing subscriptions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7473e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7473e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The right side is the technical environment.  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9e346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9e346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW220818726 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220818726 BCX0\">Azure portal (inclu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220818726 BCX0\">ding CLIs and APIs) is used for the administration of this environment. It consists of Azure management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW220818726 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd139df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd139df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1117\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-24.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17590\" alt=\"Azure portal technical environment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-24.jpeg 1117w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-24-300x155.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-24-1024x530.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-24-768x397.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1117px) 100vw, 1117px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb3c18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb3c18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46456240 BCX0\">This hierarchy is defined in Azure AD tenant and i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46456240 BCX0\">s aligned to your\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW46456240 BCX0\">organisation&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46456240 BCX0\">\u00a0needs and structure. Azure management groups help you effectively access, monitor, and manage policies\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46456240 BCX0\">and compliance with your subscriptions. The management group is a container of subscriptions (one or many). The top-leve<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46456240 BCX0\">l in the hierarchy is known as the root management group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Root management group <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span>\u00a0It contains all the management groups (configured) and subscriptions. It is the root of the Azure governance hierarchy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Management group <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span> If your organization has many subscriptions, you can group the subscriptions into containers or management groups. Governance conditions applied to one Azure management group are automatically enforced on all the subscriptions within that group. This\u00a0helps the organization teams to administer policies and work independently. Full ownership of various Azure resources can be granted independently to various departments to which the resources belong.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Subscriptions <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span> Azure subscription used for provisioning resources in Azure. It contains details of all resources like databases, VMs, and others. These organizing entities are the link between your Azure environment and your cost relationship with Microsoft (as a cloud provider)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resource Groups <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span> It is a logical container where all the resources like databases, apps, and storage accounts are deployed and maintained\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resources <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span> Resources in Azure are various Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, databases, storage accounts, and more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Account and billing hierarchy in Azure is meant to manage user permissions and accounts from a parent account. 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