Azure Cost Management Reviews

Basically, they provide licenses to customers who already have an Azure subscription. They send these licenses to customers based on their needs, either extracting them from the partner center or group management or then delivering them, often through email. Additionally, for the Dental Connection system, APIs support the automated delivery of licenses to customers. On another note, when addressing billing concerns, there are instances where customers claim they've been overcharged by varying amounts, such as a hundred, five hundred, or even a thousand dollars. In such cases, they examine cost management to investigate these charges.

There are significant issues with Power BI integration at the moment, particularly with built-in applications for course management. Multiple features don't allow for efficient report generation. This is one primary concern. The second issue relates to reporting, even when using Power BI templates for course management. There are problems with data import that require manual entry. So, these are the two main challenges I'm currently facing.

Another matter to consider is the removal of the markup option for partners. I'm not sure if it will be added back, but it used to allow marking up Azure usage for enterprise customers. I'm uncertain if there's an alternative way to achieve the same function. Partners need to mark up services when selling to customers, and it's currently unavailable for some products or services.

I have been working with Azure Cost Management for quite sometime. 

The stability is 10 out of 10.

Scalability is not needed.

Technical support is lacking in terms of response time and effectiveness. The response times are quite lengthy, and the support team's ability to address complex issues is questionable. While they may be suitable for straightforward problems, when it comes to more intricate issues, the support often falls short of expectations. This applies across various support levels, including Microsoft Premier, unified support, basic, and standard.

We solely utilize Azure Cost Management for overseeing our Azure services, so we haven't explored any competing solutions.

No custom setup is required for most cases. The only situation where setup may be needed is when working with a Microsoft CSV partner and running automation. In such cases, some configurations may be necessary.

Furthermore, deploying this to Azure Management Services is a straightforward process. It's a built-in feature or service within Azure, so there's no need to go through a separate deployment process. It's readily available with every subscription.

Pricing isn't applicable as it's included with the subscription. It depends on the services used. If you acquire any services on Azure, you pay for the subscription, and the billing or cost management is included for free.

Overall, I would rate it 9 out of 10. 

We use the product for cost analysis. 

The tool helps with budgeting and reporting. It notifies us whenever we cross the threshold.

Azure Cost Management needs to improve scalability. 

I have been using the product for two years. 

I rate Azure Cost Management's stability a ten out of ten. 

I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten. My company has 10-20 users. 

Microsoft's support is helpful. 

Positive

Azure Cost Management is a cloud solution and doesn't require installation. 

Azure Cost Management comes as a part of other solutions. You need to pay as per your requirement based on the pay-as-you-go model. 

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

We use Azure Cost Management for our budgeting purposes. We have created a policy where we get an alert if a particular resource goes above our budget.

The most valuable feature of Azure Cost Management is cost optimization.

Azure Cost Management should be made cheaper.

I have been using Azure Cost Management for around four years.

Around 1,000 users use Azure Cost Management in our organization.

Azure Cost Management's technical support team is customer-friendly, but sometimes, they take longer to respond.

We previously used Symantec.

Azure Cost Management's initial setup is straightforward.

We implemented the solution through an in-house team. Azure Cost Management's deployment is very simple and can be deployed in a day.

Azure Cost Management is a cloud-based solution.

Overall, I rate Azure Cost Management a five out of ten.

We use the solution as a cost management tool to control the budget. It is easy to mange costs with the product. 

The tool's pricing should be made cheaper. 

I have been using the tool for one year. 

The product is stable. 

The tool is scalable. 

The product's support is fast. 

The tool's pricing is yearly. 

We require three or more admins to manage the tool.

We use the solution to understand the resource response and cost per customer for multiple projects in our organization.

The most valuable feature of Azure Cost Management is its way of segregating accounts based on resources.

The solution needs an automated dashboard and better reporting.

I have been using Azure Cost Management for the last three years.

I rate Azure Cost Management a ten out of ten for stability.

I don't see any need for scalability for this solution. We have 350 plus customers using the solution.

The technical support for Azure Cost Management is far better. Whatever we need is available on the portal, and if there is any discrepancy, we raise it to the support team.

