{"id":27493,"date":"2023-05-31T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=27493"},"modified":"2025-06-16T02:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:29:02","slug":"microsoft-cost-management-updates-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-cost-management-updates-may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Cost Management updates\u2014May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re a new student, a thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints, and you need to know what you&#8217;re spending, where it\u2019s being spent, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/services\/cost-management\/\">Microsoft Cost Management<\/a>&nbsp;comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re always looking for ways to learn more about your challenges and how Microsoft Cost Management can help you better understand where you&#8217;re accruing costs in the cloud, identify and prevent bad spending patterns, and optimize costs to empower you to do more with less. Here are a few of the latest improvements and updates based on your feedback:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Customize-\">Customize the lookback period for virtual machine right-sizing recommendations.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Updates-\">Updates for Azure.com pricing experiences<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Automate-\">Automate cost savings with Azure Resource Graph in Azure Government and Azure China.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Four-\">Four cost optimization strategies with Microsoft Azure.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Help-\">Help shape the future of Cost Management.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Labs-\">What&#8217;s new in Cost Management Labs.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Save-\">New ways to save money with Microsoft Cloud.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Videos-\">New videos and learning opportunities.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#Documentation-\">Documentation updates.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s dig into the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Customize-\"><a id=\"_Automate_cost_savings\"><\/a><a id=\"_Customize_the_lookback\"><\/a>Customize the lookback period for virtual machine right-sizing recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optimization isn\u2019t purely about cutting costs\u2014it\u2019s about maximizing efficiency and maximizing value with the cloud. The biggest way to drive efficiency continues to be right-sizing existing investments. Now you can customize the lookback period for virtual machine right-sizing recommendations in Azure Advisor to tune recommendations even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can now customize your virtual machine instance and virtual machine scale set (VMSS) recommendations based on utilization from the previous 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, or 90 days, giving you more flexibility to drive efficiency based on recent changes or longer historical patterns. To learn more, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/advisor\/advisor-cost-recommendations#optimize-virtual-machine-vm-or-virtual-machine-scale-set-vmss-spend-by-resizing-or-shutting-down-underutilized-instances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Optimize virtual machine (VM) or virtual machine scale set (VMSS) spend by resizing or shutting down underutilized instances<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Updates-\"><a id=\"_Updates_for_Azure.com\"><\/a>Updates for Azure.com pricing experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve been working hard to make some changes to our <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/\">Azure pricing experiences<\/a>, and we\u2019re excited to share them with you. These changes will help make it easier for you to estimate the costs of your solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We&#8217;ve added a new feature to our <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/vm-selector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virtual Machines Selector tool<\/a>\u2014&#8221;Add to Portal&#8221;. Now, with the click of a button, you can switch from discovery to deployment when exploring Azure Virtual Machines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We have brought some notable changes to the Azure pricing experience this month. Azure pricing now supports Poland Central. Additionally, you can estimate your costs using the Azure Savings Plan in the <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/calculator\/?service=kubernetes-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Kubernetes Service<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/calculator\/?service=virtual-desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Virtual Desktop<\/a> pricing calculators. Additionally, thanks to your feedback, we\u2019ve added a new FAQ about exchange rates to our <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pricing FAQs<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We&#8217;ve released several new updates in Microsoft Build 2023 that we&#8217;re excited about! We&#8217;ve introduced a new Hyperscale service tier in <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/azure-sql-database\/elastic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elastic Pools on SQL DB<\/a> services, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/deployment-environments\/\">Azure Deployment Environments<\/a> is also now generally available, and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/spring-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Spring Apps<\/a> now includes a new Dedicated Plan pricing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">On top of all that, we have also introduced new pricing offers for various services including: <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/virtual-machines\/linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virtual Machines<\/a> (new HX &amp; HBv4 series), <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/cognitive-services\/computer-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Computer Vision<\/a> (pricing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/research\/project\/projectflorence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Florence<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/storage\/blobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Block Blobs Storage<\/a> (a new optimized Cold access tier), <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/netapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure NetApp files<\/a> (a new capacity pools capability), <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/azure-firewall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Firewall<\/a> (new Basic tier for Secured Virtual Hub), <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/api-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">API Management<\/a> (estimation for workspaces added to the pricing calculator), <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/container-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Container Apps<\/a> (new dedicated plan), and a new service <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/details\/container-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Container