FinOps Handbook for Microsoft Azure by Maulik Soni

Author:Maulik Soni
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Packt
Published: 2023-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 6.7 – Virtual machine reservation coverage for esv3-Series Virtual machine

Note the preceding Usage by On-demand and RI graph. There is a light area and a dark area. The light area of the graph represents the on-demand price you pay for the VMs. The dark area is the portion of VMs covered under your current reservation purchase. In other words, you have a lot of opportunities to save money by purchasing more reservations. As you purchase more reservations, the dark area of the graph will expand the coverage and nearly meet the peaks of all your VM pricing.

In this case, Recommendations for shared scope tells us to purchase one Standard E2s_v3 reservation for a 1-year term. We will look at the reservation purchase experience in the Reservation purchases section later in this chapter.

The Azure Cost Management Power BI app is not the only tool that helps with reservation decisions. Azure Advisor also plays a critical role. Let’s look at Azure Advisor recommendations next.

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