RESOURCE HYGIENE
Find overlooked spend.
Detect orphaned resources and inspect unattached disks, underused VMs, and costs associated with stopped machines.
SR / 01 — AZURE COSTS SCANNER
Find the waste.
See the full picture.
Bring Azure spending, resource inventory, and Advisor recommendations into a single review workspace.
Explore capabilities ↓RESOURCE / REVIEWILLUSTRATIVE WORKFLOW
FINDING
Unattached disk
Unattached disk
01
CHECK CONTEXTOwnership · backups · retention
02
RECORD A DECISIONKeep with a reason, or investigate in Azure
03
VALIDATE THE OUTCOMECompare subsequent billing after a change
ESTIMATES REQUIRE VALIDATION
READ-ONLY ANALYSISNO AGENT REQUIREDMULTIPLE SUBSCRIPTIONS
01 / CAPABILITIES
Know where to look.
Know what to question.
COMPUTE
Review the right fit.
Assess VM sizing and identify Azure Virtual Desktop host VMs.
COMMITMENTS
Evaluate the tradeoffs.
Compare Reserved Instance and Savings Plan recommendations with usage and commitment terms.
GOVERNANCE
Spot the exceptions.
Review cost anomalies, tag compliance, budgets, and alerts.
02 / YOUR FIRST REVIEW
Connect. Investigate. Decide.
Connect Azure.
Use Microsoft sign-in or a dedicated service principal. Administrator consent and resource and billing access may be required.
Select and scan.
Save the subscriptions to review. Scan duration depends on estate size and Azure API limits; inspect completion status and warnings.
Review the evidence.
Compare spend history, resource details, recommendation source, confidence, and estimated savings before acting.
Make the decision.
Record your review, investigate dependencies in Azure, and validate later billing. Saved decisions do not execute infrastructure changes.
03 / OPERATOR NOTES
Clear boundaries.
Informed decisions.
Will a scan change my infrastructure?
No. Scans do not create, resize, stop, or delete Azure resources.
How does access work?
Microsoft sign-in uses existing delegated permissions; consent is not itself a read-only role. A manual service principal can use Reader, Cost Management Reader, and Monitoring Reader roles.
Are estimated savings guaranteed?
No. Validate estimates against workload requirements and later billing. Recent billing data may be incomplete, and no recommendations does not necessarily mean no waste.
Does this replace Azure’s native tools?
It complements Azure Cost Management and Advisor with consolidated resource checks, scan history, and saved review decisions.
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