In an enterprise environment embracing decentralized self-service DevOps principles, numerous teams are responsible for designing, deploying, and managing cloud services. Monitoring and managing budgets on a monthly basis can be a daunting, if not impossible, task. In this session, we will explore how implementing custom anomaly detection for cost management empowers us to alert resource owners when their expenditures exceed expectations. We will delve into the rationale behind this approach, the challenges faced, and the multitude of dilemmas and decisions necessary to ensure its effectiveness and acceptance by resource owners.

FinOps, AI, Log Analytics, Azure Cost Management
preferred 30-60 minutes.
Primary target audience is cloud engineers.