An Azure Cost Assessment is a structured review of Azure spend drivers and optimisation opportunities concluded in a report. It offers a quick and effective way to spot hidden costs and inefficiencies in your Azure environment. This helps to improve cost predictability, avoid waste, and stay in control of your Azure spending.

The main goal is to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve the efficiency of your Azure environment. It provides clear recommendations to reduce unnecessary costs and help align Azure spending with actual usage. It is the fastest way to identify and eliminate unnecessary costs, offering clear, actionable recommendations to align spending with actual usage.

It's highly valuable for organisations that want to reduce Azure costs and improve cost predictability, especially when it’s unclear where to start or which actions will make the biggest difference.

Sometimes, billing methods or resource choices look efficient on the surface yet aren’t fully optimised. The assessment provides clear insight into where spending is being wasted or lost, and which changes to prioritise first.

While it generally depends on the environment, the areas covered are: tenant and subscription context; Azure resources; workloads; billing method; offerings (e.g., Reservations); right-sizing/scaling; logging; and idle resources; and software subscription licenses.

No. The Azure Cost Assessment explores opportunities for reducing Azure costs without compromising performance, availability, or scalability, ensuring the Azure environment continues to meet business requirements while driving efficiency.