Hello everyone, We're in the process of planning to migrate our on-premises cashless catering server to Azure. Currently, the server in azure has been set up without any cashless configuration. I'm seeking information on the estimated cost of running it with data transfer between Azure and on-premises systems. Could someone please assist with this and provide a way I can find out the potential costs?

Hello @Aran Billen Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here. Problem I understand that your task involves migrating an on-premises cashless catering server to Azure while considering the associated costs, especially those related to data transfer between Azure and on-premises systems. You need assistance to accurately estimating these costs and identifying relevant tools or methods for cost estimation. Scenario Your company has decided to migrate its catering server infrastructure to Microsoft Azure cloud services. However, they need to assess the potential costs involved in this migration, particularly focusing on data transfer between the Azure cloud and their on-premises systems. Solution This solution was based on the scenario given and your questions, while focusing on the problem statement. To estimate costs associated with data transfer between Azure and on-premises systems you will need to be certain of how Microsoft charge each type of data. Data Transfer (also known as bandwidth) refers to moving data in and out of Azure data centers and transferring data across different data centers. Therefore, Inbound data transfer (incoming traffic from the internet) is not charged by Azure. However, outbound data transfer (data leaving your Azure network) incurs a cost, which is typically charged on a per gigabyte (GB) basis. There can be different scenarios that affect the charges like virtual network (VNET), VNET Peering et al. In some scenario free data transfers apply if services are located in the same subnet or if the transfer occurs between subnets within the same VNET. So, prices depend on the zone structure where your VNETs are provisioned, for an example: Zone 1: Inbound/Outbound data transfer: $0.035 per GB Zone 2: Inbound/Outbound data transfer: $0.09 per GB Zone 3: Inbound/Outbound data transfer: $0.16 per GB US Gov: Inbound/Outbound data transfer: $0.044 per GB Finally Tools and method to accurately estimating these costs. To estimate your specific costs, consider factors such as data volume, transfer frequency, and the specific Azure services you're using. You can use Azure's pricing calculator to tailor estimates based on your chosen services and usage patterns. Azure's pricing calculator for bandwidth Azure Data Transfer Costs References To read more about this solution and how to estimate Cloud Migration Costs Calculators & Pricing. Few parts of this answer about pricing and calculator were support by the use of: Microsoft Copilot Source: Conversation with Bing, 4/26/2024. Accept Answer I hope this is helpful! Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions. ** Please don't forget to close up the thread here by upvoting and accept it as an answer if it is helpful ** so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Best Regards, Sina Salam

working out potential data transfer costs between azure / on prem

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Sina Salam 3,881 Reputation points

2024-04-26T15:26:22.31+00:00
Hello @Aran Billen

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

Problem

I understand that your task involves migrating an on-premises cashless catering server to Azure while considering the associated costs, especially those related to data transfer between Azure and on-premises systems. You need assistance to accurately estimating these costs and identifying relevant tools or methods for cost estimation.

Scenario

Your company has decided to migrate its catering server infrastructure to Microsoft Azure cloud services. However, they need to assess the potential costs involved in this migration, particularly focusing on data transfer between the Azure cloud and their on-premises systems.

Solution

This solution was based on the scenario given and your questions, while focusing on the problem statement. To estimate costs associated with data transfer between Azure and on-premises systems you will need to be certain of how Microsoft charge each type of data.

Data Transfer (also known as bandwidth) refers to moving data in and out of Azure data centers and transferring data across different data centers. Therefore,

Inbound data transfer (incoming traffic from the internet) is not charged by Azure.

However, outbound data transfer (data leaving your Azure network) incurs a cost, which is typically charged on a per gigabyte (GB) basis.

There can be different scenarios that affect the charges like virtual network (VNET), VNET Peering et al. In some scenario free data transfers apply if services are located in the same subnet or if the transfer occurs between subnets within the same VNET.

