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  2. Cloud
  3. Azure
  4. First Steps
  5. Order

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Order

Before you can use the cloud service, you need an Azure Subscription. This Subscription will be created for you by the IT services. You can submit a request using this form.

Ordering an Azure Subscription

To create the Subscription, several details are required:

  • Name: A short designation for the Subscription. Please use a concise and clear designation. This designation will be part of the name of the Subscription. The following naming schema exists: UniBE - [Organizational Unit] - [Name] - [Cost Center].
  • Organizational Unit: Please provide the abbreviation of the organizational unit that will operate the Subscription. For example, ID for IT services.
  • Cost Center: Here, please specify the cost center that will be used to cover any potential costs.
  • Type: You can choose from various types of Subscriptions. A detailed explanation can be found in the section Type of Subscription.
  • Description: Please provide a brief description of what you intend to achieve with the Subscription.
  • Owners: Each Subscription has one or more owners who are authorized by the IT services to grant permissions to new users. Please specify the owners of the new Subscription here.

The creation of a new Subscription will occur after a manual review. You will be automatically notified once the Subscription has been created.

Type of Subscription

Each Subscription is assigned a type:

  • Sandbox: A Sandbox Subscription is intended for testing Azure services. You can provision resources here and see if your project can be realized in Azure. Please note that no production services should be hosted here.
  • Online: An Online Subscription can be used if the hosted services do not require a connection to the UniBE network. You can, for example, host public websites here.
  • Corp: A Corp Subscription is integrated into the University of Bern's network. This means that a Virtual Network will be preconfigured within this Subscription with an address range that is accessible from the university network.

See the following diagram for a simple decision aid on which type of Subscription you need:

flowchart TB
    id1{Test?} -- Yes --> sandbox[Sandbox]
    id1 -- No --> id2{Access to internal network}
    id2 -- No --> online[Online]
    id2 -- Yes --> corp[Corp]

The choice of the type of Subscription affects the Policies that are active on this Subscription. A Policy is broadly speaking a set of rules that can prevent actions.

Example

A Policy can, for example, prevent you from deploying an Azure service outside of Switzerland. This is active in the UniBE Tenant across all types of Subscriptions.

The IT services implement Policies specifically to prevent potentially harmful settings. Therefore, the Policies of a Corp Subscription are more restrictive than those of the other types.

Note

If you encounter an error due to a Policy while working with Azure, please feel free to contact us. We grant exceptions for a Policy depending on the context.

Next Steps

Once the order is completed, you can log in to the Azure Self-Service Portal (there is a guide here). After the first login, it is advisable to configure the new Subscription. See here for an article that provides an overview of the new Subscription.

Further Information