You don't have to do any setup, it's all populated from what you have in your environment.

Customers do not need to pay for the product's license, and the product is free of cost.

The solution's user interface is good. We also get the projection for the current month. I am a technical consultant and rarely work on cost management. Microsoft manages the solution, and you don’t need any skill sets to use it.

Overall, I rate Azure Cost Management a ten out of ten.

Azure Cost Management It provides information regarding overall costs and utilization across all Azure services and Azure Marketplace solutions.

The solution has made our organization more efficient.

The most valuable features of Azure Cost Management are the ability to set standards or tagging policies and initiatives. You can achieve higher cost optimization.

The forecasting model can improve Azure Cost Management.

I have been using Azure Cost Management for two years.

I rate the stability of Azure Cost Management a seven out of ten.

Our clientele comprises businesses of various sizes, ranging from small to medium-sized enterprises that may require our solutions for short-term periods, to large corporations like banks.

I rate the scalability of Azure Cost Management an eight out of ten.

We have a technical team and we are providing support to our clients efficiently.

Understanding how to fully take advantage of Azure Cost Management saving recommendations is not a simple task. This is because the cloud provider offers its own pricing structure, and there are also other native solutions available. To truly comprehend why some people are unable to realize the cost savings offered by Azure, a business analysis is necessary. Primary research is needed to identify the pain points within the market.

Each deployment has to be customized to match the customer's needs and requirements. There can be many challenges. Overall, the implementation is complex.

I rate the initial setup of Azure Cost Management a seven out of ten.

I rate the price of Azure Cost Management an eight out of ten.

I would advise others who want to use Azure Cost Management to read the documentation.

I rate Azure Cost Management a six out of ten.

I gave my rating of six out of ten because there are plenty of other similar solutions on the market.

We use the product to analyze the cost utilization for multiple clients who have deployed resources in Microsoft Azure. By monitoring their usage patterns, we suggest exploring cost-saving options, such as leveraging reservations or identifying opportunities for cost benefit.

Azure Cost Management is user-friendly compared to other competitors. We can easily present it to non-technical people. Everyone can visualize the insights through the application. The other cloud mobility applications have more technical functionality. Thus, the terminologies become difficult to understand.

The product's foecasting needs improvement. The current approach, which uses the maximum incurred cost to forecast for an extended period, leads to freezing budgets unnecessarily. They could enhance the forecasting model by exploring alternative algorithms such as time series or other models. Additionally, they could expand the recommendation timeframe to allow for one-year plans, acknowledging that not all organizations may have a three-year workload plan.

We have been using Azure Cost Management for two and a half years.

We encounter occasional glitches or bugs in the solution, particularly in cloud dashboards and usage tracking. The technical support team resolves the issue within 24 hours.

I rate the stability an eight or nine out of ten.

We work with enterprise companies as our clients for Azure Cost Management. It is a scalable platform.

The support team is helpful. However, we have to wait for a callback nearly a week after raising the ticket. It can be challenging, especially when working within an agile methodology with fixed timelines. They could reflect and respond, ideally within a day or two, to better align with our project timelines.

Neutral

The initial setup process is user-friendly.

We are using a solution accelerator that operates with Azure. It helps us manage policies and other functionalities. I advise others to be aware of the opportunities where the deployment cost can be reduced. 

I rate Azure Cost Management an eight out of ten.

We use the solution to develop different personal solutions.

Azure Cost Management has its conciseness and clear visibility. Having all resource costs in one place makes it incredibly easy to identify the biggest spenders, whether a specific resource or an entire resource group. This centralized view is crucial for understanding my service configurations and making informed decisions about cost optimization, like scaling down or even turning off services.

We were using Microsoft 365 earlier. We recently started using Azure and its pay-as-you-go model. It is powerful and wonderful because it allows you to test different services without spending so much, but the cost could be improved.

I have been using Azure Cost Management for less than a year. We are using the latest version of the solution.

I rate the solution’s stability a ten out of ten.

20 users are using this solution.

Customer support is enough with the information available. They also provide help guides, forums on the portal, and other resources that Microsoft provides.

Azure Cost Management is a cost-effective solution. It's more valuable than the cost.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.