• Identify factors that can reduce costs (reserved instances, reserved capacity, hybrid use benefit, spot pricing)
• Describe the functionality and usage of the Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator

Intro

In this week’s Episode we explore the core factors that reduce the cost up your Azure environment.

🌐 Site: https://marczak.io/az-900/#ep36

Episode Resources

• 📚 Study cheat sheet
• 🧠 Practice Test

Study Guide

• Microsoft Learn: Compare costs by using the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
• Microsoft Learn: Manage and minimize total cost on Azure
• Microsoft Azure: TCO Calculator

Agenda

• 00:00 Episode Introduction
• 00:50 Azure Reservations
• 03:53 Azure Spot Pricing for VMs
• 06:23 Hybrid use benefit
• 08:48 Azure Pricing Calculator
• 10:54 TCO Calculator
• 14:09 Episode Summary

Video

Enjoy!