Azure Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
2,074 questions
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Terminate Azure Account
Hi Azure Helpdesk, Please assist me to terminate my Azure account. I have terminated all my subscriptions but I cannot terminate my Azure account. Please advise. Thank you. Regards Nigel
asked 2020-09-29T13:14:27.067+00:00
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Nigel
1
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commented 2021-05-27T15:20:26.183+00:00
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Badhan Barua
1
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2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure billing export CSV format differences
Hello, Azure provides billing export CSVs containing usage and charges for various Azure resources. We are noticing that the format of the CSV is not consistent. If you see "1)" , "2)" and "3)" below, for different…
asked 2021-03-25T06:08:28.083+00:00
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Nikunj Badjatya
81
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commented 2021-05-27T08:53:10.53+00:00
Nikunj Badjatya
81
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
No subscription in Azure Portal, switching to another directory results in an error message
Hello, I've recently activated an Azure for Students account. When I click the 'getting started' link in the 'welcome to your Azure account' e-mail, I can log in to the portal. However, when I do that, I get an error message about having no…
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What are the minimum permissions required to create a budget?
I'm trying to create a minimal CustomRole for running terraform on my hobby project. One of the first things I'm trying to automate is the creation of a Budget so that I can be sure I get alerted before spending too much money. The terraform provider…
asked 2021-05-18T21:13:21.67+00:00
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Jonathan Share
6
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commented 2021-05-25T20:39:42.67+00:00
olufemia-MSFT
2,861
Reputation points
1 answer
archive storage cost concepts
While evaluating the cost of archive storage on block blobs (about 1Tb). 66% comes from concept "archive blob storage" ($0.04 per day) which is expected concept. 33% comes from a un unexpected concept "Standard page blob v2"…
asked 2021-05-23T13:03:00.937+00:00
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Starlight project
1
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commented 2021-05-24T12:55:48.773+00:00
Starlight project
1
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Microsoft Azure Billing forgotten subscription
Signed up for Azure, tried the free period, then made a paid subscription I filled one application and forgot about it. After two month i saw that i paid 140$ for azure subsctiption. I Cancel it now but i am still in billing period. I didn't used…
asked 2021-05-20T10:36:26.407+00:00
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Marko Djordjic
1
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commented 2021-05-24T08:43:31.3+00:00
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SwathiDhanwada-MSFT
17,726
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Azure for students and free 250 GB SQL Database
Hello, I've activated my Azure for student license in October, and then I've made an SQL Database for my WebApp (a small tier, basic with 2GB 5 DTu, costs ~4,50$/month). The problem is, that on the Microsoft website is information about 250GB of free…
asked 2020-12-07T23:10:29.517+00:00
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Artur Spychalla
11
Reputation points
commented 2021-05-23T21:07:21.127+00:00
Artur Spychalla
11
Reputation points
1 answer
Cosmosdb Request Units Consumption Mismatch
I've seen the Normalized RU Consumption view in Azure CosmosDb Insights, and now I'm confused about Request Units. I hope someone can help to fix some issue or at least to clarify for better understanding. In this case the application creates…
asked 2021-05-15T15:43:19.01+00:00
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Pablo-1095
1
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answered 2021-05-21T16:56:15.55+00:00
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Navtej Singh Saini
4,221
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Cost of MS Azure, Docker, Docker Compose, Bastion
Hi, I have a free trial account I am using for school and haven't even managed to configure the Azure Platform yet, but the money for the free trial is already gone within the first week or so of setting it up. Class is Tu/Th so I probably only…
asked 2021-05-18T08:30:50.227+00:00
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Tracy CLEAVES
1
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answered 2021-05-18T09:54:53.22+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
43,806
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Questions about account
How do I contact a human to discuss our acccount and payment information?
asked 2021-05-17T17:07:28.31+00:00
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cindi
1
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commented 2021-05-17T19:25:08.39+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
38,401
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Need Help
I am unable to sign up at azure portal , ita asking for credit card 😭😭. I don't have credit card and none of family members have. Now hoq can i access azure free service I created lern sand box account but not able to create VMs.😭😭 Please…
asked 2021-05-13T11:14:59.99+00:00
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Mohd Arham Khan
1
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answered 2021-05-17T17:30:18.3+00:00
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Monalla-MSFT
11,961
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Detail CSV download of daily cost for all resource groups in a subscription, by date. by resource groups. by service type , by daily cost, per line.
