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        Article Summary

        Our goal at ControlUp is to help you manage your Azure cloud costs as efficiently as possible. As you read this article, you will learn how to read Azure cost metrics within ControlUp and how to configure cost collection.

        You can view your costs by Azure component, such as Disk, Network, or Snapshot. In our implementation, we have implemented three different views:

        • Month-to-Date. The actual cost for the current calendar month
        • Last Month. The total cost sum of the last calendar month
        • Forecast. Displays an estimate of your subscription costs based on the information reported by Azure

        The table below outlines the implemented cost metrics in the Real-Time Console and Solve. You can find more information on Azure metrics in the Azure Integration: Columns & Grids Overview article.

        Resource / Service TypeAvailable TimeframeMetric Name
        Application Insights New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Application Insights Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Application Insights Cost (Month-to-Date)
        App Service New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ App Service Cost (Last Month)
        AZ App Service Cost (Month-to-Date)
        App Service Plan New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ App Service Plan Cost (Last Month)
        AZ App Service Plan Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Automation Account New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Automation Account Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Automation Account Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Bastion New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Bastion Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Bastion Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Compute Gallery New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Compute Gallery Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Compute Gallery Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Compute CostLast Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Compute Cost - Last Month
        AZ Compute Cost (Month-to-date)
        Compute Images New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Compute Images Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Compute Images Cost (Month-to-Date)
        DDoS Protection Plan New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ DDoS Protection Plan Cost (Last Month)
        AZ DDoS Protection Plan Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Disk CostLast Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Disk Cost - Last Month
        AZ Disk Cost (Month-to-date)
        Event Hub New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ EventHub Cost (Last Month)
        AZ EventHub Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Key Vault New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Key Vault Cost (Month-to-Date)
        AZ Key Vault Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Log Analytics New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Log Analytics Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Log Analytics Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Machine CostLast Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Machine Cost - Last Month
        AZ Machine Cost (Month-to-date)
        NetApp Files New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ NetApp Files Cost (Last Month)
        AZ NetApp Files Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Network CostLast Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Network Cost - Last Month
        AZ Network Cost (Month-to-date)
        Network Security Groups New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Network Security Groups Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Network Security Groups Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Network Watcher New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Network Watcher Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Network Watcher Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Public IP New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Public IP Cost (Last Month)
        AZ Public IP Cost (Month-to-Date)
        Scale Set Cost New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Scale Set Cost - Last Month
        AZ Scale Set Cost (Month-to-date)
        Snapshot CostLast Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Snapshot Cost - Last Month
        AZ Snapshot Cost (Month-to-date)
        Storage Accounts Cost New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ Storage Accounts Cost - Last Month
        AZ Storage Accounts Cost (Month-to-date)
        SQL Server New in 8.8Last Month
        Month-to-Date        		AZ SQL Server Cost (Last Month)
        AZ SQL Server Cost (Month-to-Date)

        AVD-related cost metrics

        Version 8.8 includes month-to-date AVD costs. The following table provides an overview of AVD costs. A detailed overview of AVD integration metrics can be found in the article AVD Integration: Metrics Overview

        Resource TypeMetric NameVisible In
        AVD ComputeAVD Compute Cost (Month-to-Date)Host Pool, Subscription, Resource Group, Workspace, Host Pool
        AVD MachinesAVD Machine Cost (Month-to-Date)Workspace, Host Pool
        AVD Data DisksAVD Data Disk Cost (Month-to-Date)Workspace, Host Pool
        AVD OS DisksAVD OS Disk Cost (Month-to-Date)Workspace, Host Pool
        AVD Total DiskAVD Total Disk Cost (Month-to-Date)Workspace, Host Pool

        General Cost Metrics

        We defined additional cost metrics that are not service related, such as forcast costs or the costs for machines that that were in Stopped mode.

        • AZ Cost. Includes costs for non-IaaS resources.
        • AZ Last Month Stopped Machines Cost. The aggregated metric shows the costs associated with stopped machines in the past month.
        • AZ Forecast Cost. Shows a projection of your Azure subscription's estimated costs.

        Costs Views - Actual Costs vs. Amortized Costs

        Azure offers customers significant cost saving opportunities. ControlUp allows you to represent costs in one of the following ways across the Real-Time Console and Solve:

        • Actual Costs are the costs of resource consumption without reservations.
        • Amortized Costs take upfront reservations into account. If you have reserved instances in your Azure environment, you will likely want to see the daily or monthly quota of this reservation. This cost view splits the reservation quota into a daily billing.

        The currently used cost type is shown under the AZ Cost Type column.
        002_CostType

        How to Change the Cost Type

        By default, all Azure costs are shown as Actual Costs. If you want to see amortized cost, follow the steps below:

        1. Use the Controllers pane in the console to connect to the registry of the data collector
        2. Under Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUp\Agent, create a new subkey Azure Data Collection. If this subkey already exists, skip this step
          003_AddRegistryKey
        3. Create a new value AzureCostType of type REG_DWORD. As a value, you can use ActualCost or AmortizedCost.
        4. Restart the ControlUp Agent on the data collector to see the changes
        5. Connection again to your Azure subscription. Once connected, the cost view changed from ActualCost to AmortizedCost.
          004_ChangeToAmortizedCosts

        Billing Currency

        The billing currency shown in AZ Currency column by default is US Dollars (USD). If your Subscription is billed in another currenty, you need to create a new registry key on the Data Collector.

        1. Use the Controllers pane in the console to connect to the registry of the data collector
        2. Under Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUp\Agent, create a new subkey Azure Data Collection. If this subkey already exists, skip this step
        3. Create a new value AzureCurrencyType of type REG_DWORD and the value to CostUSD if you want to display your costs in USD, or Cost to show the billing currency of your Azure subscription.
        4. Restart the ControlUp Agent on the data collector to see the changes
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