Introduction As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud, understanding the intersections of data transfer expenses is very important. In this article, we’ll break down what Azure Data Transfer Costs entail, explore various types of data transfers, explore Azure Bandwidth pricing, identify the possible factors influencing data transfer costs, and some strategies for optimizing expenses. What is Azure Data Transfer Cost? Azure Data Transfer Cost refers to the charges associated with moving data within or across Azure regions. It’s a crucial component of cloud computing economics, impacting ..read more

Azure provides a wide array of services, each with its own pricing model. Conducting detailed cost analysis helps organizations understand where their money is being spent within Azure. It allows them to identify areas of overspending or underutilization and optimize their resources accordingly. By analysing costs, organizations can identify unused or underutilized resources and either scale them down or decommission them altogether. This optimization ensures that resources are allocated efficiently, reducing unnecessary expenses. Understanding the cost implications of using various Azure serv ..read more

Is your Azure spend management getting out of control? You’re not alone. Countless businesses struggle with the exact problem, often lacking clarity on the reasons behind the cost spike. Especially within larger organizations, where multiple teams deploy Azure resources, the Azure costs can quickly get out of control without the necessary tools to effectively track the spending and evaluate monthly Azure spend against their business needs. To avoid such situations, let’s discuss the options available to stay informed about your weekly and monthly expenditures, in addition to the standard budge ..read more

We’re excited to share some thrilling news with our community! Turbo360 has forged a powerful partnership with Contica AB, a leading integration specialist team in Sweden operating on the Microsoft platform since 2010. Comprising a cadre of specialists ranging from security experts to system architects, developers, project managers, integrators, and testers, Contica AB is committed to delivering tangible value through their expertise. At the heart of this partnership are Ahmed Bayoumy, CTO at Contica AB, and Michael Stephenson, Product Advisor at Turbo360. This collaboration has been in the br ..read more

Recently when recording an episode of the FinOps on Azure podcast with Rik Hepworth which will be out soon we discussed a scenario where we have a cost issue because something went wrong with an Azure solution. In this article we will explore that problem and how you can implement some protection for it. Scenario The scenario was as per the below diagram. In this case business partners are submitting files to an SFTP site which is actually Azure Storage with the SFTP proxy enabled. When files are uploaded it will trigger an event to the event grid which will then trigger a Logic App which wil ..read more

In the SaaS era, especially in the B2B segment, the business’s profitability will vary from customer to customer. It is usual to observe that there would be a few “expensive customers” who use the platform heavily, which could also mean they are profitable customers. But we cannot take plain guesses! As a business, ensuring that the revenue we receive from each customer is appropriate for what it costs us to deliver the value is significant. Getting the cost per customer insight is a significant metric that could give you answers to making business-related decisions; at the same time, it is al ..read more

One of the fundamental promises of the cloud, when organizations embrace it, is significant cost savings compared to its on-premises costs. However, organizations to realize savings is required to proactively plan and monitor the application’s cost at a granular level. Azure cost anomaly detection involves promptly identifying, rectifying, and analysing unexpected Azure cost events to minimize their impact on the business. According to the FinOps foundation, cloud cost anomaly is as defined: “Anomalies in the context of FinOps are unpredicted variations (resulting in increases) in cloud spendi ..read more

What is Azure Cloud Unit Economics? The scalability of the cloud and its inherent variable cost has created financial and operational challenges, which demand the process of tracking varying costs in the dynamic Azure infrastructure at a granular business context level. Unit economics is a process of profit maximization in the cloud based on objective measurements like cost per product. This approach assesses how the organization is performing against its business goals. This process will likely lead organizations to build efficient software and act as a common language to align engineering an ..read more

Azure Cost Management is crucial for organizations using Microsoft Azure cloud services. It plays a pivotal role in ensuring efficient resource allocation, cost optimization, and overall financial control. We speak to a number of customers who have requirements like below: So that I can effectively manage the costs in my team/department As a IT manager I want To get notifications about the cost of my resources so that if they break spending thresholds. Turbo360 Azure Cost Management tool helps you to achieve effective cost management of your Azure costs. It will help in the following ..read more

This week, I met with one of our partners, and my good friend Rik Hepworth asked a great question. This was: “Mike, we really like Azure Documenter in Turbo360, but what would be awesome is if I can generate the documentation from a DevOps pipeline so each time we deploy updates to Azure, we can regenerate the documentation” In this article, we will look at how to do it. Setup Document First off, I have set up a document that can be generated with the right configuration. In this case, I am using the Azure Resource Details document type shown below. As a side note, you can use any document i ..read more