Storage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope that these changes will streamline your workflow and help you accurately estimate the cost of your solutions in Azure. Please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/feedback.azure.com\/d365community\/forum\/748a4eaa-0e25-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f07b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leave us feedback&nbsp;or make suggestions<\/a> for future pricing improvements\u2014we\u2019re always eager to hear your thoughts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Automate-\"><a id=\"_Four_cost_optimization\"><\/a>Automate cost savings with Azure Resource Graph in Azure Government and Azure China<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You already know&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/services\/advisor\/\">Azure Advisor<\/a>&nbsp;helps you reduce and optimize costs without sacrificing quality. And you may already be familiar with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/rest\/api\/advisor\/recommendations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Advisor APIs<\/a>&nbsp;that enable you to integrate recommendations into your own reporting or automation. Now you can also get recommendations via Azure Resource Graph in Azure Government and Azure China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/features\/resource-graph\">Azure Resource Graph<\/a>&nbsp;enables you to explore your Azure resources across subscriptions. You can use advanced filtering, grouping, and sorting based on resource properties and relationships to target specific workloads and even take that further to automate resource management and governance at scale. Now, with the addition of Azure Advisor recommendations, you can also query your cost saving recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05_ARG-1024x490.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot of Azure Resource Graph Explorer with a query for Azure Advisor cost recommendations.\" class=\"wp-image-27564 webp-format\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05_ARG-1024x490.webp 1024w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05_ARG-300x144.webp 300w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05_ARG-768x367.webp 768w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05_ARG-1536x735.webp 1536w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05_ARG-2048x980.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05_ARG-1024x490.webp\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Querying for recommendations is easy. Just open Azure Resource Graph in the Azure portal and explore the&nbsp;<strong>advisorresources<\/strong>&nbsp;table. Let&#8217;s say you want a summary of your potential cost savings opportunities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><code>advisorresources<\/code><br><code>\/\/ First, we trim down the list to only cost recommendations<\/code><br><code>| where type == 'microsoft.advisor\/recommendations'<\/code><br><code>| where properties.category == 'Cost'<\/code><br><code>\/\/<\/code><br><code>\/\/ Then we group rows...<\/code><br><code>| summarize<\/code><br><code>\/\/ ...count the resources and add up the total savings<\/code><br><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; resources = dcount(tostring(properties.resourceMetadata.resourceId)),<\/code><br><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; savings = sum(todouble(properties.extendedProperties.savingsAmount))<\/code><br><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; by<\/code><br><code>\/\/ ...for each recommendation type (solution)<\/code><br><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; solution = tostring(properties.shortDescription.solution),<\/code><br><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; currency = tostring(properties.extendedProperties.savingsCurrency)<\/code><br><code>\/\/<\/code><br><code>\/\/ And lastly, format and sort the list<\/code><br><code>| project solution, resources, savings = bin(savings, 0.01), currency<\/code><br><code>| order by savings desc<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take this one step further using Logic Apps or Azure Functions and send out weekly emails to subscription and resource group owners. Or pivot this on resource ID and set up an approval workflow to automatically delete unused resources or downsize underutilized virtual machines. The sky&#8217;s the limit! To learn more, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/advisorarg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Query for Advisor data in Resource Graph Explorer<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Four-\">Four cost optimization strategies with Microsoft Azure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve seen many businesses make significant shifts toward cloud computing in the last decade. The Microsoft Azure public cloud offers many benefits to companies, such as increased flexibility, scalability, and availability of resources. However, with the increased usage of resources, implementing best practices in cloud efficiency is a necessity to validate spending and avoid waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paulo Annis explores how right-sizing, cleaning up resources, leveraging commitment-based discounts, and tuning databases and applications can help you achieve your optimization and efficiency goals in <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/4-cloud-cost-optimization-strategies-with-microsoft-azure\/\">4 cloud cost optimization strategies with Azure<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Help-\"><a id=\"_Help_shape_the\"><\/a><a><\/a>Help shape the future of Cost Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you responsible for managing cost using Microsoft Cost Management and Billing? We\u2019re exploring new capabilities to improve your experience and would love to hear from you in two 10-minute surveys about your <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AAkur8l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use of and interest in AI systems<\/a> and your <a href=\"https:\/\/microsoft.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_74HGrRmeOx7dE58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experience with cost monitoring<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please share these surveys with others involved in cost management and optimization and if you\u2019re interested in participating in future research topics, we encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/joinresearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">join our research panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Labs-\"><a id=\"_What's_new_in\"><\/a>What&#8217;s new in Cost Management Labs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/azure-cost-management-updates-july-2019?WT.mc_id=acm-micflan#labs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost Management Labs<\/a>, you get a sneak peek at what&#8217;s coming in Microsoft Cost Management and can engage directly with us to share feedback and help us better understand how you use the service, so we can deliver more tuned and optimized experiences. Here are a few features you can see in Cost Management Labs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#newtabsettings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Settings in the Cost analysis preview<\/a>\u2014<em>Now available in the public portal.