Effective budgeting for Azure services

One of the key challenges organizations face when managing cloud costs is ensuring that they stay within their budgetary constraints. The Microsoft Cost Management + Billing service for Azure provides a range of tools to help organizations manage their cloud expenses effectively, including the ability to set and manage budgets for their Azure services.

To set up a budget in Cost Management + Billing for Azure, organizations can use the budget feature, which enables them to define a budget threshold and track their spending against this threshold over time. This can be done at various levels, such as subscription, resource group, or resource level, providing organizations with granular visibility into their cloud expenses and enabling them to identify areas where they may need to adjust their spending patterns.

Figure 6.2: Azure Budgets

Once you have established a budget in Azure, you can easily monitor your spending...