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Azure sponsorship and cost management challenge
I am listening for years that Azure Sponsorship type of Azure subscriptions will get Azure Cost Management. This includes the view of prices inside portal.azure.com, managing budgets, checking each individual resources etc.
Current / old portal - https://www.microsoftazuresponsorships.com/Usage , does not show costs per each resource (name), instead only per resources type. Not possible to set budgets, alerts, limits, and other things.
So, again, when does Microsoft plans to upgrade Azure sponsorships to use Cost Management?
Any reference (roadmap) link on this please?
Hrvoje Kusulja This is the teams response:
We are currently transitioning customers to a newer Sponsorship experience where Azure Sponsorship credits and usage can be viewed directly in Cost Management.
As a quick way to check which experience you are currently using, please visit microsoftazuresponsorships.com/usage. If your usage is only visible there, you are likely using the previous Sponsorship platform.
In the newer Sponsorship experience, you can view Sponsorship credit usage directly in Cost Management by navigating to Billing Profiles and then Payment Methods. This experience also enables access to additional Cost Management capabilities and reporting features.
If you are currently using the previous Sponsorship platform, access to the newer experience typically occurs when a new Sponsorship is provisioned or redeemed.
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I too am interested in learning more about this. Thank you! JillArmourMicrosoft
Wow I could Have done with this feature use the API for automation, bit late now as im reaching the end of my startup for founders sub. That was a major headache as normally I would have used the Costing API but with Az Sponsorships t then did work. Now I know I hae regret now I know I could of reasonable budgeted.
- JillArmourMicrosoft
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Hrvoje Kusulja This is the teams response:
We are currently transitioning customers to a newer Sponsorship experience where Azure Sponsorship credits and usage can be viewed directly in Cost Management.
As a quick way to check which experience you are currently using, please visit microsoftazuresponsorships.com/usage. If your usage is only visible there, you are likely using the previous Sponsorship platform.
In the newer Sponsorship experience, you can view Sponsorship credit usage directly in Cost Management by navigating to Billing Profiles and then Payment Methods. This experience also enables access to additional Cost Management capabilities and reporting features.
If you are currently using the previous Sponsorship platform, access to the newer experience typically occurs when a new Sponsorship is provisioned or redeemed.
- JillArmourMicrosoft
Hrvoje Kusulja I have reached out to the team in hopes they can share some info.
Any update on thisJillArmourMicrosoft?
I want to know too, but doubt it'll happen 😅
Commenting to get updated when more info is share.
Cheers,
Martijn- JillArmourMicrosoft
Hrvoje Kusulja Gabbe_Yttermalm MartijnElfers I have sent this inquiry to the team again, holding for a response.
Thanks for tagging me again on this. If you don't hear back in a few days feel free to keep bugging me. I don't mind. :) I would like to help you find the information you are looking for.
Hey JillArmourMicrosoft,
Thanks for the update and for checking with the team on this.
Do you know if (and when) the newer Azure Sponsorship experience—specifically the integration with Azure Cost Management—will be available for Partner Benefits Azure bulk credit Sponsorships under the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program?
At the moment, many of these bulk credit Sponsorship subscriptions still appear to be on the legacy platform (only accessible via microsoftazuresponsorships.com), which limits visibility (no per-resource costs, budgets, or alerts).
It would be really helpful to understand:
- Whether Partner Benefits bulk credits are included in the transition
- If there is an expected timeline or roadmap for this migration
- Whether renewal/re-provisioning of these benefits will move tenants to the new experience
Appreciate any clarification you can share!
Thanks again for your help
