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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliveira, Anderson Candido.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Azure (Computing platform).

Cost control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Delhi : Orange Education PVT Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

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. Additionally, the book covers automation techniques for governance, and a forward-looking chapter on how AI and machine learning can enhance forecasting and decision-making in FinOps. Supported by real-world examples and case studies, it offers both strategic insight and tactical guidance. Whether you're launching your first FinOps practice or scaling an enterprise-grade cost management function, this book equips you with the knowledge and confidence to lead. Don't let rising Azure costs undermine your cloud success--embrace FinOps and transform your cloud financial strategy.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

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Errata

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to FinOps

Introduction

Structure

Defining FinOps

Principles of FinOps

Teams Need to Collaborate

Business Value Drives Technology Decisions

Everyone Takes Ownership of Their Technology Usage

FinOps Data Should be Accessible, Timely and Accurate

FinOps should be Enabled Centrally

Take Advantage of the Variable Cost Model of the Cloud

The FinOps Lifecycle: Inform, Optimize, and Operate

Inform

Optimize

Operate

Main FinOps Personas, Their Roles, Contributions, and Expectations

The Leadership

The FinOps Practitioner Generated by AI.

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Other Format:

Print version: Oliveira, Anderson Candido Ultimate FinOps for Azure

ISBN:

9789349888890

OCLC:

1530374893