Allocation
Management groups, subscriptions, tags, budgets and chargeback.
Cloud cost
Microsoft Azure cost optimization
Explain Azure spend by subscription and workload, then implement safe usage, rate and architecture changes. Reduce avoidable spend without quietly removing reliability, security or delivery headroom.
01 / Scope
Work on the system, not around it.
The engagement starts with the architecture and working constraints already in place. We agree the risky paths, make the changes visible and leave ownership with the team running the system.
Usage
VMs, AKS, databases, storage, logs and non-production schedules.
Rates
Reservations, savings plans, hybrid benefit and Spot.
Architecture
Network egress, retention, service tiers and scaling.
02 / Method
Reduce avoidable spend without quietly removing reliability, security or delivery headroom.
Scope and access are agreed before the work begins. Decisions, changes and residual risk remain visible throughout the engagement.
Explain the baseline
Start with evidence, owners and the constraints that shape the safe solution.
Model the trade-offs
Prioritise by practical impact and implement with the people who operate the system.
Change and verify
Test the changed path, document the decision and hand over a backlog that still makes sense.
03 / What remains
- 01Azure spend and ownership baseline
- 02Prioritised saving opportunities
- 03Implemented sizing and schedule changes
- 04Commitment and verification plan
Related work
Continue with the adjacent problem.
04 / Talk to Gritt
What is happening in the system?
Send the cloud, workload or deadline. An engineer will reply and tell you whether this is the right scope.
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