Azure list of 5 changes that help you cut costs:

Azure Monitor workspaces now show which resources create your metric data . This makes it simple to find and stop unused metrics before they run up your bill. Source

Microsoft added more detailed platform metrics for core services. You can catch usage spikes and bad changes faster without paying for extra custom monitoring tools. Source

Auto-balance VM scale sets across zones: Virtual Machine Scale Sets now rebalance instances across availability zones on their own. This stops compute drift and saves your team from fixing uneven capacity by hand. Source

Copy Azure Files across regions without custom scripts: Storage Mover now syncs Azure Files across regions natively. This cuts out custom backup scripts and saves hours of maintenance work for disaster recovery. Source

Link Azure DNS directly to Traffic Manager: You can now connect Azure DNS alias records straight to Traffic Manager endpoints.…