{"id":33706,"date":"2024-05-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=33706"},"modified":"2024-05-07T11:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T18:13:58","slug":"microsoft-cost-management-updates-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-cost-management-updates-april-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Cost Management updates\u2014April 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re a new student, a thriving startup, or the largest enterprise\u2014you 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\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/services\/cost-management\/\">Microsoft Cost Management<\/a>\u202fcomes in.&nbsp;<\/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:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#savings\">Savings plan role-based access control roles<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#advisor\">Advisor updates<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#pricing\">Pricing updates<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#feedback\">Feedback opportunity for commitment savings design<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#new\">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=\"#new-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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"savings\">Savings plan role-based access control roles&nbsp;\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/savings-plan\/savings-plan-compute-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure savings plan<\/a> for compute allows organizations to lower eligible compute usage costs by up to 65% (off listed pay-as-you-go rates) by committing to an hourly spend for 1 or 3 years. We understand that they are a valuable way for you to optimize your cloud expenses. To give you more flexibility over their management\u2014we are happy to announce the general availability of four new role-based access control roles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Savings plan administrator&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Savings plan purchaser&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Savings plan contributor&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Savings plan reader<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SP-RBAC-Roles.webp\" alt=\"Image of Roles dashboard for savings plans.\" class=\"wp-image-33820 webp-format\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SP-RBAC-Roles.webp\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about the permissions needed to <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/savings-plan\/permission-view-manage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">view and manage savings plans<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"advisor\">Advisor updates&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"label-removal\">Label removal&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Azure portal, <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azureadvisordashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Advisor<\/a> currently shows potential aggregated cost savings under the label \u201c<strong>Potential yearly savings based on retail pricing<\/strong>\u201d on pages where cost recommendations are displayed (as shown in the image below.) This aggregated savings estimate at the top of the page will be removed from the Azure portal on September 30, 2024. However, you can still evaluate potential yearly savings tailored to your specific needs by <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/advisor\/advisor-how-to-calculate-total-cost-savings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">following these steps<\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong>All individual recommendations and their associated potential savings will remain available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Advisor-recommendations-1.webp\" alt=\"Advisor recommendations dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-33826 webp-format\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Advisor-recommendations-1.webp\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cost-optimization-workbook-update\">Cost optimization workbook update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the cost optimization workbook in Advisor, you can find ways to reduce waste and get the most value from your cloud spending. We are pleased to announce the addition of <strong>databases<\/strong> and <strong>sustainability<\/strong> insights under Usage optimization as shown below.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cost-Management-3.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot of Cost Optimization (Preview) dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-33754 webp-format\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cost-Management-3.webp\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/advisor\/advisor-cost-optimization-workbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cost optimization workbook<\/a> article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pricing\">Pricing updates on Azure.com&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve been working hard to make some changes to&nbsp;our <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We\u2019re thrilled to announce the launch of both <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/microsoft-copilot-for-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Copilot for Security<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/modeling-and-simulation-workbench\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Modeling and Simulation Workbench<\/a>, complete with new pricing pages and calculators to streamline your cost estimations. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/api-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure API Management<\/a> is officially generally available.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Our AI offerings have expanded with <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/ai-document-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Document Intelligence<\/a> now providing pricing details for Disconnected Container\u2019s new prebuilt and customer extraction stock-keeping units (SKUs), and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/cognitive-services\/content-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Content Safety<\/a> enhancing its free and standard instances with the new \u201cPrompt Shields\u201d and \u201cGroundedness\u201d features. <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Search<\/a> is upgrading its storage offerings, so check out the pricing page for more details.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We\u2019ve retired select offers to refine our portfolio and focus on delivering the most value to our customers. This includes the Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 1 offer for Storage Accounts, the graphics and rendering application licensing offers for Azure Batch, and the Azure real-time operating system offer.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We\u2019ve also added the pricing and offer information of many new capabilities across various services. Starting with <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/virtual-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linux Virtual Machines<\/a>, we\u2019ve added the new NC H100 v5 SKU to our lineup, as well as updated Red Hat Enterprise Linux software pricing for the Linux OS. <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/sql-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure SQL Database<\/a> now includes pricing for next-generation General Compute SKUs for Single Database, and also pricing for its new elastic jobs agent feature. <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/databricks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Databricks<\/a> saw the addition of pricing for two new workloads: \u201cModel Training\u201d and \u201cServerless Jobs.\u201d We\u2019ve also introduced Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI pricing on <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/virtual-desktop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Virtual Desktop<\/a>. Across both the pricing pages and the calculator, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/microsoft-fabric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Fabric<\/a> now shows pricing for the new \u201cMirroring\u201d feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/communication-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Communication Services<\/a> now shows pricing and offer info for its \u201cAdvanced Messaging\u201d SKU, and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/defender-for-cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Defender for Cloud<\/a> includes pricing for the new \u201cDefender for APIs\u201d capability. Lastly, Application Gateway for Containers pricing has been added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/application-gateway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Application Gateway<\/a> pricing page and calculator.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re constantly working to improve our pricing tools and make them more accessible and user-friendly. We hope you find these changes helpful in estimating the costs for your Azure solutions. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future improvements, please let us know!