Guide

Azure Cost Optimization In Australia: Practical Playbook

Use this guide to identify cloud waste, prioritize optimization actions, and establish governance routines that sustain savings without reducing platform quality.

1. Identify Cost Drivers

Break down spend by environment, workload, service category, and ownership team to expose top cost contributors.

2. Prioritize Fast Savings

Target idle resources, overprovisioned compute, unattached storage, and inefficient data retention patterns first.

3. Establish Governance

Use tagging standards, budget alerts, and monthly optimization reviews to keep spend aligned with business value.

4. Improve Architecture Efficiency

Review service tiering, caching strategy, autoscaling behavior, and platform design choices affecting long-term cloud economics.

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