Optimizing Azure Cosmos DB Costs In this episode of FinOps on Azure, FinOps certified practitioner - Mike and Gary from the Microsoft Cosmos DB team discuss cost management challenges on Azure, specifically focusing on Cosmos DB. They begin by addressing the common challenges organizations face when managing costs on Azure, particularly with Cosmos DB. The conversation then shifts to practical strategies for cost optimization, including topics like provisioned throughput choices, API options, and factors affecting cost.

In the first episode of the series "INTEGRATE expert voices - Unplugged" Kent Weare from Logic Apps team at Microsoft, discusses AI integration in Logic Apps. He highlights democratization of tech, AI's rapid evolution in integration, and potential for automating processes. Discover the potential of prompt-based integration, AI-driven data transformation, and how Logic Apps is leading this technological shift. Get insights on embracing AI in your organization and staying competitive to drive business value in the evolving Integration landscape.

In this episode of "FinOps on Azure," Richard Fennell, CTO at Black Marble and FinOps certified practitioner Michael Stephenson MVP, discusses the relationship between DevOps, FinOps, and Azure Cost Management. The podcast discusses how integrating FinOps into DevOps practices enhances cost management and optimization. Richard emphasizes the challenges of implementation, the importance of senior management support, and the early involvement of FinOps in development cycles to improve decision-making and identify cost-saving opportunities.

This episode of Azure on Air with Azure MVP's Toon Vanhoutte and Lex Hegt provides a comprehensive introduction to generative AI and retrieval-augmented generation, highlighting the capabilities and potential applications of the technology. Toon's practical demonstration of the job matcher copilot showcases the power of Azure OpenAI Service and its ability to deliver accurate and contextually relevant answers to complex queries.

Turbo360 introduces a set of exciting new features designed to elevate your cloud management experience.

This video explores the weekly cost summary notification alert in Turbo360. Learn how to stay updated on reserved spend with alerts via email, Slack, Teams, or ServiceNow. See detailed reports, track spending changes, and explore resource costs easily. This video also talks about the recent optimizations that have led to a 6.7% ( week on week) reduction in Azure costs. Stay informed and manage your costs effectively.

This episode of Azure on Air explores the power of Azure sandbox environments with Luke Murray, a Microsoft Azure MVP. Discover how sandbox environments provide a secure playground for learning, accelerating project development and cost-effective experimentation. Learn key implementation considerations and best practices to leverage the full potential of Azure sandbox environments. Also, listen to Azure on Air on.

In this episode of "FinOps on Azure" Sandro, an enterprise Integration expert, shares his insights on optimizing costs for building robust Integration solutions on Microsoft Azure. Sandro emphasizes the importance of establishing a solid foundation by defining clear naming conventions, environment policies, and access controls to manage costs to avoid potential issues.

The focus of this video is to help users identify idle resources within Azure deployments. Azure MVP Michael Stephenson (aka Mike) explains the importance of managing these idle resources, as they can accumulate over time and lead to unnecessary costs without providing any business value. Mike shows how users can utilize the cost analyzer module to identify idle networking resources such as virtual networks (vnets), IP addresses, and subnets. He explains the process of filtering and identifying idle resources within the Azure deployment, using a tree view to model the organization's cost data.

Azure Storage Cost Optimization | How to reduce Azure Storage Costs? Azure MVP Michael Stephenson (aka Mike) introduces a new feature in Turbo360 that aims to optimize Azure storage costs. He begins by explaining customers' challenges with Azure's lifecycle policies and their desire for more control over optimization processes.