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Product reference materials are clear, concise definitions and descriptions of Microsoft's ever-growing catalog of products and services.
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Cost Management Roadmap Posts
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Cost Management Roadmap
Microsoft Cost Management (MCM) is a free service that can help track, budget, forecast, alert... more
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Cost Management Analyst Reports
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Azure: Know Reservations
Updated: February 15, 2025
Azure reservations allow customers to reduce Azure costs in exchange for a one- or three-year...more
Azure Managed Disks Demystified
Updated: February 5, 2025
A wide range of overlapping options makes finding the right managed disk challenging. Underpurchasing carries...more
Understanding and Predicting Azure Costs
Updated: October 18, 2024
Unexpected Azure costs can occur because of complex billing metrics, service dependencies, and unpredictable application...more
Azure Cost Savings Opportunities, Spring ’24
Updated: February 19, 2024
Updated pricing, new service capabilities, and performance improvements can help customers cut Azure costs. Deployment...more
Monitoring, Analyzing, and Controlling Azure Costs
Updated: September 25, 2023
Azure invoices and usage reports can be used to analyze costs. Azure management features, such...more
New Features to Help Optimize Azure Spend
Updated: August 21, 2023
Cost Management updates to evaluate include alerts for anomaly and reservation usage and an upcoming...more
Azure Cost-Savings Opportunities, Summer ’23 Edition
Updated: August 7, 2023
Updated pricing, service capabilities, and performance can help customers cut Azure costs. Deployment or process...more
Azure Cost Management Updates Help Track Spending
Updated: May 31, 2023
The free Azure Cost Management service provides customizable reports that can help customers analyze, optimize,...more
Azure Cost-Savings Opportunities, Fall ’22 Edition
Updated: May 31, 2023
Updated pricing, service capabilities, and performance can help customers cut Azure costs. Deployment or process...more
Azure Cost Optimization Assessment Provides Consultation
Updated: May 31, 2023
An Azure cost optimization assessment consultation program from Microsoft is available to Enterprise Agreement customers.
Optimizing Azure Costs
Updated: May 31, 2023
Strategies allow customers to minimize Azure spending while meeting solution requirements. The strategies consist of...more
Lessons from Microsoft’s Internal Azure Cost Optimization
Updated: May 31, 2023
Microsoft’s discussions of its internal Azure cost optimization efforts could help customers create and adjust...more
Updates Improve Azure Cost Control
Updated: May 31, 2023
The Azure Cost Management service receives regular updates to improve its Azure cost-tracking, budgeting, forecasting,...more
Allocating Azure Costs
Updated: May 31, 2023
Organizations often need to divide Azure spending so it can be charged appropriately to internal...more
Azure Cost-Savings Opportunities
Updated: May 31, 2023
Updated pricing, service capabilities, and tools can cut Azure costs or make costs more predictable....more
Azure Updates Could Help Control Costs
Updated: July 27, 2020
Reservations, price changes, new purchasing options, and promotions can help reduce Azure costs. New Azure...more
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April 17, 2024
· Season - 3 · Episode - 6 · Duration - 56m Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast Series – Discounts and ConcessionsOctober 13, 2023
· Season - 2 · Episode - 17 · Duration - 26m 13s Microsoft EA Negotiation Podcast Series – AnalysisJuly 27, 2023
· Season - 2 · Episode - 13 · Duration - 23m 57s