- Module 1: Learn how to use the cost optimization pillar of the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework to design a cloud-based architecture that is efficient, eliminates waste, and gives you full visibility into where your money is spent on cloud resources.
- Use monitoring and analytics to gain cost insights
- Maximize the efficiency of your cloud environment
- Provision resources that are optimized for cost
- Module 2: Migration to the cloud presents new ways to think about your IT expenses. This module teaches you about the factors that influence cost and tools you can use to help estimate and manage your cloud spend. Prepare for AZ-900.
- Use the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator to compare your current datacenter costs to running the same workloads on Azure.
- Describe the different ways you can purchase Azure products and services.
- Use the Pricing calculator to estimate the monthly cost of running your cloud workloads.
- Define some of the major factors that affect total cost and apply recommended practices to minimize cost.
- Module 3: Learn how to use cost analysis to understand how your costs accrue each month.
- Set up your organization for success when using Cost Management
- Analyze costs on a subscription using cost analysis
- Create your first Azure budget based on your analysis
- Module 4: Learn how to use plan for, buy, and manage Azure reservations to save money.
- Determine the usefulness of reserved instances.
- Choose the right reserved instance, buy one, and then manage it.
- Monitor and improve your reservations.
- Perform basic reservation reporting.
- Module 5: Use Power BI to understand where your money is being spent in Azure so you can help your organization to optimize its costs.
- Analyze your costs using Cost Management reporting in the Power BI app
- Increase your organization’s use of hybrid benefits
- Increase your savings by optimizing your organization's Reserved Instance coverage
- Enable custom reporting creation within your team through the Cost Management data connector for Power BI Desktop to better understand your spending
- Module 6: Learn how to reconcile your bill and analyze costs across your customers and resources by using Azure Cost Management as a partner.
- Understand Azure Cost Management scopes
- Reconcile your bill
- Determine which resources receive partner earned credit
- Enable Azure Cost Management for customers
- Set cost thresholds
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