Track your Azure cloud costs and resources automatically

Pulls your Azure resources and spending into one report showing your biggest costs and where money is going.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs; all paths must finish before it continues.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2) ยท Synchronisation (3)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Reporting & AnalyticsAPI & Webhook IntegrationDevOps & IT Operations
Connects
Microsoft Azure

The problem it solves

Cloud costs can creep up unnoticed across dozens of resources, and finding out what's driving the bill means digging through the Azure portal manually. By the time you notice an overspend, you've already paid for it.

Who it fits

DevOps engineers, cloud architects, and finance teams tracking cloud spending.

How it works

  1. The system connects to your Azure subscription
  2. It pulls a full list of your cloud resources
  3. It retrieves the cost data for the time period you choose
  4. It combines resources with their costs and builds a report
  5. You receive a report showing total spend, top expenses, and a cost breakdown
What you get

Cloud spending you can see clearly

You get a report showing your total Azure spend, top expenses, and a full breakdown of where your cloud budget is going.

What you get

A formatted report showing total Azure spend, the most expensive resources, and a cost breakdown by type.

What you need

An Azure subscription with a configured service principal.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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