December 16, 2025
Azure Cost Management works beautifully—if you have perfect subscriptions or perfect tags. At enterprise scale, you have neither. Here's why Microsoft's cost tooling assumes a reality that doesn't exist, and what actually works when you're managing 40+ subscriptions with legacy chaos, M&A artifacts, and shared services everywhere.
Azure
Cost Management
FinOps
Enterprise
Cost Optimization
Governance
December 08, 2025
Azure Advisor says 'right-size your VMs.' Finance says 'why is our cloud bill still increasing?' Here's what actually reduces Azure costs in production: the tactics that work when reserved instances and Advisor recommendations aren't enough.
azure
Cost Optimization
FinOps
Cost Management
Azure Advisor
governance
November 03, 2025
A real-world guide to optimizing Azure costs using rightsizing, automation, cleanup, governance, tags, and financial accountability.
Azure
FinOps
Cost Optimization
Automation
Governance
November 03, 2025
Most Azure optimization advice is surface-level. Reserved instances aren’t FinOps. Here’s what meaningful cost reduction really takes.
Azure
FinOps
Cost Optimization
Advisor
Governance