What if you could experiment with a new Azure service without requesting additional budget, prepare for your next technical certification using learning resources you already have, or build a dashboard without creating every UI component from scratch?
If you’re a Visual Studio subscriber, you may already have benefits that can help you do all three. Here’s a few possibilities you may not have considered:
1. What could you build with your Azure credits?
Have you been curious about an Azure service but haven’t had the opportunity, or the budget, to try it? Maybe you want to experiment with an AI-powered application, test a new architecture, or build a proof of concept before proposing it to your team.
Eligible Visual Studio subscribers receive monthly Azure credits that can help turn those ideas into hands-on experiments.
You can use your credits to explore eligible Azure services, build applications, and test ideas without needing to request additional budget for every experiment.
In our recent post, What Would You Build in Azure If You Didn’t Have to Ask for a Budget First?, we explored how to get started, along with important details about spending limits and eligible workloads. What would you try if you knew you had Azure credits waiting for you?
2. Your next certification could start with learning resources you already have.
Maybe you’ve been thinking about earning an Azure certification, expanding your AI skills, or learning a technology your team is beginning to adopt.
The challenge isn’t always deciding what to learn. It’s finding the time and resources to get started.
What you might not realize is that eligible Visual Studio Subscriptions already include access to learning providers like Cloud Academy and Pluralsight. They can help you prepare for a variety of certification exams (for example: AZ-104/Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate) with dedicated courses and hands-on learning opportunities that can help you build practical Azure skills.
It’s worth exploring what’s available before purchasing another training course or putting off that certification for another month. Your next learning opportunity might already be part of your Subscription.
3. Why build every UI component from scratch?
Imagine you’re building a dashboard for your team. You need interactive charts, sortable data grids, and a way to present information clearly.
You could build those components yourself. But what if you didn’t have to?
Eligible Visual Studio subscribers can access Syncfusion developer tools, which include prebuilt UI components for creating modern applications.
Instead of spending time developing common interface elements, you can explore ready-made components and focus on the functionality that makes your application useful.
Whether you’re working on a dashboard, a business application, or a new proof of concept, it’s worth checking which developer tools are included in your Subscription before starting from scratch. Sometimes the fastest way to solve a development challenge is to discover a tool you already have.
4. What else is waiting in your Subscriptions portal?
When was the last time you explored your Visual Studio Subscription benefits beyond the ones you regularly use? Even longtime subscribers may be surprised by what’s available.
Benefits and offers can change, and something that wasn’t relevant to your work last year might be exactly what you need for your next project.
Take a few minutes to visit the Visual Studio Subscriptions portal and explore what’s available to you.
You don’t need to activate every benefit. Start with something you’re curious about, whether that’s an Azure experiment, a new technical skill, or a developer tool that could save you time.
You might find a useful resource you didn’t know you had.
What should we explore next? We’d love your input.
We’ve shared a few ways your Visual Studio Subscription could help you build, learn, and experiment. But we’re just as interested in hearing what you’d like to accomplish next.
Is there an Azure service you’ve been curious about? A certification you’re considering? A development challenge you’d like help solving?
Those are exactly the kinds of topics we’d like to hear about.
We’ve created a short survey where you can tell us what you’d like to see more of on this blog. It only takes a couple of minutes, and your feedback will help us understand which topics, questions, and development challenges deserve a closer look.
While we can’t promise to cover every suggestion, we want future posts to provide practical guidance that helps you get more from the tools and benefits available to you.
Take the survey and tell us what you’d like to see next.
Benefit availability and eligibility vary by Visual Studio Subscription. Check the Subscriptions portal for the benefits available to you.
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