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azure-cost-optimization

Identify Azure cost savings from usage and spending data. USE FOR: optimize Azure costs, reduce Azure spending/expenses, analyze Azure costs, find cost savings, generate cost optimization report, identify orphaned resources to delete, rightsize VMs, reduce waste, optimize Redis costs, optimize storage costs, AKS cost analysis add-on, namespace cost, cost spike, anomaly, budget alert, AKS cost visibility. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources (use azure-deploy), general Azure diagnostics (use azure-diagnostics), security issues (use azure-security)

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Installation

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Summary

  • Identify cost savings across Azure subscriptions through resource analysis, utilization metrics, and actionable optimization recommendations.
  • Discovers orphaned resources (unattached disks, unused NICs, idle gateways) and over-provisioned services using Azure Quick Review Queries actual costs from Azure Cost Management API and utilization data from Azure Monitor to support rightsizing recommendations Generates prioritized optimization reports with estimated savings, implementation commands, and Azure Portal links for each resource Includes specialized Redis cost optimization analysis with subscription filtering and pre-built report templates Requires Cost Management Reader, Monitoring Reader, and Reader roles; validates prerequisites before analysis begins

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Repository health

Stars 1.5K
License MIT
Default branch main
Open issues 9
Last push Sep 10, 2026
Status Active

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
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