How to audit Azure Hybrid Benefit usage with Azure Workbooks
In one of my previous blog posts, I wrote about enabling Azure Hybrid Benefit at scale using Azure Policy. Today we are going to explore
FinOps
Audit and Enable Azure Hybrid Benefit using Azure Policy
Azure Hybrid Benefit can significantly reduce your IaaS costs in Azure by utilizing your existing software licenses. However, how do you ensure it’s applied correctly, especially at scale? That’s the question worth answering.
How to monitor Azure Reservations utilization
Using Azure Reservations is one of many technics to optimize your cloud spend in Azure. They are a great option to reduce costs for Azure resources with a long lifespan and predictable utilization.
Practical use cases of cost optimization in Azure
Addressing the subject with traditional direct approaches of cost-cutting such as negotiating for discounts or moving to a cheaper service provider can help you to some extent. Still, your saving results might not be very impressive if comparing to cloud-native options.