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Cloud technologies<\/a> are an essential part of a business\u2019s technology strategy. After all, its benefits to any company make it a must-have for anyone looking to modernise their organisation. With this, there are a lot of considerations that you have to make when regarding the cloud.<\/p>\n

One of the most important considerations here is cost. Whilst cloud technologies \u2014 once optimised \u2014 can save a great amount of money when compared to on-prem solutions, they can also accrue singificant costs if not managed correctly. There are, however, ways to get around this and ensure that your costs remain as low as possible.<\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019re going to go over the best practices within Azure to help you save costs when using the cloud. We\u2019ll also go over how an Azure-managed service can help you save costs in the long term by optimising costs.<\/p>\n

Best Practices for Reducing Azure Costs (Cloud technologies)<\/h2>\n

Right-sizing Resources<\/h3>\n

Right-sizing your resources is the process of analysing your current resource usage and adjusting them to meet your needs perfectly. This will eliminate wasted spend on over-provisioned resources and will help you streamline your costs perfectly.<\/p>\n

There are lots of different reasons why you might need to go through your cloud implementation and right-size it. After all, it\u2019s quite common to have virtual machines that have been created with a higher capacity than your needs, and right-sizing fixes this. By right-sizing, you also just make your implementation more efficient and easier to manage as well, by simplifying and streamlining your whole implementation.<\/p>\n

The best way to right-size in Azure is to utilise Azure Advisor. This is a built-in tool that recommends lots of different cost-saving optimisations, which include telling you how to right-size your cloud implementation correctly.<\/p>\n

Utilising Reserved Instances<\/h3>\n

Reserved instances are a fixed commitment to use specific Azure resources for an agreed amount of time. By doing this, you can save up to 72% compared to pay-as-you-go, meaning that you can save lots all around if you can successfully implement reserved instances into your organisation.<\/p>\n

There are other benefits to this as well. By using a reserved instance, you lock in your rate \u2014 meaning that you have more consistent and predictable budgeting in the long term, as well as the ability to pay flexibly in instalments as well as in one lump sum.<\/p>\n

However, reserved instances aren\u2019t for everyone. They do require a commitment upfront, and you can\u2019t right-size your resources as you go, as you\u2019ll have to pay for a fixed amount of resources every month. This makes reserved instances best for organisations that have a consistent idea of what they\u2019ll need in the future.<\/p>\n

Implementing Cost Management Tools<\/h3>\n

Azure has a host of cost management tools that you can utilise to ensure that you\u2019re saving costs throughout your cloud implementation \u2014<\/p>\n