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azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/failover-cluster-instance-azure-shared-disks-manually-configure.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ To learn more, see an overview of [FCI with SQL Server on Azure VMs](failover-cl
 
 Before you complete the instructions in this article, you should already have:
 
-- An Azure subscription. Get started for [free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). 
+- An Azure subscription. Get started with a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). 
 - [Two or more prepared Windows Azure virtual machines](failover-cluster-instance-prepare-vm.md) in an availability set, or availability zones. 
 - An account that has permissions to create objects on both Azure virtual machines and in Active Directory.
 - The latest version of [Azure PowerShell](/powershell/azure/install-az-ps). 

azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/failover-cluster-instance-prepare-vm.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ To learn more, see an overview of [FCI with SQL Server on Azure VMs](failover-cl
 
 ## Prerequisites 
 
-- A Microsoft Azure subscription. Get started for [free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). 
+- A Microsoft Azure subscription. Get started with a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). 
 - A Windows domain on Azure virtual machines or an on-premises active directory extended to Azure with virtual network pairing.
 - An account that has permissions to create objects on Azure virtual machines and in Active Directory.
 - An Azure virtual network and one or more subnets with enough IP address space for these components:

azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/failover-cluster-instance-storage-spaces-direct-manually-configure.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The preceding diagram shows the following resources in the same resource group:
 
 Before you complete the instructions in this article, you should already have:
 
-- An Azure subscription. Get started for [free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). 
+- An Azure subscription. Get started with a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). 
 - [Two or more prepared Windows Azure virtual machines](failover-cluster-instance-prepare-vm.md) in an [availability set](/azure/virtual-machines/windows/tutorial-availability-sets#create-an-availability-set).
 - An account that has permissions to create objects on both Azure virtual machines and in Active Directory.
 - The latest version of [PowerShell](/powershell/azure/install-az-ps). 

docs/sql-server/azure-arc/prerequisites.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ An Azure Arc-enabled instance of SQL Server is an instance on-premises or in a c
 
 Before you can Arc-enable an instance of SQL Server you need to:
 
-- Have an Azure account with an active subscription. [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/)
+- Have an Azure account with an active subscription. If needed, [create a free Azure Account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/)
 - Verify [Arc connected machine agent prerequisites](/azure/azure-arc/servers/prerequisites)
 - Verify [Arc connected machine agent network requirements](/azure/azure-arc/servers/network-requirements)
 - Register resource providers. Specifically: