Overview

The Azure Cost Optimization workbook is a powerful tool that helps you monitor and optimize your Azure costs. It provides you with a comprehensive overview of your Azure environment and offers actionable insights and recommendations based on the Well-Architected Framework Cost Optimization pillar.

This workbook is natively available on Azure Advisor for all customers, and an editable version is also available as part of the FinOps toolkit.

If you haven’t used it already, the workbook template is offered in Advisor gallery and does not require any setup.
Here is how you can get started:
1) Navigate to Workbooks gallery in Azure Advisor.
2) Open Cost Optimization workbook template.
3) Select an area to explore.

Release notes

New Additions

New query to identify idle ExpressRoute circuits: Express Route Gateways without a completed circuit (ISP has not completed the connection) still incurs charges, so it’s better to review if they are used or not.

New query to show the Routing Preference for the public Ip addresses: Azure routing preference enables you to choose how your traffic routes between Azure and the Internet. You can choose to route traffic either via the Microsoft network or via the ISP network (public internet). Selecting the right routing preference for your workload can affect the efficiency and cost of your traffic.

New query to show the public Ip addresses with DDoS enabled: If you need to protect fewer than 15 public IP resources, the IP Protection tier is the more cost-effective option. However, if you have more than 15 public IP resources to protect, then the Network Protection tier becomes more cost-effective.

New pie chart to summarize commitment discount savings

New queries to show Azure Hybrid Benefit for Azure SQL Database elastic pools

Feedback

We hope that you find the Azure Cost Optimization workbook useful and that it helps you optimize your Azure spending. We are constantly working to improve the workbook and add new features and enhancements. We welcome your feedback and suggestions on how we can make it better. Please feel free to submit any suggestions through the FinOps Toolkit GitHub repository.

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