Rightsizing

Concept

Rightsizing is the cost-optimization practice of matching provisioned cloud resources or license tiers to measured actual usage, for example moving underutilized virtual machines to smaller sizes.

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Key points about Rightsizing

Rightsizing removes waste such as oversized VMs, dev environments left running at night and orphaned disks. · Azure Cost Management - Simply Explained

Episodes about Rightsizing

High-Performance Azure Cloud Governance to Reduce Waste

2026-02-27 · Video on YouTube

This episode explains that cloud environments promise efficiency, elasticity, and control — but without governance engineered as architecture, they become financial drains and operational chaos. It recounts how idle resources, ungoverned permissions, and…

Azure Cost Management - Simply Explained

2026-07-19 · Video on YouTube

Azure Cost Management is Microsoft's built-in FinOps solution for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing cloud spending across Azure and other Microsoft cloud services. It provides visibility into where your money is being spent, helps identify cost-saving…

Stop Azure Cost Entropy with Ownership and Budget Controls

2026-01-17 · Video on YouTube

Azure doesn’t get expensive because engineers waste money. It gets expensive because the platform is allowed to spend without ownership, limits, or consequences. That isn’t a savings problem — it’s cost entropy. In this episode, we reframe cloud cost as an…

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Articles about Rightsizing (3)

Surviving the Multi-Cloud Network Tax: Hidden Costs in Azure, AWS, and GCP
2026-08-28 · Mirko Peters
Welcome back to the podcast blog! If you have been listening to our recent episodes, you know we love diving deep into the technical weeds of enterprise technology.…
Stopping Cloud Waste Before It Starts with Azure Policy
2026-08-26 · Mirko Peters
Welcome back to the podcast companion blog, where we dive deeper into the strategies, tools, and mindset shifts necessary to take control of your organization's dig…
Mastering FinOps: A Guide to Azure Cost Management
2026-08-22 · Mirko Peters
Welcome to our comprehensive deep-dive into the world of Azure Cost Management and cloud financial operations. If you have ever opened your monthly cloud invoice on…

Frequently asked questions

How can Azure costs be brought under control?

Set subscription-level budgets, enforce mandatory tagging, add automated guardrails and regular reviews and use Azure Cost Management, Monitor and Advisor. The notes cite savings up to 75 percent from rightsizing, schedules and reserved instances. · From the episode: Stop Azure Cost Entropy with Ownership and…

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-03