Azure Cost Management Reviews

We use this solution to help with setting up our yearly budget. We look at how much we are currently using on a monthly basis how and close we are to meeting the monthly budget. If we find that we are going over then it helps to adjust the yearly budget.

We also look at what resources have been used more extensively in the current month as opposed to last. The dashboard allows us to make these comparisons. From here, we can optimize resources and reduce costs. In the end, we also develop new resources.

Ideally, we can look ahead to see what we can expect by making changes to certain resources. This is done by looking back at previous months and seeing what the effects were for other changes.

Our second use case has to do with projecting profitability by looking at trends. We are looking at one-year relationships to search for tending patterns. 

The most valuable feature is that it helps us to better forecast and reduce costs.

I would like to see better customization.

We have been using Azure Cost Management for the past year. More generally, we have been exploring Azure technologies for the past three years.

This a stable solution and we have rarely encountered issues. Sometimes, it takes a little bit longer than usual to generate our reports but it could be a website or network issue.

We don't manage the solution so we don't know about the scalability. Internally, only our IT management team uses it.

The initial setup is straightforward. It is not complex, although it takes some time to understand.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

I use Azure Cost Management to track the costing that is incurred by my resources and the servers that are running. There are different generations of servers that I use. For every service or server that is running, Azure provides costing. Support management and cost analysis provide a drill down view of all the services that I am using and the cost associated with it.

A few hundred people use this solution in our business. 

The best thing about Azure Cost Management is the cost analysis functionality because it provides regular alerts. Even when I am not monitoring cost, someone in my team can be set up to receive notifications in real time. This helps us ensure we are not over budget at the end of the month.

It can be difficult to determine the cost associated with certain resources as it relies on a tagging progress. This means we need to drill down billing reports to highlight and fix missing tags. 

I have been using this solution for a couple of years. 

The initial setup is straightforward. The time of deployment depends on the resources you use and time you select with Azure. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten due to the challenge with pricing and missing tags. 

I use the solution for personal use.

The dashboard is really useful.

The dashboard could be improved.

I have been using the solution for one year. I am using the latest version of the solution.

The tool is very stable. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.

The tool is scalable.

I use Azure OpenAI for some experiments.

I use the online web application. The maintenance is done automatically by the vendor.

The pricing is good.

I use the solution once a week. Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.

We use this solution to manage costs for our implementation of Oracle Hyperion.

The security features are very good. 

Adding a simple workflow automation capability would be helpful. In our HR, procurement, and finance departments, all of the processes are manual.

I would like to see improvements made in performance and reporting.

I have been using Azure Cost Management for about two years.

To some extent, we have had some issues with stability. However, not that much.

Scalability has not been an issue.

Microsoft's technical support is good.

The initial setup is a little bit complex.

My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is to carefully consider the design. If the design gets too complex then it will lead to poor performance.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

Regarding Azure Cost Management, I think it's easier for the clients we're using it for, along with which the deployment part of the solution is also easy. Basically, we store our application in Azure. So, it is being used by our clients for storing their applications. Also, they have one database called Teamcenter data. So, such things are being stored in Azure.

Regarding Azure Cost Management, it is an easy solution to use since it is a cloud-based tool. Everything related to the solution comes in handy. So, no network or server team is required to configure the solution.

Stability is an area in the solution that lacks in certain areas. So, it needs to be improved.

Currently, I'm working on Azure Cost Management. As per the new requirements that are coming in for Azure, I am also taking part in involving myself in Azure. Also, I am using the solution's latest version.

I cannot give you an assured rating, but its stability can be rated around nine on a scale of one to ten.

It is a fully scalable product with the potential to enhance our application and increase our servers. All cloud-based solutions are fully scalable.

There is a lesser requirement for the solution. That's why we have not gone through measuring the number of clients we have since they have AWS as their cloud solution. Our clients are not very aware of Azure. So, that's an issue. In the future, the number of users will increase. Right now, I cannot give an accurate number of users using it.

I have only contacted the support for AWS and not for Azure.

I have only used Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure.

The solution's initial setup process was straightforward. The deployment was done in two to three months.

The deployment process is quite simple. In our settings, there is a cloud and visualization part. In that case, we need to select Azure, and our Azure test would monitor Azure. Then, we need to connect a new instance, and we have to go through the configuration phase in which we need to have the tokens and then copy and paste all the tokens. Once the configuration field starts getting filled, it will reconnect to our Azure cloud.

The deployment process is quite simple. So, there are no big issues in the deployment part of Azure. Since it is a cloud solution, there is no need for other people to deploy or maintain the solution. If anyone is involved in such processes, then he or she must be an expert in Azure.

If there is an issue we face in the solution, then we raise a ticket. The Azure and Microsoft team then handles such issues of their users. So there is no manpower required to configure the solution since we can do it on our physical servers.

Azure Cost Management is a free solution. The cost is only for Azure cloud. Apart from that, based on how much a host consumes the solution, we need to pay.

The loading part of the solution is good. Overall, there are no issues in Azure Cost Management.

A person who has a physical server, and has personal knowledge of a physical server, can directly use Azure. A person who knows to use AWS can also connect to Azure. Only certain terminologies in AWS and Azure should be clear. Apart from that, the architecture and connection in regards to how the data is doing and other such related things must be known by the person planning to use Azure.

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.

My clients use Azure Cost Management to reduce costs and work more efficiently.

The solution is very sensitive. Every component must be configured because it affects the project cost.

We're using the latest version.

I like the granularity of the tools.

I would like to see some features included for costing and more information about the components of deployment. Sometimes, it's very difficult to match the component with the solution because the descriptions are not very clear.

The solution is stable.

Technical support is good. I would rate it five out of five.

Initial setup is very easy.

For deployment and maintenance, we need one engineer for five customers.

I would rate this solution eight out of 10. 

When deploying the solution, the first thing the engineer must do is configure text to every component. If the engineer forgets to configure the text, it's a future problem for customers.

We are satisfied with the product, and it is working for us with respect to the VM.

We lack a resource and ID login, and it would be good if they added it.

We have been using this solution for less than a year. We use the solution from the Cost Manager portal only.

The product is stable.

The product is scalable. One other person in the organization and I use this solution.

Technical support is not required. It is easy to log in, and everything is graphical so that you can build on the published resources.

You do not need to deploy the solution. You only need access to Cost Management.

There is no licensing cost. Azure Cost Management only comes with the Azure portal, and there is no cost. When you integrate other cloud services with the portal, there is no cost.

I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

The product's licensing cost could be improved.

We have been using Azure Cost Management for three months.

I rate the platform's stability a nine out of ten.

We manage Azure Cost Management for one in our environment.

One of the executives from the technical support team has been helpful.

Positive

The initial setup process is easy. We have a team of ten engineers working on deployment and maintenance. It takes a long time to complete as it requires setting up multiple firewall rules.

I rate Azure Cost Management a nine out of ten.