Fabric cannot be used with 'personal' email account

Me_Learning 95 Reputation points
2023-12-30T09:31:25.96+00:00

I have a non-business email account setup for Azure so I can learn, simple eh?

WHY do I need a 'business' email account to learn Fabric??

Microsoft: WHY do you have to be sooooooooooo annoying????

How do developers 'learn' new tech if you have blockers like this? It's stupid!

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  1. Melchicédec NDUWAYO 30 Reputation points
    2024-04-08T14:50:53.1966667+00:00

    Hello,

    I think the following video can help anyone who wants to try Microsoft Fabric by using azure trial:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHV7jZqc_tE

    7 people found this answer helpful.

  2. Me_Learning 95 Reputation points
    2023-12-31T10:46:13.7833333+00:00

    Wow, what a pain and annoying Microsoft implementation. Do they still teach UX in uni?

    Here's the work around for anyone else struggling to compete with Microsofts bad UX:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZyy_qqRPiU

    1 person found this answer helpful.

  3. ANDREW CAREY 5 Reputation points
    2024-12-06T13:49:26.7766667+00:00

    It’s the very first step of trying to create a free Fabric account and work through exercises. https://microsoftlearning.github.io/mslearn-fabric/Instructions/Labs/01-lakehouse.html

    This directs user to open the account here:

    https://app.fabric.microsoft.com/home?experience=fabric

    This website won’t accept a personal email, but requires a work email, which is impossible if you are not presently working. Irony: I was hoping to get this certification and use it to get work.

    It’s my first Learn challenge, so IDK whether the lab is required. I do know it is impossible, as-is!

    1 person found this answer helpful.
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  4. Vahid Ghafarpour 22,445 Reputation points
    2023-12-31T02:21:41.07+00:00

    Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.
    Based on the following article, may I ask which step was blocked and asked for a business email account?

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/get-started/fabric-trial

    ** Please don't forget to close up the thread here by upvoting and accept it as an answer if it is helpful **


  5. DataWise 0 Reputation points
    2024-12-17T16:36:06.9933333+00:00

    If you have a trial (or paid) Azure account, you get an onmicrosoft.com e-mail address for every user profile you make, and it works for Fabric sign-up. See this video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHV7jZqc_tE

    It includes how to sign up for an Azure account for free, which you can skip if you already have an account.


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