Check Cosmos DB hot partitions before reducing RUs
Use Normalized RU Consumption, 429s, and partition-key RU logs to spot concentrated load before changing provisioned throughput.
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Cloud cost guides
Find answers to common questions about cloud and AI costs.
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Find costly Azure Data Factory activity patterns
Compare Azure Data Factory meter consumption with pipeline and activity runs to focus a design review on recurring orchestration, copy, or data-flow usage.
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Understand Azure Backup storage and retention charges
Trace Azure Backup protected-instance and storage charges to vault redundancy, retention policies, snapshots, and retained recovery points.
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Find Azure SQL database capacity worth reviewing
Use supported Azure SQL metrics to identify provisioned databases that deserve a sizing review without assuming low CPU means excess capacity.
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