Cost management in Azure
Factors that affect cost, Pricing vs TCO calculators, tags, and cost visibility.
Learning objectives
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- Cost drivers
- Pricing calculator
- TCO calculator
- Tags and Cost Management help allocate and analyze spend.
- Budgets and alerts notify you when spending approaches thresholds.
- Right-size, shut down idle resources, and choose appropriate tiers to control cost.
Cost drivers
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meter type, SKU, region, hours running, bandwidth, and reservations/savings plans.
Pricing calculator
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estimate future Azure service costs.
TCO calculator
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compare on-premises costs versus Azure for a workload.
Tags and Cost Management help allocate and analyze spend.
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Tags and Cost Management help allocate and analyze spend.
Budgets and alerts notify you when spending approaches thresholds.
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Budgets and alerts notify you when spending approaches thresholds.
Right-size, shut down idle resources, and choose appropriate tiers to control cost.
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Right-size, shut down idle resources, and choose appropriate tiers to control cost.