Hello. I want to get an Excel / CSV download of detail cost breakdown in a subscription. The report will be by date, by resource groups, by service type, and the cost. In Cost Analysis, one can get a CSV download by date, by resource groups and the…
asked 2021-05-07T16:36:15.703+00:00
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John Wong
1
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answered 2021-05-12T21:51:37.467+00:00
olufemia-MSFT
2,861
Reputation points
3 answers
Can't cancel my subscription
button cancel subscription is not active, when added the data https://www.screencast.com/t/Q9bHM9Aajg
asked 2021-04-27T16:39:04.96+00:00
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user
1
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commented 2021-05-05T17:29:53.86+00:00
Olga Os - MSFT
5,836
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
Azure reservation scoped to a set of subscriptions
Hi, We have an EA agreement with MS and there are 100s of subscriptions in that. Out of them, 10 subscriptions are owned by my division. We are considering purchasing reservations for our division. Shared scope sounds exciting to us, but we are worried…
asked 2021-04-30T11:07:19.9+00:00
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Simarpreet Singh
1
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answered 2021-05-02T02:31:08.387+00:00
olufemia-MSFT
2,861
Reputation points
1 answer
cost analysis dashboard
hi I've created a bar graph and that's ok when I pin it to the dashboard. I also want to pin the widget in Yellow, but when I pin this widget in to the dashboard it change to bar graph!!(so I have 2 same bar graph ) can anyone help me how can I…
asked 2021-04-16T03:04:29.637+00:00
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Mahriz
1
Reputation point
commented 2021-04-30T06:00:38.037+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
38,401
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
How to get pricing for elastic cloud platinum 1 year pricing for Azure
How to get pricing for elastic cloud platinum 1 year pricing for Azure
asked 2021-04-28T05:15:01.26+00:00
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yash srivastava
1
Reputation point
answered 2021-04-28T06:39:04.923+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
38,401
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
How to change a VM's disk to a smaller, lower-cost disk? Como alterar o disco de uma VM para um outro disco menor e com menor custo?
Como alterar o disco de uma VM para um outro disco menor e com menor custo? Quero trocar um P10 por um S6, mas sem perder os dados. Obrigado. How to change a VM's disk to a smaller, lower-cost disk? I want to exchange a P10 for an S6, but without…
asked 2021-04-19T01:06:17.823+00:00
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GABRIEL COSTA AMARAL
21
Reputation points
commented 2021-04-27T13:54:36.897+00:00
GABRIEL COSTA AMARAL
21
Reputation points
1 answer
How to Temporarily Pause Subscription?
Hi there, Is it possible to temporarily pause my Azure subscription, and if so, how?
asked 2021-04-21T00:40:53.193+00:00
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Shane E Kim
1
Reputation point
commented 2021-04-27T04:27:38.157+00:00
Olga Os - MSFT
5,836
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Random 401 error response from the Cost Managment API
My request looks like this - curl "https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/xxx-xx-xxx/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/query?api-version=2019-11-01" -H "content-type: application/json" -H "host: management.azure.com"…
asked 2021-04-22T12:08:23.957+00:00
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Avner Sorek
6
Reputation points
commented 2021-04-26T18:42:56.713+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
38,401
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
Cancel free Subscription to Azure
I have started a free trial for Azure subscription. However, I do not know how to cancel it. I cannot find the cancel button on the subscription page. Besides, when I use the SQL database service, it shows the monthly fee is about 400 dollar. Does this…
asked 2021-04-24T17:16:50.447+00:00
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Yue Xian
1
Reputation point
commented 2021-04-26T12:42:40.71+00:00
Dave Patrick
426.1K
Reputation points MVP