Cost control measures in Azure Monitor

Controlling costs in Azure Monitor requires a proactive and informed approach, utilizing various tools and features provided by Azure. The usage and estimated cost feature of Log Analytics is an invaluable resource for this purpose. By accessing this feature, you can gain detailed insights into your data ingestion and retention costs.

In Figure 11.1, you can see how the usage and estimated cost features allow you to track how much data is being ingested over time and the associated costs, providing a clear view of your spending patterns. In this small environment, consumption is being driven by both analytics and basic logs, although it is not big enough yet to be captured by the wizard.

With this information, you can identify which data sources are driving costs and adjust your data collection strategies accordingly. For instance, you might decide to filter out non-essential logs or adjust retention policies to archive older data more quickly...