Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Describe Azure management and governanceMedium
A startup is rapidly expanding its Azure footprint and is concerned about unexpected costs. They want to receive automatic notifications when their monthly Azure spending approaches a predefined limit for their subscription. Which Azure Cost Management + Billing feature should they configure?
- ABudgets
- BAzure Reservations
- CAzure Advisor cost recommendations
- DCost analysis reports
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Budgets
Azure Budgets allow you to set spending thresholds for your Azure subscriptions or resource groups. When actual or forecasted spending exceeds these thresholds, you can configure alerts to be triggered, helping to manage and control costs effectively.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Azure Reservations help save money by committing to a one-year or three-year plan for certain resources, but they don't provide alerts for exceeding a budget.
- C. Azure Advisor provides recommendations for cost optimization but doesn't set spending limits or trigger alerts based on actual spend.
- D. Cost analysis reports visualize spending patterns but don't automatically notify on thresholds.
Azure Budgets
A feature within Azure Cost Management + Billing that allows you to set spending thresholds and receive alerts when your spending exceeds those limits.
- Monitors spending against a defined budget.
- Provides alerts when thresholds are met or exceeded.
- Helps control and manage cloud costs.
Memory trick: Budget: Boundary, Urgent, Gate, Get Notified.