{"id":36664,"date":"2023-11-16T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/?p=36664"},"modified":"2023-11-16T18:45:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:45:49","slug":"microsoft-azure-cost-management-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-azure-cost-management-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Azure Cost Management changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introducing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Cost Views<\/h2>\n<p>Effective November 14, 2023, the <strong>preview<\/strong> of <strong>Azure Kubernetes Service<\/strong> (AKS) <strong>Cost Views<\/strong> is available. While the shared computing model is excellent for cost savings, it poses challenges in gaining visibility into granular costs based on Kubernetes entities. This is, where Cost Views comes into play. <strong>Cost<\/strong> <strong>Views<\/strong> <strong>provides<\/strong> <strong>visibility<\/strong> into <strong>costs of namespaces<\/strong> and <strong>aggregated views of assets within the cluster<\/strong>, enhancing cost allocation and optimization. To <strong>access<\/strong> it, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.azure.com\/#view\/Microsoft_Azure_CostManagement\/Menu\/~\/overview\/openedBy\/AzurePortal\">Cost Management Cost analysis in the Azure Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2023\/11\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-11-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Azure-Cost-Management-Changes.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft-Azure-Cost-Management-Changes\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2023\/11\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-11-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Azure-Cost-Management-Changes.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2023\/11\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-11-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Azure-Cost-Management-Changes-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2023\/11\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-11-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Azure-Cost-Management-Changes-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2023\/11\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-11-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Azure-Cost-Management-Changes-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Improvements to Microsoft Cost Management Exports<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft has made <strong>improvements<\/strong> to <strong>exports<\/strong> in <strong>Cost<\/strong> <strong>Management<\/strong>, streamlining Financial Operations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-azure-earns-finops-certification\/\">FinOps<\/a>) practices. The improvements include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automatic exports of additional cost-impacting datasets<\/strong>: Automatic exports have been optimized for large datasets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Export of additional datasets<\/strong>: This includes price sheets, reservation recommendations, and usage details in the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) format.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhanced user interface<\/strong>: It allows for an easy creation of multiple exports, the selective rerun of existing jobs, and an improved handling of large datasets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Pricing Updates on Azure<\/h2>\n<p>Azure introduces several <strong>pricing<\/strong> <strong>updates<\/strong> for better cost estimation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-azure-container-apps-eligible-for-azure-savings-plan-for-compute\/\"><strong>Azure Container Apps<\/strong> now <strong>includes<\/strong> <strong>Savings<\/strong> <strong>Plan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Limited-time <strong>discounts<\/strong> on select <strong>VM<\/strong> series in <strong>Sweden <\/strong>&amp;<strong> US West<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New<\/strong> <strong>services<\/strong> added to the <strong>Azure Pricing Calculator<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-dev-box-available\/\">Dev Box<\/a>, Microsoft Playwright Testing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-azure-ai-and-nvidia-ai-partnership\/\">Azure AI<\/a> Content Safety, and Microsoft Graph Data Connect).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Updates<\/strong> across various services, including <strong>Azure AI Speech<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/vmware-by-broadcom-portfolio-simplification-and-transition-to-subscription\/\">VMWare<\/a> Solutions<\/strong>, <strong>Cosmos DB<\/strong> and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>New Ways to Save Money in Azure<\/h2>\n<p>Explore new and updated offers for cost optimization needs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/ga-azure-dedicated-host-resize\/\"><strong>Azure Dedicated Host \u2013 Resize<\/strong><\/a> available: With Azure Dedicated Host\u2019s new \u2018resize\u2019 feature, you can easily move your existing dedicated host to a new Azure Dedicated Host SKU (e.g., from Dsv3-Type1 to Dsv3-Type4).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-bastion-developer-public-preview\/\"><strong>Azure Bastion Developer<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public preview: Bastion Developer allows users to establish secure connections to a single VM at a time without the necessity of additional network configurations or exposing public IPs on VMs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/the-availability-of-azure-compute-reservations-exchanges-extended-until-at-least-july-1st-2024\/\"><strong>Azure compute reservations exchanges<\/strong><\/a>: You can swap Azure compute reservations (including Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances, Azure Dedicated Host reservations, and Azure App Services reservations) until at least July 1, 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<p>For the complete <strong>announcement article<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-cost-management-updates-november-2023\/\">https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-cost-management-updates-november-2023\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the <strong>product<\/strong> <strong>page<\/strong> of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-azure-cost-management-and-billing-now-microsoft-cost-management\/\">Microsoft Cost Management<\/a><\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/cost-management\/\">https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/cost-management\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For our <strong>vendor<\/strong> <strong>page<\/strong> of <strong>Microsoft<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/software\/microsoft\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/software\/microsoft.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for <strong>expert services<\/strong> on your specific Microsoft software and online services requirements and to <strong>request a quote today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Cost Views Effective November 14, 2023, the preview of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Cost Views is available. 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