Azure Cost Optimization Strategy #2
It’s relatively easy to determine who owns the budget and financial decisions for something like a marketing campaign or new hardware. But compared to other, more traditional IT spending categories, cloud spend responsibility is unusually opaque.
Microsoft and other cloud providers tend to bill different departments within your company based on who has created and is consuming different cloud instances.
Given how Azure services reach across your enterprise, certain functions and metrics don’t clearly belong to any one department. And because cloud services are so easy to use and access, engineers and developers may deploy them at will, without going through a chain of gatekeepers or approvals.
Less accountability means less control—and higher costs. Without a designated Azure manager and monitor, the likelihood of overspending skyrockets.
Partner with a Cloud Specialist to avoid internal overload and burnout
Azure optimization is a full-time endeavor – one requiring a deep understanding of the management methods and tools available, as well as the ability to keep pace with rapid changes. Even if you have cloud experts on staff, burdening them with optimization tasks pulls their attention away from deploying new revenue-generating initiatives.
That’s why more companies are opting to bring in certified partners like SHI to help drive aggressive cost optimization initiatives. Our team focuses 100% on FinOps and identifying the best methods to increase visibility, streamline internal financial operations, and control and allocate costs.
Having an external partner assist with cost optimization is especially important when your organization is invested in multiple public cloud platforms.
