Chapter 1: Understanding Cloud Bills
In this first chapter of the book, we will guide you so that you are able to visualize, export, and understand Azure billing from the common Azure portal. We will cover the following topics in the chapter:
- So, you're doing cloud—now what?
- Understanding how cloud billing works
- Reviewing the Azure portal for cost management
- Matching your cloud billing with your company's department organization
- Sources of billing information and export methods of billing data
By the end of this chapter, you will have a deep understanding of how service categories and cloud meters work, and be able to assess, evaluate, and export the cloud billing of your managed Azure subscription(s).
