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Michael Flanakin

Michael Flanakin

Principal Product Manager, Microsoft Cost Management

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Published • 6 min read

Azure Cost Management + Billing updates – April 2020 

April is all about monitoring and optimization. From new learning opportunities to help you get setup for success and improved alerts over reservation and Marketplace purchases to new ways to save money and even automate ongoing optimization with new Azure Advisor recommendation capabilities.

Published • 7 min read

Azure Cost Management updates – January 2020 

Welcome to a new year, a new decade, and an exciting roadmap full of cost management updates based on your feedback. With January coming to a close, you can now schedule automated exports of your Microsoft Customer Agreement billing data, use custom RBAC roles for management groups, and more.

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Azure Cost Management 2019 year in review 

In 2019, Azure Cost Management established a strong foundation that ensures everyone in the organization has a means to report on, control, and optimize costs. Let’s take a look at all the changes in 2019 that helped achieve this and what’s coming in 2020 to take that to the next level.

Published • 7 min read

Azure Cost Management updates – November 2019 

November’s an exciting month, as it brings Azure Cost Management to Cloud Solution Providers (CSP). Learn how you can transition to Azure plan and start managing cost in the Azure portal today! You’ll also learn how to customize the title on your dashboard tiles, save up to 72% with new reservation offerings, and more.

Published • 8 min read

Azure Cost Management updates – October 2019 

Whether you’re a new student, thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints and you need to know what you’re spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Azure Cost Management comes in! Learn more about the latest updates from Azure Cost Management, including Ignite 2019 sessions, an update for partners, a big Power BI refresh, and more!

Published • 4 min read

Azure Cost Management updates – September 2019 

Whether you’re a new student, thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints and you need to know what you’re spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Azure Cost Management comes in! Learn more about the latest updates from Azure Cost Management, including a new invoice details view, exporting costs across subscriptions, downloading charts as an image, and more!

Published • 7 min read

Azure Cost Management updates – August 2019 

Whether you’re a new student, thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints and you need to know what you’re spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Azure Cost Management comes in.