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"feedback\">Feedback opportunity for commitment savings design&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have experience managing Reservations or Savings Plans to reduce costs in Azure portal, we would appreciate your feedback on a new design concept for commitment savings. We are looking for participants for a 60-minute 1:1 interview and usability walkthrough. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AApy4xb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complete this survey<\/a> to help us determine if you are eligible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new\">What&#8217;s new in Cost Management Labs&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With\u202f<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:&nbsp;<\/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\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#currency-switcher-in-cost-analysis-smart-views\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Currency selection in Cost analysis smart views<\/strong><\/a><br>View your non-USD charges in USD or switch between the currencies you have charges in to view the total cost for that currency only. To change currency, select \u201cCustomize\u201d at the top of the view and select the currency you would like to apply. Currency selection is not applicable to those with only USD charges. Currency selection is enabled by default in Cost Management Labs.\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#homev2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Recent and pinned views in the cost analysis preview<\/strong><\/a><br>Show all classic and smart views in cost analysis and streamline navigation by prioritizing recently used and pinned views.\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#homev2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Forecast in Cost analysis smart views<\/strong><\/a><br>Show your forecast cost for the period at the top of Cost analysis preview.\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#chartsfeature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Charts in Cost analysis smart views<\/strong><\/a><br>View your daily or monthly cost over time in\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costanalysis\/preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost analysis smart views<\/a>.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/enable-preview-features-cost-management-labs#change-scope-from-menu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Change scope from menu<\/strong><\/a><br>Allow changing scope from the menu for quicker navigation.&nbsp;<\/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\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/labs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost Management Labs<\/a>\u202ftoday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"save\">New ways to save money in the Microsoft Cloud&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some updates that will likely help you optimize your costs:&nbsp;<\/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-index-advisor-in-azure-cosmos-db-helps-optimize-your-index-policy-for-nosql-queries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generally Available: Index Advisor in Azure Cosmos DB helps optimize your index policy for NoSQL queries<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/general-availability-semantic-caching-with-vcore-based-azure-cosmos-db\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General availability: Semantic caching with vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/general-availability-hnsw-vector-index-in-vcore-based-azure-cosmos-db-for-mongodb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General availability: HNSW vector index in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/azure-red-hat-openshift-april-2024-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Red Hat OpenShift April 2024 updates<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/public-preview-filtered-vector-search-in-vcore-based-azure-cosmos-db-for-mongodb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public preview: Filtered vector search in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-videos\">New videos and learning opportunities&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We have added several new videos to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MicrosoftCostManagement\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Cost Management YouTube channel<\/a> to help you manage your <strong>Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) account and reduce your costs<\/strong>. We encourage you to watch them and learn more.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">A new video on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s2gIX5_Ygeo&amp;t=322s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intelligent FinOps in Azure<\/a> for cost control on Microsoft Mechanics YouTube channel.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YHUptdFtozQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FinOps and Azure! Understanding what FinOps is and why we care<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">An article on cost allocation and its importance for optimization:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/finops-blog\/cost-allocation-is-imperative-for-cloud-resource-optimization\/ba-p\/4114921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost allocation is imperative for cloud resource optimization<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want a more guided experience? Start with the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Control Azure spending and manage bills with Microsoft Cost Management and Billing<\/a> training path.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"documentation\">Documentation updates&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few documentation updates you might be interested in:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>New<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/understand\/billing-meter-id-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure billing meter ID updates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/reservations\/limited-time-central-poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Save on select VMs in Poland Central for a limited time<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/create-enterprise-subscription\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create an Enterprise Agreement subscription<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/direct-ea-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EA Billing administration on the Azure portal<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/microsoft-customer-agreement\/onboard-microsoft-customer-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Onboard to the Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/subscription-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure product transfer hub<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:<strong>\u202f<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/automate\/automation-ingest-usage-details-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ingest cost details data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/automate\/understand-usage-details-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understand cost details fields<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/savings-plan\/permission-view-manage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Permissions to view and manage Azure savings plans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/savings-plan\/purchase-recommendations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure savings plan recommendations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/get-started-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get started with Cost Management for partners<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/ea-direct-portal-get-started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get started with your Enterprise Agreement billing account<\/a>\u202f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/programmatically-create-subscription-microsoft-customer-agreement?tabs=rest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programmatically create Azure subscriptions for a Microsoft Customer Agreement with the latest APIs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Update<\/strong>:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/understand\/pay-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pay your Microsoft Customer Agreement Azure or Microsoft Online Subscription Program Azure bill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to keep an eye on all documentation updates? Check out the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MicrosoftDocs\/azure-docs\/commits\/main\/articles\/cost-management-billing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost Management and Billing documentation change history<\/a>\u202fin the\u202f<strong>azure-docs<\/strong>\u202frepository on GitHub. If you see something missing, select\u202f<strong>Edit<\/strong>\u202fat the top of the document and submit a quick pull request. You can also submit a GitHub issue. We welcome and appreciate all contributions!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-s-next\">What&#8217;s next?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are just a few of the big updates from last month. Don&#8217;t forget to check out the\u202fprevious <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Cost Management update blogs<\/a>. 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