Azure for Architects: Analyze Resource Utilization and Consumption

Discover the fundamentals of controlling and managing cloud costs using the Azure Cost Management and Billing tools.

Introduction

• Control costs with Azure management and billing

1. Introduction to Cost Management

• Introducing the scenario
• Understanding cost management and billing
• The cost management methodology

2. Managing Costs with Budgets

• Introducing budgets
• Creating a budget
• Automating actions with budgets
• Cost management best practices

3. Analyzing Costs with Reporting

• Introducing billing
• Downloading billing data
• Understanding your billing data
• Understanding scope
• Analyze costs with built-in views

4. Reducing Costs with Reservations

• Introducing reservations
• Understanding reservation recommendations
• Creating reservations

Conclusion

• What's next with Azure management?