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The SRE's Guide to Azure Cost Optimization: A Taming Strategy for 'Dirty' Environments
A practical, step-by-step strategy for finding and safely removing waste in real-world, complex Azure environments - even with no documentation or tagging.
Sep 20, 2025
cost-optimization
📖 15 min
CASE #CS-001
The Ghost Fleet Mystery: 89 Zombie Azure VMs Drain $18,400 Monthly
Detective Cloud Sleuth investigates 89 idle Azure VMs running with 0% CPU for 6 months, costing a tech startup $18,400/month. See the full case study.
💰 $18k/mo
⏱️ 8 hours
Jan 15, 2024
cost-optimization
🏢 Technology Startup