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As a Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect supporting enterprise customers, I occasionally encounter a specific scenario where customers with an Enterprise Agreement (EA) or Microsoft Customer Agreement...
Aug 29, 2025
This month, you’ll find support for FOCUS 1.2, autostart in FinOps hubs which can reduce your hub costs, a new page in the Cost summary Power BI report, and various small fixes, improvements, and doc...
Aug 07, 2025
About FOCUS 1.2 support in FinOps hubs v12 and how backwards compatibility is built into FinOps hubs by design, avoiding breaking changes when managing datasets with different schemas.
Aug 05, 2025
AI is central to nearly every corner of business and technology. It's no surprise that FinOps X 2025 was loaded with news about how AI is changing everything. Learn about how FinOps tools and solutio...
Jun 25, 2025
On June 3, 2025, the FinOps Foundation released the FOCUS 1.2 standard, introducing key enhancements to help FinOps teams analyze, manage, and optimize cloud costs. We’re excited to announce that Mic...
Jun 17, 2025
ℹ️ Quick implementation overview
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