{"id":35926,"date":"2024-08-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-12T09:47:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:47:27","slug":"microsoft-cost-management-updates-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-cost-management-updates-july-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Cost Management updates\u2014July 2024"},"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=\"#exports-enhancements\">Exports enhancements: Parquet format support, file compression, and Fabric ingestion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#pricing-updates-on-azure-com\">Pricing updates on Azure.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"#feedback\">Your feedback matters: Take our quick survey!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/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=\"#documentation-updates\">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=\"exports-enhancements\"><a id=\"_Parquet_format_support\"><\/a>Exports enhancements: Parquet format support, file compression, and Fabric ingestion&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our last blog, I spoke about the support for FOCUS 1.0 (FinOps Cost Usage and Specification) datasets in Exports. We continue to make enhancements to the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/tutorial-improved-exports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exports functionality<\/a> bringing <strong>support for the parquet format and file compression<\/strong> which can potentially help you achieve 40 to 70% file size reduction. These new cost saving features are initially available for the following datasets: Cost and usage details (Actual, Amortized, FOCUS) and Price Sheet. They aim to streamline your cost management processes, improve data handling efficiency, and reduce storage and network costs, all while providing comprehensive insights into your Azure spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parquet is an open-source, columnar storage file format designed for efficient data processing and analytics. It offers several benefits over traditional formats like Comma-Separated Values (CSV), some of which are included below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Efficient storage and reduced network cost<\/strong>: Parquet\u2019s columnar format allows for better compression and encoding schemes, resulting in smaller file sizes. Compressed datasets occupy less space, translating to lower storage expenses and file transfer network cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Improved data transfer speed<\/strong>: Smaller file sizes mean faster data transfer rates, enhancing the efficiency of data operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Faster query performance<\/strong>: By storing data by column, parquet enables faster data retrieval and query performance, especially for large datasets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Optimized analytics<\/strong>: Parquet format is optimized for big data tools and can be easily integrated with various analytics platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To further reduce the size of your datasets, you can now compress your CSV files using GNU ZIP (GZIP) and parquet files using Snappy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the screenshot showing the new configuration options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parquet-Compression-1-629x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot showing New export page in the Cost Management dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-36031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parquet-Compression-1-629x1024.jpg 629w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parquet-Compression-1-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parquet-Compression-1-768x1250.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parquet-Compression-1-944x1536.jpg 944w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parquet-Compression-1.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/tutorial-improved-exports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"microsoft-fabric-ingestion\">Microsoft Fabric ingestion&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-fabric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Fabric<\/a>, as we know, is a great tool for data reporting and analytics where you can reference datasets from multiple sources without copying the data. We have now added new documentation to make it easy for you to ingest your exported costs datasets into new or existing Fabric workspaces. Just follow the steps <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/cloud-computing\/finops\/fabric\/create-fabric-workspace-finops?tabs=manual-data-ingestion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included in this article<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pricing-updates-on-azure-com\">Pricing updates on Azure.com<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve been working hard to make some changes to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our 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;re thrilled to announce the launch of new pricing pages for <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/health-data-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Health<\/a> (now generally available) and the innovative <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/phi-3\/\">Phi-3 service<\/a> (now in preview), ensuring you have the latest information at your fingertips.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Our Azure AI suite has seen significant enhancements, with updated calculators for <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/cognitive-services\/computer-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Vision<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/cognitive-services\/language-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Language<\/a>, ensuring you have access to the most current offers and SKUs. The <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/cognitive-services\/speech-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Speech<\/a> service now proudly offers generally available pricing for the cutting-edge Text to Speech add-on feature &#8220;Avatar&#8221;, and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/ai-document-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Document Intelligence<\/a> has added pricing for new training and custom generative stock-keeping units (SKUs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">To maintain the accuracy and relevance of our offers, we&#8217;ve deprecated the <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/updates\/hpccacheretirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure HPC Cache<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/sql-server\/blog\/2024\/07\/03\/announcing-the-retirement-of-sql-server-stretch-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SQL Server Stretch<\/a> pricing pages and calculators. This step ensures that you&#8217;re only presented with the most up-to-date and valid options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">The pricing calculator has been updated with the latest offers and SKUs for <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/container-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Container Storage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/cognitive-services\/computer-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure AI Vision<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Monitor<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/postgresql\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PostgreSQL<\/a>, reflecting our commitment to providing you with the most accurate cost estimates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We&#8217;ve introduced new prices and SKUs across various services, including pricing for the new Intel Dv6\/Ev6 series (preview) and ND Mi300X v5 series for <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virtual Machines<\/a>, auxiliary logs offer for <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Monitor<\/a>, and