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Azure FinOps for Québec SMBs

An audit and optimization method for Azure costs: 30 to 50% lower in 6 months

11 pages 12 min io4 Cloud team

A FinOps method for Azure environments running $5K to $50K/month: tagging, Reserved Instances, savings plans, rightsizing, budget alerts, and governance. Backed by hard numbers from the field.

Who it's for

SMBs and large enterprises running Azure in production · IT leadership, architects, finance

White paper contents

6 chapters, 11 pages.

  1. 1

    Why Azure bills spiral out of control

    2 sections

  2. 2

    The 5 highest-priority levers

    5 sections

  3. 3

    Step by step - Visibility first

    3 sections

  4. 4

    Lasting governance

    3 sections

  5. 5

    From the field - A Québec municipality, down 54% in 6 months

    3 sections

  6. 6

    Pitfalls that wipe out the savings

    4 sections

What you'll learn

Concrete takeaways you can apply tomorrow.

  • A complete FinOps method that works for any Azure organization spending between $5,000 and $50,000/month.
  • The 5 highest-priority levers, ordered from greatest to smallest impact, with quantified savings and the pitfalls to steer clear of.
  • A 6-month rollout schedule with measurable milestones.
  • From the field: a Québec municipality that went from $78K to $36K/month in 6 months (down 54%).
Topics:Azure FinOps SMBreduce Azure costsAzure Reserved InstancesAzure rightsizingAzure FinOps guide PDFAzure Cost Management
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