Azure Advisor
Your personalized guide to Azure best practices.
Overview
Azure Advisor is a free, built-in service that acts as a personalized cloud consultant. It analyzes your Azure resource configuration and usage telemetry to provide actionable recommendations across five categories: Cost, Security, Reliability, Operational Excellence, and Performance.
✨ Key Features
- Cost optimization recommendations (e.g., rightsizing, reserved instances)
- Security recommendations from Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Reliability and high availability suggestions
- Performance efficiency improvements
- Operational excellence best practices
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Native integration within the Azure portal
- Completely free to use
- Provides holistic recommendations beyond just cost
Unique Value: Azure Advisor provides free, personalized, and actionable recommendations based on Microsoft's best practices to help you optimize your entire Azure environment.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Identifying and shutting down idle virtual machines.
- Recommending the purchase of Azure Reservations to save on compute costs.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Multi-cloud cost management
- Detailed, customizable cost reporting and analysis
🏆 Alternatives
While third-party tools may offer more advanced features, Azure Advisor is the easiest and most direct way to get fundamental optimization guidance directly from the source.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Azure Support Plans tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Free for all Azure users.
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