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# Resource Groups & Subscriptions & Management Groups

## Resource Groups

Basically like a file structure for the Resources on Azure: 

![](/files/44PYZmt1k1tftnJTFag1)

* They are logical groupings of related things:
  * This could be by project
  * Individual people who work on that group

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## Subscription

**Subscription is a billing unit**

* You can create multiple Subscriptions
* As a User you have access to more subscriptions with different roles
* All resources consumed by a subscription will be billed to the owner and has to be specified.
* Can be used to organize resource into completely distinct accounts
* You can use the same credit card to organize into different subscriptions

Example: 

![](/files/Uyv6YASI8dJrkOsAzkXj)

* Each Department has it's own Subscription
* Above that you have an account (which is a user) which is the global Administrator

## Management Groups

**Management Groups can be nested, meaning that you can have management groups containing management groups**

![](/files/AlIuTRAK93C6C7OOeErf)


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