Empower Your Cloud Journey with Expert FinOps Strategies for Microsoft Azure! Book DescriptionAs cloud operations grow, controlling costs in Microsoft Azure is no longer optional, it's a strategic priority. FinOps is the discipline of cloud financial management, empowers engineering, finance, and operations teams to collaborate and drive greater business value.
Ultimate FinOps for Azure is a comprehensive, hands-on guide designed to help professionals bring financial discipline and accountability into Azure environments.
The book begins by laying the groundwork with core FinOps principles and explains how Azure's unique pricing and consumption models impact cost management. From there, it walks you through every stage of the FinOps lifecycle: collecting and analyzing usage data, designing robust tagging strategies, allocating costs effectively, and generating actionable reports. You'll explore how to leverage Azure-native tools such as Cost Management, Billing, Azure Advisor, and Kusto Query Language (KQL) to uncover inefficiencies and optimize spending in real time.
Table of Contents1. Introduction to FinOps
2. Introduction to Microsoft Azure
3. Setting Up for Success
4. Data Collection and Analysis
5. Cost Allocation
6. Introduction to Tagging in Azure
7. Reporting
8. Identifying Cost Saving Opportunities
9. Automation and Governance
10. Continuous Improvement
11. Artificial Intelligence and FinOps
12. Appendix
Appendix 1 Unit Economics Examples Appendix 2 Codes Compilation Appendix 3 Glossary of Terms Index
