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title: Fundamentals of FinOps in Microsoft Azure | Daymark Solutions
description: "Learn to manage and optimize Microsoft Azure costs
using FinOps."
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## Fundamentals of FinOps in Microsoft Azure

Download the Datasheet: **Fundamentals of FinOps in Microsoft Azure Workshop**

Learn to manage and optimize Microsoft Azure costs using FinOps.

#### OVERVIEW

If your company is like most, you are focused on optimizing spending without impacting outcomes. Daymark Solutions has created a workshop with expert-led discussions, hands-on labs, and collaborative exercises to teach advanced cost management and optimization strategies. You will learn how to right-size and manage orphaned resources, leverage Azure Hybrid Benefit, and optimize with Reserved Instances and Azure Savings Plans. By the end of the workshop, participants will have developed a hypothetical FinOps strategy focused on continuous improvement practices and cloud financial governance.

#### HIGHLIGHTS

Master FinOps in Azure: Understand financial operations and cost management in Microsoft Azure.

Optimize Cloud Resources: Learn to rightsize and manage orphaned resources.

- Maximize Savings: Use Azure Hybrid Benefit, Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans to reduce costs.
- Develop a FinOps Strategy: Create a hypothetical FinOps strategy tailored to real-world business goals.
- Ensure Continuous Governance: Apply best practices for ongoing cost control and optimization.

#### AGENDA

Daymark consultants will provide an overview of FinOps fundamentals and Azure cost management, focusing on resource analysis, orphaned resources and rightsizing.

 Session 1: Introduction to FinOps and Azure Resource Analysis

- Daymark consultants will discuss:
- Introduction to FinOps.
- Overview of Azure cost management tools.
- Techniques for analyzing resource utilization and rightsizing.
- Identifying underutilized resources.
- Cloud cost challenges.
- Analyze and rightsize resources using Azure Monitor and Azure Advisor.
- Rightsizing a sample environment.

Session 2: Advanced Optimization Strategies

We’ll guide participants in advanced optimization strategies for their environments. This includes:

- Leverage Azure Hybrid Benefit, Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans.
- Manage orphaned resources.
- Create a FinOps strategy and roadmap.
- Continuous improvement in FinOps.
- Cost savings through Azure Hybrid Benefit.
- Develop a FinOps strategy for a sample company.
- Set up Azure Cost Management alerts.

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