Microsoft joins the FinOps Foundation
martes, 14 de febrero de 2023
Microsoft has joined the FinOps Foundation as a premier member and has joined the Governing Board defining the strategy and vision of the organization.
Cost Optimization
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – January 2022
martes, 1 de febrero de 2022
2022 starts out strong with Cost Management in the Microsoft 365 admin center and a new multitasking experience in the cost analysis preview on top of 7 new ways to save, 6 new videos, and 4 documentation updates.
Azure Cost Management and Billing 2021 year in review
martes, 4 de enero de 2022
As we mentioned last year, 2021 was all about modernization and transition to Microsoft Customer Agreement. While many of those investments are still in the early stages, you also saw many improvements across the board – from improved management experiences to richer reporting, from more proactive alerting to many, many ways to reduce costs in Azure. Read on for a sneak peek at what's coming in 2022.
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – November 2021
martes, 30 de noviembre de 2021
November comes to a close with the long-awaited ability to subscribe to scheduled cost emails, new cost recommendations for Azure Data Explorer and Cosmos DB, and 10 new cost saving opportunities, and 11 documentation updates. Enjoy!
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – October 2021
martes, 26 de octubre de 2021
October ushers Cost Management and Billing into a new world – from coverage of Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and more to a new tool that helps you reduce cost and manage your on-prem licenses. You can also update your address or purchase order number on existing invoices or try an early preview of subscription cost anomaly detection. All this plus 12 new cost-saving options, 3 new videos, and 7 documentation updates. We hope you're as excited about what the future holds as we are!
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – September 2021
lunes, 27 de septiembre de 2021
This is an exciting month for organizations using Azure reservations – you can now scope your reservations to a management group for even more savings. You'll also find a new cost view optimized around the products and services you use, new previews in Cost Management Labs for scheduled emails and better multitasking, as well as 7 new savings opportunities and video and documentation updates. Read on for the details and let us know what you think!
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – August 2021
martes, 31 de agosto de 2021
As August comes to a close, you'll find new download options available from the cost analysis preview and quick access to common subscription and resource group operations in Configuration. You'll also see the general availability of Azure Government Top Secret and improved migration and modernization tools and programs as well as the 14 new cost saving options and 3 documentation updates. Lots of great stuff!
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – July 2021
martes, 27 de julio de 2021
We're back with the usuals this month with an improved management experience, 9 new ways to save money with Azure, 3 videos, and 5 documentation updates. Stay tuned for even more next month!
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – June 2021
martes, 29 de junio de 2021
June brings amortization to the cost analysis preview, says goodbye to Cloudyn, and welcomes many new ways to optimize your costs, from 5 new generally available offers and 5 new previews to 3 lower prices and 3 expanded free offers. And as always, more documentation updates. Enjoy!
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – May 2021
martes, 1 de junio de 2021
May brings expanded coverage of two popular features: Cost allocation is now supported in all usage APIs and downloads and management group exports are now available in Azure Government. On top of this, you also have more custom date selection options in the cost analysis preview and four new generally available offers to help you save money with Azure. This plus new videos and documentation updates rounds out another great month.