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Azure Synapse Variable DWU Level Usage - Cost Optimization using Reserved Instance Pricing

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israna
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Nov 17, 2020
What is covered in this blog post? Recently I went through a Cost Optimization exercise of evaluating Azure Synapse Reserved instance pricing with my customer and this blog post documents the learn...
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useruk1
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Aug 07, 2024

israna Thanks for the great article, I have come across the below Advisor recommendations and have the below questions about DWU commitments.

 

1) Are DWU commitments applied only to the SQL managed Instance or is it both SQL instance and database?

2) How can I access past usage to see usage levels of the resource the recommendation is applying to?

3) How can I best confirm a DWU commitment will be beneficial?