Advisor

Cost Optimization Recommendations

Right-size Virtual Machines Identify underutilized VMs that can be downsized to save costs.
Recommended action: Downsize 3 VMs. Estimated savings: $150/month.
Delete Unused Storage Accounts Find storage accounts that have not been accessed recently.
Potential savings: $50/month.
Optimize Azure Functions Consumption Plan Review execution patterns for potential cost savings in the Consumption plan.
Review recommended plan: Consider Premium for high-traffic functions.
Apply Reservations to Stable Workloads Commit to reserved instances for predictable workloads to achieve significant discounts.
Eligible resources for 1-year reservation: 5 VMs. Potential savings: $300/month.

Recommendations Overview

Total Recommendations View all actionable cost-saving recommendations.
Compute Recommendations Focus on virtual machines, containers, and serverless compute.
Storage Recommendations Optimize unattached disks, blob storage, and file shares.

Advisor Best Practices

Network Cost Optimization Review data transfer costs and identify opportunities to optimize network traffic.
Consider using Private Endpoints for inter-service communication.
Security and Cost Alignment Ensure security configurations do not inadvertently increase costs.
Review Network Security Group (NSG) rules for efficiency.