Why should you care?

Wrong region/subscription choices waste money and break compliance.

See it live — copy this example

Use an Azure lab/free subscription. Prefer Azure CLI or Portal. Delete idle App Service plans, SQL DBs, and AKS clusters when practice is done.

# Well-Architected Pillars
az account show -o table
az group list -o table

What happened?

• CLI commands confirm account context and list resource groups — always check before creating resources.
• Follow the steps below — typing the code yourself is the fastest way to learn.

Practice next

1. Run the CLI/portal steps in a lab subscription.
2. Write the resource names you used.
3. Note estimated monthly cost for the SKU.
4. Repeat in a second region (conceptually).
5. Add the resource to a simple architecture diagram.

Remember

You can explain Well-Architected Pillars simply. You practiced one Azure action. You know a cost or security risk.

Well-Architected Pillars in CloudVerse

Your team applies well-architected pillars while building on Azure.

Outcome: A concrete portal/CLI next step exists.