<br><\/em>Get quick access to cost-impacting settings from the Cost analysis preview. You will see this by default in Labs and can enable the option from the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/trypreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try preview menu<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#customersview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Customers view for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners<\/a>\u2014<em>Now available in the public portal<\/em>.<br>View a breakdown of costs by customer and subscription in the Cost analysis preview. Note this view is only available for CSP billing accounts and billing profiles. You will see this by default in Labs and can enable the option from the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/trypreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try preview menu<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#cav3default\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merge cost analysis menu items<\/a>\u2014<em>Now enabled by default in Labs<\/em>.<br>Only show one cost analysis item in the Cost Management menu. All classic and saved views are one-click away, making them easier than ever to find and access. You can enable this option from the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/trypreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try preview menu<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#recommendationsview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommendations view<\/a>.<br>View a summary of cost recommendations that help you optimize your Azure resources in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costanalysis\/preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cost analysis preview<\/a>. You can opt in using the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/trypreview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try preview menu<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs?wt.mc_id=micflan_cmupdates_2022-10#cav3forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forecast in the cost analysis preview<\/a>.<br>Show your forecast cost for the period at the top of the cost analysis preview. You can opt in using Try preview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs?wt.mc_id=micflan_cmupdates_2022-10#resourceparent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Group related resources in the cost analysis preview<\/a>.<br>Group related resources, like disks under virtual machines or web apps under App Service plans, by adding a \u201ccm-resource-parent\u201d tag to the child resources with a value of the parent resource ID.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs?wt.mc_id=micflan_cmupdates_2022-10#chartsfeature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charts in the cost analysis preview<\/a>.<br>View your daily or monthly cost over time in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costanalysis\/preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cost analysis preview<\/a>. You can opt in using Try Preview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs?wt.mc_id=micflan_cmupdates_2022-10#resourceessentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View cost for your resources<\/a>.<br>The cost for your resources is one click away from the resource overview in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/preview.portal.azure.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preview portal<\/a>. Just click&nbsp;View cost&nbsp;to quickly jump to the cost of that resource.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs?wt.mc_id=micflan_cmupdates_2022-10#changescope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change scope from the menu<\/a>.<br>Change scope from the menu for quicker navigation. You can opt-in using Try Preview.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, that&#8217;s not all. Every change in Microsoft Cost Management is available in Cost Management Labs a week before it&#8217;s in the full Azure portal or Microsoft 365 admin center. We&#8217;re eager to hear your thoughts and understand what you&#8217;d like to see next. What are you waiting for? Try&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/labs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost Management Labs<\/a>&nbsp;today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Save-\"><a id=\"_New_ways_to\"><\/a>New ways to save money in the Microsoft Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six new and updated offers to help you save:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/generally-available-ebsv5-and-ebdsv5-nvmeenabled-vm-sizes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General availability: Ebsv5 and Ebdsv5 NVMe-enabled VM sizes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/generally-available-serverless-sql-for-azure-databricks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General availability: Serverless SQL for Azure Databricks<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/public-preview-azure-cold-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Preview: Azure Cold Storage<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/public-preview-palo-alto-networks-saas-cloud-ngfw-integration-with-virtual-wan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Preview: Palo Alto Networks SaaS Cloud NGFW Integration with Virtual WAN<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/public-preview-cloud-next-generation-firewall-for-azure-from-palo-alto-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Preview: Cloud Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Palo Alto Networks\u2014an Azure Native ISV Service<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/confidential-vms-with-intel-tdx-dcesv5-ecesv5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Preview: DCesv5 and ECesv5-series Confidential VMs with Intel TDX<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Videos-\"><a id=\"_New_videos_and\"><\/a>New videos and learning opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lots of videos helping you manage and optimize costs this month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/shows\/inside-azure-for-it\/block-storage-options-with-azure-disk-storage-and-elastic-san\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Block storage options with Azure Disk Storage and Elastic SAN<\/a> (11 minutes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/shows\/inside-azure-for-it\/azure-backup-for-sap-hana-databases-on-azure-vm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Backup for SAP HANA Databases on Azure VM<\/a> (19 minutes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/shows\/inside-azure-for-it\/azure-backup-for-sql-server-databases-on-azure-vm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Backup for SQL Server Databases on Azure VM<\/a> (19 minutes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LvtUXO4wcjs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Leverage Centrally-managed Azure Hybrid Benefit to Save Money, Manage Cost and Stay Compliant<\/a> (10 minutes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9yabU8nT4hQ&amp;list=PLeZrVF6SXmso87z4YJ5KKrCCYMuiK47d0&amp;index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Onboarding and Partner Management in the Azure Portal<\/a> (4 minutes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jhWKm6lf09c&amp;list=PLeZrVF6SXmso87z4YJ5KKrCCYMuiK47d0&amp;index=3\" target=\"_blank\" 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