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Take Control of Cloud Costs on Microsoft Azure

Change the way you work to get full value from the cloud.

  • Traditional IT budgeting and procurement processes don't work for public cloud services.
  • The self-service nature of the cloud means that often the people provisioning cloud resources aren't accountable for the cost of those resources.
  • Without centralized control or oversight, organizations can quickly end up with massive Azure bills that exceed their IT salary cost.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

  • Most engineers care more about speed of feature delivery and reliability of the system than they do about cost.
  • Often there are no consequences for overarchitecting or overspending on Azure.
  • Many organizations lack sufficient visibility into their Azure spend, making it impossible to establish accountability and controls.

Impact and Result

  • Define roles and responsibilities.
  • Establish visibility.
  • Develop processes, procedures, and policies.

Take Control of Cloud Costs on Microsoft Azure Research & Tools

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should take control of cloud costs, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.

Take Control of Cloud Costs on Microsoft Azure – Executive Brief
Take Control of Cloud Costs on Microsoft Azure – Phases 1-4

1. Build a cost accountability framework

Assess your current state, define your cost allocation model, and define roles and responsibilities.

Cloud Cost Management Worksheet
Cloud Cost Management Capability Assessment
Cloud Cost Management Policy
Cloud Cost Glossary of Terms

2. Establish visibility

Define dashboards and reports, and document account structure and tagging requirements.

Service Cost Cheat Sheet for Azure

3. Define processes and procedures

Establish governance for tagging and cost control, define process for right-sizing, and define process for purchasing commitment discounts.

Right-Sizing Workflow
Commitment Purchasing Workflow

4. Build an implementation plan

Document process interactions, establish program KPIs, and build implementation roadmap and communication plan.

Cloud Cost Management Task List

Member Testimonials

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$69,350

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About Info-Tech

Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest-growing information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals.

We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

MEMBER RATING

9.0/10
Overall Impact

$69,350
Average $ Saved

4
Average Days Saved

After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve.

Read what our members are saying

What Is a Blueprint?

A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

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Speak With An Analyst

Get the help you need in this 4-phase advisory process. You'll receive 13 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Guided Implementation 1: Build a cost accountability framework
  • Call 1: Scope requirements, objectives, and your specific challenges.
  • Call 2: Review capability assessment, budget model, and reporting model.
  • Call 3: Review roles & responsibilities and glossary.

Guided Implementation 2: Establish visibility
  • Call 1: Review architectural patterns and service cost cheat sheet.
  • Call 2: Review dashboards and reports.
  • Call 3: Review account and tagging scheme.

Guided Implementation 3: Define processes and procedures
  • Call 1: Review tagging and cost governance policies.
  • Call 2: Review right-sizing process.
  • Call 3: Review commitment process.
  • Call 4: Review alerting/notifications and change procedures.

Guided Implementation 4: Build an implementation plan
  • Call 1: Review process interactions and changes.
  • Call 2: Review KPIs.
  • Call 3: Review implementation roadmap.

Author

Derek Shank

Contributors

  • Adam Silverman, Manager, Global Cloud Cost Management, Wolters Kluwer
  • Amanda Gingras, Product Manager, Moody’s Corporation
  • Chris Malonis, Account Executive, CloudHealth
  • Chris Weitz, Managing Director, Cloud Cost Management LLC
  • Daniel Lott, CloudOps Analyst
  • David Shepard, EVP Sales & Marketing, CloudAdmin
  • Joseph Matthew, Director of Technology, Software WORX
  • Pawal Gieniec, CEO & Founder, CloudAdmin
  • Stephen Worotynec, Technology Leader, SDLC & DevOps
  • Ted Kicey, Managing Director, Cloud Cost Management LLC

Related Content: Cloud Strategy

Search Code: 95674
Last Revised: December 8, 2020

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