A lot of companies struggle to optimize their cloud costs, regardless of the platform they use. Whether it is AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud businesses are looking for new ways of optimization which might be very different by the way. Some may need to cut costs, others to shift their points of prioritization, and third to invest more to boost their ROI.
As a DevOps services provider, we often have a request from businesses to optimize their development cycle with Azure cost reduction.
So, in today’s blog, we will share our experience on Azure cost management best practices.
Factors Affecting Azure Costs
Here are the main factors that affect Azure cost optimization.
Pricing Models
Azure claims to be up to five times less expensive than AWS. It offers different pricing models so that businesses can pick up the one that is the most effective in their unique case. Here are some of them:
- Pay-As-You-Go — With this model, you pay for the Azure services you use on an hourly or per-minute basis. This is a flexible and scalable option suitable for variable workloads.
- Reserved Instances — This model involves making a commitment to a one- or three-year term for a…
