The Optimizely cloud account identifies a user and ensures that proper authorization is applied when accessing information for your DXP projects.
Prerequisite
You need an organizational email address like [_[email protected]_](🔗), associated with an enabled business Microsoft Live account. If your organization already has a verified [Microsoft account](🔗), you can also use this.
Note
Generic accounts like [_[email protected]_](🔗), or private hotmail-type accounts like [_[email protected]_](🔗), **cannot be used**.
**Step 1. Request access**
Make sure you provide correct and complete information. When Optimizely receives the information, you are normally granted access within 3 business days. You receive an email notification when access is provided.
Column Title | Power user | Contributor | Analytic |
PaaS deployment and self-service tools on Integration and Preproduction environments | Yes | Yes | No |
PaaS deployment and self-service tools on Production environments | Yes | No | No |
Azure portal Integration environment | Yes | Yes | No |
Application Insights | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DXP dashboard | Yes | Yes | No |
**Step 2. Confirm the invitation and log in** After you receive an invitation email from Optimizely, you can log in to the dashboard and the portals.
Follow the instructions in [Get started with DXP > DXP Dashboard](🔗) to log in and access information for your projects.
Follow the instructions in the [DXP self-deployment guide](🔗) to log in to the Management Portal and deploy.

See the following related topics
[Accessing Azure information](🔗) to learn how to log into the Azure portal and access the information.
[DXP Dashboard](🔗)
[DXP self-deployment guide](🔗)