Summary
In this chapter, we explored the critical aspects of cost management and optimization within Azure Monitor. Effective cost management is vital for organizations seeking to balance operational efficiency with financial prudence in a cloud-driven environment. This chapter provided comprehensive strategies for efficient resource utilization, understanding Azure Monitor’s pricing model, and practical steps to estimate and manage monitoring costs effectively.
We introduced four principles to be considered when designing your monitoring strategy for effective cost management. Techniques to minimize data ingestion and processing costs, such as filtering and preprocessing data, using sampling methods, and optimizing diagnostic settings, were introduced.
After that, we went into more detail about how Azure Monitor charges for logs, metrics, alerts, notifications, and additional features and described a hands-on example to illustrate how to calculate and manage costs for...
