Optimize the Value of Your Microsoft Azure Cloud

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This is the second in our series on maximizing the value of your Microsoft Azure investment.

Companies migrate to the cloud or a hybrid environment to make remote work easier and save money on IT infrastructure, systems and staff. For some companies, a cloud first solution is a great option. For others, a hybrid solution provides the benefits of the cloud for many systems while keeping specific workloads on-premises to address latency issues, adhere to regulatory requirements and/or get the most out of existing IT infrastructure investments. As with any IT investment, there may be some initial buyer's remorse when you get your first bill. This is especially true when you haven't optimized your subscription to reduce costs while maximizing value. Microsoft Azure lets you can take control of your cloud costs and eliminate unnecessary expenses with the Cost Management + Billing feature on your Azure subscription. You can:

Monitor and analyze your Azure bill
Manage all of your Azure costs
Use analysis tools to allocate costs to your teams and projects
Set budgets, spending thresholds and spending alerts
See monthly forecasting
Download usage data

Having visibility into you spending makes saving money easy. With Azure's analytical tools, you can: Monitor cloud spending. With a single, unified view, you can track resource usage and manage costs across all your clouds. You also get operational and financial insights to make better decisions.

Increase accountability. Identify and assign accountability with budgets, cost allocation and charge backs. You can also implement governance policies for effective cloud cost management.

Optimize cloud efficiency. Use continuous cost optimization and industry best practices to improve the ROI on your cloud spending.

Another way to reduce costs is by using Azure Advisor, which helps companies optimize cloud resource usage with customized recommendations. For example, you may be able to reduce virtual machine (VM) spend by resizing or shutting down underused instances. Azure Advisor is broken down into 5 categories:

Reliability
Security
Performance
Cost
Operational Excellence

But you don't need to do this yourself. K3 has expertise with Azure cost management and is ready to find cost savings for you.

Optimize the Value of Your Microsoft Azure Cloud

This is the second in our series on maximizing the value of your Microsoft Azure investment.

Contact us today to discuss how we can help you.

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