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Setup time: ~30 minutes for basic configuration Target audience: FinOps practitioners, finance teams, engineering managers Prerequisites: Azure subscription wit...
Jun 10, 2025
In May, Azure Carbon Optimization became generally available, Cost Management introduced data quality improvements for Microsoft Customer Agreement accounts, Cost Management offers a preview of expor...
Jun 09, 2025
Whether you're just beginning your journey in Azure or are already managing workloads in the cloud, it's essential to ground your strategy in proven guidance. The Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework f...
Jun 06, 2025
In May, the FinOps toolkit 0.11 introduced AI agent support; Power BI updates for invoicing, commitment discounts, and usage analysis; documentation updates from the top feature asks; and more!
Jun 04, 2025
11 MIN READ
Learn about how to track and measure usage and purchase amounts and calculate costs in a FOCUS dataset.
May 28, 2025
Azure resources can be configured in many ways, including ways which affect their performance, security, reliability, available features and ultimately cost.
The challenge is, all these resourc...
May 28, 2025
Microsoft’s FinOps hubs offer a powerful and trusted foundation for managing, analyzing, and optimizing cloud costs. Built on Azure Data Explorer (ADX) and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), FinOps hubs...
May 27, 2025
9 MIN READ
Learn how to report on your cost and usage data in Power BI using Cost Management exports and the FinOps toolkit.
May 22, 2025
5 MIN READ
By Robb Dilallo
Introduction
As organizations rapidly adopt generative AI, Azure OpenAI usage is growing—and so are the complexities of managing its costs. Unlike traditional cloud servi...
May 21, 2025 As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid and cloud-first strategies to accelerate growth, managing costs is a top priority. Azure Hybrid Benefit provides discounts on Windows and SQL server license...
May 20, 2025