Chapter 9

Azure Cost Management

Overview

When deciding whether to use Microsoft Azure Cloud, one of the key determining factors for any organization is the anticipated cost of migrating and running their resources in a cloud environment over time. Every organization is cost conscious and must ensure their Azure spends are in line with their needs and provide the maximum return on investment (ROI).

The Azure Cost Management service helps organizations better understand their Azure spends by providing detailed cost breakdowns of all resources for which they are billed on a monthly basis. You can set up alerts to monitor your spends or budgets to curtail spending. You can also optimize your spends by getting a better understanding of how the costs ...

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