Azure Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
2,034 questions
1 answer
Cost details are not showing for the category "You have disks that are not attached to a VM . Please evaluate if you still need the disk."
Hi Team, Please find the attached image and help me to understand why cost related data is not shown for the category "You have disks that are not attached to a VM, please evaluate if you still need the disk " How we can get the cost data for…
asked 2024-04-24T14:15:51.8966667+00:00
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Ram Kumar Cheekoti
141
Reputation points
answered 2024-04-25T06:52:29.45+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
37,686
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Issue connecting Azure Windows Server VM to Blob Storage File Share
I am having trouble connecting my Azure Windows Server VM to a Blob Storage File Share, where 25 users have been assigned permission. I have been troubleshooting this issue for the past 5 days and cannot seem to resolve it. Can anyone help me with this…
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An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,163 questions
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An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
2,427 questions
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Azure
A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.
934 questions
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1,189 questions
Azure Advisor
Azure Advisor
An Azure personalized recommendation engine that helps users follow best practices to optimize Azure deployments.
45 questions
asked 2024-04-22T08:29:48.6533333+00:00
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Vinay
20
Reputation points
answered 2024-04-22T10:01:13.1933333+00:00
Sumarigo-MSFT
43,641
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
Azure Advisor Reccomendations were wrong. - how do I get money back or cancellation
We accepted advisor reccomendations that did not save us money but in fact increased our costs signifigantly. the Advisor reccomended Savings plans - What recourse do we have if we made a purchase in which the advisor reccomended in error?
asked 2024-03-28T02:33:10.4366667+00:00
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Jon Klubnik
0
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answered 2024-04-03T14:19:17.99+00:00
Jon Klubnik
0
Reputation points
1 answer
Not able to update Look back period using power shell script
Hello Team , My requirement is to update "Look back period" value for a perticular subscription which is available in the "Advisor" tab in azure portal. I am able to update value for "LowCpuThreshold" using below command…
asked 2023-07-20T11:40:54.1066667+00:00
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MONDALABDULKADIR-7547
25
Reputation points
commented 2024-03-22T22:48:58.1666667+00:00
Paco Bernabé
5
Reputation points
0 answers
Why no cost saving projection for empty app service plans in Azure Advisor?
Hello, Azure Advisor has identified empty app service plans in its one of the cost optimization recommendations but it is not showing cost saving projection for those ASPs, Is it difficult to calculate the cost saving or it's a bug ? We do see similar…
asked 2023-10-11T06:55:45.8833333+00:00
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Anil Kumar
180
Reputation points
commented 2024-03-13T13:29:59.1766667+00:00
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Juse
0
Reputation points
2 answers
How to pull azure advisor service retirement json value?
We require to pull information of azure advisor workbook | service retirement json or any format. Do we have any API or powershell module to this json value?
asked 2023-11-20T12:17:35.8466667+00:00
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Anonymous
answered 2023-12-19T09:24:33.3766667+00:00
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SwathiDhanwada-MSFT
17,401
Reputation points
1 answer
Azure RDP Connection Issue
Hi , I am having issue for Azure RDP connection. When i try to login at on premies (office) , It's giving an error message. But from home i can easily login in, it does not give any issue. FYI, On - premies it was giving same issue before, all of sundden…
asked 2023-11-28T17:13:34.9833333+00:00
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Irin Sultana
371
Reputation points
commented 2023-11-30T23:20:21.38+00:00
Olga Os - MSFT
5,831
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Azure Advisor Bitlocker not reporting, 'Extension status not available on the VM'
Let's start with my situation. I have a hub and spoke model with a Azure Firewall. All my VM's are forced to go over de Firewall. I also have a Keyvault with Private-link enabled. Also to the firewall. My issue is... Azure advisor is not picking…
asked 2023-10-16T08:54:11.9933333+00:00
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Remco de Rooij
1
Reputation point
commented 2023-11-08T08:38:27.4933333+00:00
vipullag-MSFT
24,111
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
UnderStand Advisor Log Analytics change Pricing Tier Recommendation
We have a Cost optimization Recommendation on Azure Advisor to change pricing tier. The recommendation says the following: Investigate changing to 300 GB/day Commitment Tier (check for effect of Defender or Sentinel benefits) But the log ingestion is…
asked 2023-10-12T16:35:05.6+00:00
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Fábio Santos
65
Reputation points
commented 2023-10-16T16:14:59.7733333+00:00
tbgangav-MSFT
10,381
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure Workbooks loadFromTemplateId
