Managing, reporting, and reducing your costs in Azure

The cloud costs money and you want to control that. Barry 'Azure Barry' Luijbregts and Scott Hanselman cover what things cost money in the cloud, how to analyze and track costs, and practical tips to reduce costs to help manage your cloud spending. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - What costs money in the cloud? 06:43 - Managing costs 12:23 - Reporting costs 15:14 - Reducing costs 25:09 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Optimize your Azure costs Use Azure Spot Virtual Machines Cost Management + Billing documentation Create a Pay-as-You-Go account (Azure) Create a free account (Azure) Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @SHanselman Azure Barry | Twitter: @AzureBarry Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter: @Azure