In today’s cost-conscious cloud environment, optimizing your Azure costs is essential to maintain profitability and maximize return on investment. But cost optimization shouldn’t come at the expense of performance. This talk will explore practical strategies and techniques for optimizing your Azure costs while maintaining high performance and availability. We will cover resource allocation, automation, monitoring, and more, and show you how to take control of your Azure costs and achieve cost optimization goals.

Talking Points:

• Introduction to Azure cost optimization: why it’s important, and the challenges involved.
• Overview of Azure cost management and billing tools.
• Techniques for resource allocation optimization, including sizing and scaling strategies.
• Automation strategies, including using Azure Resource Manager templates and Azure devops pipelines.
• Monitoring and alerting strategies for cost optimization, including Azure Monitor and Azure Advisor.
• Examples and case studies of successful cost optimization strategies in real-world Azure environments.
• Best practices for ongoing cost optimization, including governance and cost allocation strategies.
• Conclusion and summary of key takeaways.

Why attend this talk:

• Learn practical strategies and techniques for optimizing your Azure costs while maintaining high performance and availability.
• Understand the tools and services available to you for cost management and billing in Azure.
• Hear real-world examples and case studies of successful cost optimization strategies in Azure environments.
• Gain insights into best practices for ongoing cost optimization, including governance and cost allocation strategies.
• Discover how to take control of your Azure costs and achieve cost optimization goals.