Microsoft Cost Management updates—July 2024 (summary)

• File compression and parquet support in cost details and price sheet exports.
• How to ingest FinOps datasets into Microsoft Fabric.
• Pricing updates on Azure.com including new offers and prices for Virtual machines, multiple Azure AI services, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Container Storage, Azure Monitor, PostgreSQL, Databricks, Azure Communication Services, and many more.
• Quick survey to improve cloud management experiences.
• New ways to save money with Microsoft cloud:
  • Generally available: Azure Virtual Network Manager mesh and direct connectivity
  • Generally available: Announcing kube-egress-gateway for Kubernetes
  • Generally available: Run your Databricks Jobs with Serverless compute for workflows
  • Generally available: Azure Elastic SAN Feature Updates
  • Generally available: Azure Virtual Network Manager mesh and direct connectivity
  • Preview: Summary rules in Azure Monitor Log Analytics, for optimal consumption experiences and cost
  • Preview: Continuous Performance diagnostics for Windows VMs to enhance VM troubleshooting
  • Preview: Azure cross-subscription Load Balancer
  • Preview: Advanced Network Observability for your Azure Kubernetes Service clusters through Azure Monitor
  • New Azure Advisor recommendations for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
• Documentation updates spanning Cost Management, Azure Hybrid Benefit, and Billing experiences.

This is just a quick summary. For the full details, please see Microsoft Cost Management updates—July 2024.