Cancelling Subscription without losing resources

Matt Heagerty 46 Reputation points
2020-11-20T22:02:37.447+00:00

I developed a solution in Azure that uses Cosmos DB, IoT Hub, and and Azure Function. These are the only resources that exist in my subscription. This solution was created to promote my company's IoT product and its ability to connect to Azure. Now that my development is done, I would ideally like to cancel or pause my subscription so I would not get charged since I am no longer using my resources. However, I would like to access my resources at a later date if a customer shows interest in our product's IoT functionality with Azure.

However, it seems like cancelling my subscription will delete the resources that took me time to develop. Is this true? Is there a way to cancel or pause my subscription where I can re-activate in the future and not lose my resources? I do not care about losing my data in Cosmos DB, I just don't want to lose my resources.

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  1. Dave Patrick 426.4K Reputation points MVP
    2020-11-20T22:11:29.01+00:00

    After your subscription is canceled, Microsoft waits 30 - 90 days before permanently deleting your data in case you need to access it or you change your mind. We don't charge you for keeping the data.

    https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/cancel-azure-subscription#what-happens-after-i-cancel-my-subscription
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center/privacy/data-management#leave

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  2. Dave Patrick 426.4K Reputation points MVP
    2020-11-23T14:58:42.613+00:00

    does "data" include the resources that I have created

    After you cancel, your services are disabled. That means your virtual machines are de-allocated, temporary IP addresses are freed, and storage is read-only.
    After your subscription is canceled, Microsoft waits 30 - 90 days before permanently deleting your data

    You can also create a support ticket here to get more detail.
    https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request

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