Looking for some Azure Workbooks, they embed code from other Azure Workbooks templates through loadFromTemplateId key. Example: "loadFromTemplateId": "community-Workbooks/Azure Advisor/Cost Optimization/Networking", Where i can find…
asked 2023-10-15T09:29:09.55+00:00
Fábio Santos
65
Reputation points
accepted 2023-10-16T08:49:00.3666667+00:00
Fábio Santos
65
Reputation points
2 answers
Assign Ownership and ETA to Azure security advisory
Hi, Would anyone be able to tell me how to delegate ownership and set the ETA of an azure security advisory? i am a subscription owner but these options are grayed out (see screen shot) and unavailable on every single advisory. I need to be able to…
asked 2023-10-03T10:33:18.5833333+00:00
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Ben Pymer
0
Reputation points
commented 2023-10-16T08:33:27.4233333+00:00
SwathiDhanwada-MSFT
17,401
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
onDemand cost for VMs running in reservations
Hello, We found multiple virtual machine in our estate which is running on reservation and ondemand. We checked cost break up and found ondemand cost is negligible (< 1 buck in a month). The question is why there is ondemand charges when VMs are in…
asked 2023-09-28T05:13:39.9933333+00:00
Anil Kumar
180
Reputation points
commented 2023-10-05T05:55:41.6133333+00:00
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kobulloc-MSFT
23,341
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Requesting clarification on Azure Costing and Refund
Hello, Could you please help me in finding answers for following questions ? Do we need to raise SLA credit refund request if Azure breaches its SLA for an service? I believe Microsoft would be doing it and there is no need to raise request and ask…
asked 2023-06-19T05:57:14.31+00:00
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anil kumar
1,641
Reputation points
commented 2023-10-04T07:42:01.8333333+00:00
Pantelis Apostolidis
10
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Is Azure Advisor API no longer providing security recommendations?
As mentioned, is it necessary to enable Microsoft Defender to receive Security recommendations? I recall that it wasn't required before. Is there any documentation or announcement available for reference? Thank you.
asked 2023-09-28T01:45:56.8266667+00:00
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Stanley Shih
5
Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-10-03T07:22:52.6766667+00:00
SwathiDhanwada-MSFT
17,401
Reputation points
0 answers
How to retrieve recommended number of instances for VMSS in an Advisor recommendation using REST API
What is the property in properties.extendedProperties of an Azure Advisor recommendation that indicates the recommended number of instances or target SKU for VMSS?
asked 2023-08-15T14:32:27.6366667+00:00
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Andrii
0
Reputation points
commented 2023-10-03T03:56:21.7766667+00:00
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Pranathi Panyam_MSFT
1,006
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL managed Instance -Any pointers for rightsizing ?
Hello, We are looking forward to right size Azure SQL Databases and Azure SQL managed Instances but not finding any pointers. There are no Azure Advisor recommendations other than RI, Saving Plans and AHUB. Given the count of DBs and MIs, it is not…
asked 2023-09-26T15:42:34.1233333+00:00
Anil Kumar
180
Reputation points
commented 2023-09-26T18:00:15.1933333+00:00
Oury Ba-MSFT
16,081
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Questions on Azure Hybrid Benefits for Linux
Hello, Could you please consider answering following questions? We checked and found Azure Hybrid Benefit (AHUB) was not enabled for 500+ VMs (OS: Windows and Linux), still Azure Advisor didn't recommend to enable AHUB. Any idea why it could happen? …
asked 2023-09-14T05:10:49.03+00:00
Anil Kumar
180
Reputation points
commented 2023-09-18T04:36:39.0833333+00:00
Anil Kumar
180
Reputation points
1 answer
checklist after getting azure subscription for setup production environment
Hello, I want to setup a new environment that I will use as production. What is the basic checklist I need to do after getting an Azure subscription? like branding, ,architecture ,monitoring, ,security points of view or other related things .. Thanks …
asked 2023-09-15T05:49:01.5233333+00:00
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Richa Kumari
286
Reputation points
answered 2023-09-15T16:03:21.8333333+00:00
tbgangav-MSFT
10,381
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
"Include EA discounts" option in Azure Advisor
Hello, I have asked following question in this thread on how to include EA discount option in Azure Advisor recommendations. My question When would Azure Advisor would take into consideration the EA discounts in its cost/saving calculations? It seems…
asked 2023-06-28T05:29:28.6633333+00:00
anil kumar
1,641
Reputation points
commented 2023-09-01T17:50:04.01+00:00
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Dilli Babu Challa Gundla
0
Reputation points
1 answer
Azure Recommendations API, differentiating affected VM
Hi there, I'm using the Azure Recommendations API, and I notice that it does not seem to differentiate which VM the recommendation is for in the return JSON. For example: Recommendation: Consider virtual machine reserved instance to save over your…
asked 2023-08-24T15:39:34.52+00:00
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Ivan Zeljkovic
20
Reputation points
answered 2023-08-31T21:41:31.1166667+00:00
Olga Os - MSFT
5,831
Reputation points Microsoft Employee