Ultimate FinOps for Azure: Streamline and Optimize Azure Cloud Costs with Proven FinOps Strategies, Native Tools, and Smart Automation (English Edition): 1

Book Description
As cloud operations grow, controlling costs in Microsoft Azure is no longer optional, it’s a strategic priority. FinOps is the discipline of cloud financial management, empowers engineering, finance, and operations teams to collaborate and drive greater business value.

Ultimate FinOps for Azure is a comprehensive, hands-on guide designed to help professionals bring financial discipline and accountability into Azure environments.

The book begins by laying the groundwork with core FinOps principles and explains how Azure’s unique pricing and consumption models impact cost management. From there, it walks you through every stage of the FinOps lifecycle: collecting and analyzing usage data, designing robust tagging strategies, allocating costs effectively, and generating actionable reports. You’ll explore how to leverage Azure-native tools such as Cost Management, Billing, Azure Advisor, and Kusto Query Language (KQL) to uncover inefficiencies and optimize spending in real time.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction to FinOps
2. Introduction to Microsoft Azure
3. Setting Up for Success
4. Data Collection and Analysis
5. Cost Allocation
6. Introduction to Tagging in Azure
7. Reporting
8. Identifying Cost Saving Opportunities
9. Automation and Governance
10. Continuous Improvement
11. Artificial Intelligence and FinOps
12. Appendix
Appendix 1 Unit Economics Examples
Appendix 2 Codes Compilation
Appendix 3 Glossary of Terms
Index