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Azure Cost Optimization Skill
by microsoft/azure-skills
Identify Azure cost savings from usage and spending data. USE FOR: optimize Azure costs, reduce Azure spending/expenses, analyze Azure costs, find cost…
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Identify cost savings across Azure subscriptions through resource analysis, utilization metrics, and actionable optimization recommendations. - Discovers orphaned resources (unattached disks, unused NICs, idle gateways) and over-provisioned services using Azure Quick Review - Queries actual costs from Azure Cost Management API and utilization data from Azure Monitor to support rightsizing recommendations - Generates prioritized optimization reports with estimated savings, implementation commands, and Azure Portal links for each resource - Includes specialized Redis cost optimization analysis with subscription filtering and pre-built report templates - Requires Cost Management Reader, Monitoring Reader, and Reader roles; validates prerequisites before analysis begins Azure Cost Optimization Skill Analyze Azure subscriptions to identify cost savings through orphaned resource cleanup, rightsizing, and optimization recommendations based on actual usage data. When to Use This Skill Use this skill when the user asks to: - Optimize Azure costs or reduce spending - Analyze Azure subscription for cost savings - Generate cost optimization report - Find orphaned or unused resources - Rightsize Azure VMs, containers, or services - Identify where they're overspending in Azure - Optimize Redis costs specifically - See Azure Redis Cost Optimization for Redis-specific analysis Instructions Follow these steps in conversation with the user: