Cloud technologies provide us so many benefits to get us what we need very quickly with its extensive library of services, easy to deploy infrastructure, and flexibility to scale. However, without proper control and monitoring, you can end up with some unexpected surprises when your bill arrives. In this session, we want to share with you tips and tools that you can use to avoid that. We will first look at the critical role that planning and proper governance play in managing your costs, and then transition into a demo heavy look at the Azure Cost Management of the portal. Here I will show how to analyze spends, effectively use budgets, create alerts, and utilize the Azure Advisor recommendations so you can start creating more visibility and accountability within your organization. Data professionals are often overlooked when management is making budgetary decisions, but by learning these tools and features now, you will be in much better position to influence key decisions about your data platform strategy.