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Azure FinOps at Scale

Real cost optimization and governance strategies for enterprise Azure environments managing 31,000+ assets.

Why Most Azure Cost Management Fails

The harsh truth: Microsoft's native cost tools are designed for visibility, not action. Azure Cost Management shows you what you spent—but it doesn't tell you why you're spending it or how to fix it at scale.

After managing 31,000 Azure resources at a regional bank, I've learned that successful FinOps requires three things Microsoft doesn't give you:

  • Business context in cost reports — Who approved this? What application is it for? What's the business owner?
  • Automated governance at scale — Tag enforcement, policy-driven resource management, and automatic remediation
  • KQL queries that connect the dots — Join cost data with resource metadata, tags, and business systems

This hub contains the strategies, KQL queries, and governance frameworks I've built to make Azure FinOps actually work in production. No theory. Just battle-tested solutions.

1. Foundations: Understanding Azure Costs

Start here: How Azure billing actually works and why your reports are wrong

2. Governance at Scale

Tag strategies, policies, and automation for enterprise Azure

3. KQL for Cost Analysis

Join cost data with resource metadata and tags

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