Summary

In this chapter, we learned the importance of cost management and administration when working in a cloud environment. We also covered the various Azure pricing options and various price optimization capabilities that Azure offers. Managing a project's cost is paramount primarily because the monthly expense could be very low but could rise if the resources are not monitored periodically. Cloud architects should design their applications in a cost-effective manner. They should use appropriate Azure resources, appropriate SKUs, tiers, and sizes, and know when to start, stop, scale up, scale out, scale down, scale in, transfer data, and more. Proper cost management will ensure that the actual expense meets the budgetary expenses.

In the next chapter, we will look at various Azure features related to data services, such as Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and sharding.