Microsoft Azure

Assign the Billing Account Contributor role in Azure to grant cost management permissions without owner access. Step-by-step guide to manage billing, view invoices, and control subscription costs in Azure Portal.

Learn how to retrieve and backfill missing historical Azure billing data for complete cost analysis. Includes PowerShell scripts, API queries, and Synapse tips.

Learn how to safely migrate Azure cost exports to new storage accounts and modify configurations without losing historical billing data or disrupting analytics.

Learn how to create a dedicated Azure resource group for FinOps tools. Includes storage accounts, Synapse workspace, Key Vault setup, and automated tagging.

Learn how to create and configure Azure Storage accounts optimized for cost data exports. Includes security settings, lifecycle policies, and IAM permissions.

Learn how to pause or permanently delete Azure Cost Management exports. Step-by-step guide covers Portal, CLI, and PowerShell methods to stop billing exports.

Learn how to activate billing on Azure subscriptions. Step-by-step guide covers upgrading Free Trial to Pay-As-You-Go, adding payment methods, and budgets.

Enable cost allocation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to track infrastructure costs by namespace and workload. Step-by-step guide to install OpenCost, configure cost tracking, and analyze AKS spending.

Master Azure cost allocation using tags for accurate showback/chargeback. Includes tag-based distribution, usage metrics, and automated Power BI reports.

Enable Azure Cost Management export to automatically send cost data to Azure Storage. Step-by-step guide to configure scheduled exports, set up storage accounts, and analyze billing data with CSV files.

Learn how to enable Azure Cost Management API access with service principals, managed identities, and OAuth2 authentication for programmatic billing retrieval.

Export Azure pricing data for SKUs and services using the Azure Retail Prices API. Step-by-step guide to query VM prices, storage costs, and service rates with PowerShell and REST API.

Learn how to configure Azure RBAC permissions for Cost Management exports. Grant Cost Management Contributor and Storage Blob Data Contributor roles via Portal.

Learn how to merge historical billing data with ongoing Azure cost exports using Data Factory, Synapse, PowerShell, or Databricks for continuous trend analysis.

Learn how to monitor Azure Cost Management export health and data freshness. Configure automated alerts, health checks, and validation scripts with PowerShell.

Learn how to secure Azure billing data with customer-managed encryption, private endpoints, row-level security, and comprehensive auditing for compliance.

Learn how to configure Azure budgets with multi-threshold alerts, action groups, and automated remediation. Includes Portal, CLI, PowerShell, and Logic Apps.

Learn how to implement row-level security for Azure billing data in Synapse and Power BI. Configure department-based, subscription-based, and tag-based access.

Learn how to diagnose and resolve Azure Cost Management export failures. Covers permission errors, missing files, timeout issues, and storage configuration.

Learn how to build professional Azure cost dashboards using Microsoft's official Power BI templates. Configure DAX measures, custom visuals, and row-level security.

Learn how to connect Azure billing data to Synapse Analytics and Power BI for cost analysis. Includes SQL queries, external tables, and DirectQuery setup.

Learn how to create interactive Azure cost dashboards in Power BI with DAX measures, KPIs, drill-downs, and automated alerts for comprehensive financial analysis.