Significantly higher than expected costs for Azure services, need help identifying cost increase reasons

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Our previous month was about $1000 for azure services. We have not launched, but our costs went up drastically to over $5000. Can anyone help with tips of what to check in our Azure setup to reduce our cost?

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KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,212 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-11-07T21:48:13.33+00:00

@B Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A.
Here are few ways you can understand your costs better:

-Use the Azure Cost Management + Billing tool to get a detailed breakdown of your costs. This tool can help you identify which services or resources are driving up your costs

-Ensure that your resources are right-sized. Over-provisioning can lead to unnecessary costs. Use Azure Advisor to get recommendations on resizing.

-Set up budgets and alerts in Azure Cost Management to monitor your spending and get notified when you approach your budget limits

-Check for any unexpected network egress costs. Data transfer between regions or out of Azure can sometimes lead to higher costs.

Steps to check on your charges and resources consumption here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/reporting-get-started#cost-analysis

If this doesn't help, let us know in the comments and we can help further.

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Pavan Minukuri 280 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-07T21:43:44.57+00:00

Hi @B
Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

To resolve this issue, raise a support request with Azure billing and subscription management support. This ticket will allow you to work closely with support engineers and obtain a quick resolution to your issue.

Here is the link - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request to create support case.

FYI: Azure Billing and Subscription Management support is included in the Basic Support Plan without any charge.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/plans/

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Pavan Minukuri 280 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-08T19:40:46.96+00:00

Hi @B
We haven't heard back from you. Please reply if you have any questions in this matter and we will gladly continue the discussion.

Pavan Minukuri 280 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-11T16:21:51.7866667+00:00

Hi @B
Just want to check is that issue resolved or else if you need any help, please let us know we will always help as you needed.! if you had chance please review once my response. Thank you.!
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