You will need an email account to receive account creation verification code.
The email account must not have been used before for any IBM cloud
services and should not be a corporate email like *@ibm.com
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Open Cloud Pak for Data at https://www.ibm.com/products/cloud-pak-for-data
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Click on "Try it free" which will open a new page
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Under "Select a region" select "Dallas"
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In the bottom right corner, select the "I agree to the terms ..." check box and click "Create an IBM Cloud account"
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On the next page, follow the dialog to enter your account information including name, address and phone number
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Accept the terms and conditions and click "Continue"
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Acknowledge the data privacy rules and click "Continue"
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Wait while your account is being created
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On the page to Verify your identity, click on "Register with a code"
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Enter your promo code and click on "Create account"
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Wait while your services are being provisioned
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Click on "Go to IBM Cloud Pak for Data"
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On the "Welcome to Cloud Pak for Data!" screen click "Skip for now"
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From the navigation menu in the top left corner, select "Services > Service instances"
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Compare to the screenshot below:
Verify the following services got created:
- "CloudObjectStorage"
- "DataStage"
- "KnowledgeCatalog"
- "WatsonMachineLearning"
- "WatsonOpenScale"
- "WatsonStudio"
The trial period is 30 days. After the trial period ends, you will be able to transfer to a paid subscription or pay-as-you-go model.