So, prices depend on the zone structure where your VNETs are provisioned, for an example:

Zone 1: Inbound/Outbound data transfer: $0.035 per GB

Zone 2: Inbound/Outbound data transfer: $0.09 per GB

Zone 3: Inbound/Outbound data transfer: $0.16 per GB

US Gov: Inbound/Outbound data transfer: $0.044 per GB

Finally

Tools and method to accurately estimating these costs.

To estimate your specific costs, consider factors such as data volume, transfer frequency, and the specific Azure services you're using. You can use Azure's pricing calculator to tailor estimates based on your chosen services and usage patterns.

Azure's pricing calculator for bandwidth

Azure Data Transfer Costs

References

To read more about this solution and how to estimate Cloud Migration Costs

Calculators & Pricing.

Few parts of this answer about pricing and calculator were support by the use of:

Microsoft Copilot Source: Conversation with Bing, 4/26/2024.

Accept Answer

I hope this is helpful! Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions.

** Please don't forget to close up the thread here by upvoting and accept it as an answer if it is helpful ** so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution.

Best Regards,

Sina Salam
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Aran Billen 596 Reputation points

2024-04-29T09:29:52.35+00:00

Hey there,

Currently, we have infrastructure set up comprising our print server and VNet in Azure. The VNet SKU is VpnGw1, with a route-based type. We're paying approximately £110 per month, with our connection's data out costing around £5 monthly on average. I'm trying to figure out the average cost for the cashless server without setting it up in Azure. Is there a way to determine the server's outbound data usage without Azure setup? I'm asking because I need to estimate the outbound data for Azure's Calculator , but I don't have any indication of the amount to input for an average cost.

Sina Salam 3,881 Reputation points

2024-04-29T10:34:45.4666667+00:00

Hi Aran,

Thank you for your feedback.

Yes. I am 90% sure you can determine the outbound data usage without Azure setup right from your environment by using network monitoring tools or built-in operating system utilities.

You can implement NetFlow or any SNMP utilities to monitor the traffic leaving your server. These tools can provide detailed insights into the amount of data being sent out from your server over a period of time.

In addition, if you are using Windows OS. From Task Manager or Resource Monitor or PowerShell Script. You can also use PowerShell commands like Get-NetAdapterStatistics to gather network usage data. While in Linux OS you can use command like iftop -n or nload can give you real-time traffic statistics.

You can analyze traffic on your system using different medium, if you have a Web server, for example, it often logs the amount of data sent in response to each request.

Also, your gateway or proxy server have the logs of each device, you can check to determine outbound data usage.

Regards,

Aran Billen 596 Reputation points

2024-04-29T10:58:20.2866667+00:00

I've used the Get-NetAdapterStatistics command, which displays both received and sent bytes. Could you clarify which one is the outbound data? Using Get-NetAdapterStatistics the bytes displayed is that monthly or daily or? Additionally, would deploying this cashless server in Azure also raise the expenses for my VPN gateway? If so, roughly how much would it increase, and how can I determine this?

Sina Salam 3,881 Reputation points

2024-04-29T11:15:15.54+00:00

Hi,

which displays both received and sent bytes. Could you clarify which one is the outbound data?

The outbound data refers to the data that is being sent from your device.

Using Get-NetAdapterStatistics the bytes displayed is that monthly or daily or?

As for the frequency of the data displayed, it depends on how you're using the command and what parameters you've specified. It displays real-time statistics unless you specify a different time frame.

For example:

# Retrieve network adapter statistics for the specified time frame Get-NetAdapterStatistics -StartDate $StartDate -EndDate $EndDate # Define the start and end dates for the time frame you're interested in $StartDate = Get-Date "2024-04-01" $EndDate = Get-Date "2024-04-30"

would deploying this cashless server in Azure also raise the expenses for my VPN gateway? If so, roughly how much would it increase, and how can I determine this?

Cashless server in Azure could potentially increase expenses for your VPN gateway, depending on factors such as data transfer volume and network traffic patterns.

Use the simple cost pattern provided per zone in the first answer as a rough estimate.

Hope this your new questions are clarified.
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