audio streaming and closed caption SKUs for <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/communication-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Communication Services<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/databricks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Databricks<\/a> service now features pricing for Automated Serverless Compute, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/container-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Container Storage<\/a> service pricing page now reflects generally available pricing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Our dedication to enhancing your pricing experience is reflected in the continuous improvements made to several pages, including <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/synapse-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Synapse Analytics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/sql-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure SQL Database<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/azure-migrate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Migrate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/cosmos-db\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Cosmos DB<\/a> (autoscale-provisioned), <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/purview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Purview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/microsoft-fabric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Fabric<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/virtual-machines\/linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linux Virtual Machines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/azure-vmware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure VMware Solution<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/web-pubsub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Web PubSub<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/cdn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Content Delivery Network<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/pricing\/details\/signalr-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure SignalR Service<\/a>.<\/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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"feedback\">Your Feedback Matters: Take our quick survey!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you use Azure in your day-to-day work from deploying resources to managing costs and billing, we would love to hear from you. (All experience levels welcome!) Please take a few moments to complete this short, <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AArqesk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 to 10-minute survey<\/a> to help us understand your roles, responsibilities, and the challenges you face in managing the cloud. Your feedback will help us improve our services to better meet your personal needs.&nbsp;<\/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\">Here are new and updated offerings which can potentially help with your cost optimization needs:<\/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\/v2\/GA-Virtual-Network-Manager-mesh-and-direct-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager mesh and direct connectivity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/kube-egress-gateway-for-Kubernetes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generally Available: Announcing kube-egress-gateway for Kubernetes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/Databricks-Jobs-Serverless-Compute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generally Available: Run your Databricks Jobs with Serverless compute for workflows<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/Azure-Elastic-SAN-Feature-Updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generally Available: Azure Elastic SAN Feature Updates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/Azure-Virtual-Network-Manager-Mesh-direct-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager mesh and direct connectivity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/Preview-Summary-Rules-Azure-Monitor-Log-Analytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Preview: Summary rules in Azure Monitor Log Analytics, for optimal consumption experiences and cost<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/Continuous-Performance-Diagnostics-for-Windows-VMSs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Preview: Continuous Performance Diagnostics for Windows VMs to enhance VM Troubleshooting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/Cross-Subscription-Load-Balancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Preview: Azure cross-subscription Load Balancer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/Advanced-Network-Observability-AKS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Preview: Advanced Network Observability for your Azure Kubernetes Service clusters through Azure Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/v2\/Advisor-Recommendation-Azure-DB-PostgreSQL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Azure Advisor recommendations for Azure Database for PostgreSQL\u2014Flexible Server<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a>Want a more guided experience? Start with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Control Azure spending and manage bills with Microsoft Cost Management<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"documentation-updates\">Documentation updates&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few costs related documentation updates you might be interested in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/scope-level\/faq-azure-hybrid-benefit-scope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centrally managed Azure Hybrid Benefit FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/pay-by-invoice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pay for your Azure subscription by wire transfer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/tutorial-acm-create-budgets?tabs=psbudget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tutorial: Create and manage budgets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <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\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/quick-acm-cost-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quickstart: Start using Cost analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/costs\/tutorial-improved-exports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tutorial: Improved exports experience\u2014Preview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/ea-transfers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transfer Azure Enterprise enrollment accounts and subscriptions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/automate\/migrate-consumption-usage-details-api\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Migrate from Consumption Usage Details API<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/change-azure-account-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change contact information for an Azure billing account<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">New: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cost-management-billing\/manage\/avoid-unused-subscriptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Avoid unused subscriptions<\/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&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<strong>azure-docs<\/strong>&nbsp;repository on GitHub. If you see something missing, select&nbsp;<strong>Edit<\/strong>&nbsp;at the top of the document and submit a quick pull request. You can also submit a GitHub issue. We welcome and appreciate all contributions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-s-next\">What&#8217;s next?<\/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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/costmgmt\/blog\">previous Microsoft Cost Management updates<\/a>. 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