Azure Performance and Cost Optimization Assessment
Azure performance and cost optimization assessment is a Microsoft Azure implementation service with a duration of 3 days. IT Partner reviews existing Azure tenant resources, analyzes resource efficiency, and provides findings and recommendations for Azure cost optimization.
What this engagement is
This service analyzes your current Azure Cloud Services usage to identify areas for improvement, optimize spending patterns, and reduce unnecessary costs. IT Partner reviews your Azure tenant resources, analyzes them for efficiency, and provides a report with findings and Azure cost optimization recommendations. The assessment identifies starting values of usage across the cloud, quick wins, and in-depth optimization plans. Service details: SKU ITPWW160IMPOT; price $500; duration 3 days; manager Roman Sotnik; product Microsoft Azure; type Implementation; date 2023-02-23.
Success criteria
What you receive
How the work unfolds
Confirm the assessment scope, the required Azure subscription, stakeholders, communications approach, expected schedule, and the client point of contact. Review the objective of identifying cost and performance optimization opportunities without making production changes as part of the standard assessment.
Review the client’s Azure usage context, business priorities, known concerns, budget or cost-center considerations, tagging or reporting requirements, and any constraints that should be considered when evaluating recommendations.
Configure temporary Azure Portal access for IT Partner as agreed, ensuring sufficient access to review the required Azure subscription. Confirm access works before starting the inventory.
Collect an inventory of relevant Azure resources and review current consumption, usage patterns, cost drivers, underutilized resources, sizing indicators, and readily available Azure optimization signals. The review is limited to information available through the provided subscription access and standard Azure management tools.
Prepare the findings report with baseline usage observations, identified quick wins, recommended cost optimization actions, performance or efficiency considerations, and practical next steps. Where the available data supports it, recommendations may be prioritized by potential impact, urgency, or implementation effort.
Walk through the report with the client, explain the rationale for recommendations, answer questions, confirm any assumptions, and identify which actions the client may want to evaluate or implement separately after the assessment.
Conduct final follow-up to address open questions, confirm acceptance of the assessment deliverables, document any outstanding items, and complete the project closeout process. Temporary access should be removed or disabled by the client after the engagement is complete.
Prerequisites
Who does what
IT Partner
- Review Azure tenant resources.
- Analyze the resources in terms of efficiency.
- Provide the report with findings and recommendations on the Azure cost optimization.
Your team
- Provide a dedicated point of contact responsible for working with IT Partner.
- Provide a temporary access to the required Azure subscription.
- Perform changes to Azure tenant as required (optional).
What's not included
Frequently asked questions
What is included in the Azure performance and cost optimization assessment?
The Azure performance and cost optimization assessment includes a review of your existing Azure tenant resources, an efficiency analysis, and a report with findings and recommendations for Azure cost optimization. IT Partner also identifies current usage starting values, quick wins, and more in-depth optimization opportunities within the assessed Azure environment.
What deliverables will we receive from this Azure cost optimization assessment?
You receive a report with findings and recommendations on Azure cost optimization. You also receive a project closeout report that shows final project status, evidence of matching the acceptance criteria, any outstanding issues, and the final budget.
How long does the Azure performance and cost optimization assessment take?
The assessment duration is 3 days. During that time, IT Partner conducts the kickoff and pre-assessment activities, reviews Azure resources, prepares the report, discusses findings and action items, and completes closure conversations.
How much does the Azure performance and cost optimization assessment cost?
The listed price for the Azure performance and cost optimization assessment is $500. Any work outside the stated scope, such as more extensive documentation or Azure services reconfiguration, should be confirmed separately with IT Partner because it is not included in the standard assessment.
What is the main goal of this Azure assessment?
The main goal is to provide a list of recommendations on how to reduce Azure costs. IT Partner does this by reviewing Azure tenant resources, analyzing resource efficiency, and identifying cost optimization opportunities in your current Azure usage.
Does this service make changes to our Azure environment?
No, Azure services reconfiguration is not included in the standard assessment. IT Partner provides findings and recommendations, while the client may optionally perform changes to the Azure tenant as required.
What access is required for IT Partner to perform the assessment?
You must have admin-level access to the required Azure subscription, and the client is responsible for providing temporary access to that subscription. The engagement includes a step to create users or configure Azure Portal access so IT Partner can review the necessary tenant resources.
Who from our organization needs to be involved?
The client must provide a dedicated point of contact responsible for working with IT Partner. This contact helps coordinate access, meetings, questions about the Azure environment, and any optional changes the client chooses to perform after reviewing the recommendations.
What happens during the assessment process?
The engagement typically includes a kickoff meeting, a pre-assessment meeting, access setup for the Azure Portal, inventory of current activity, report preparation, discussion of findings and action items, and follow-up or closure conversations. The source service plan lists these milestones, but it does not provide detailed milestone descriptions, so any specific agenda should be confirmed with IT Partner.
Will this assessment cause downtime or business disruption?
The stated scope is an assessment that reviews Azure tenant resources and analyzes efficiency, not a reconfiguration project. Because Azure service changes are not included, downtime is not expected from the standard assessment itself, but any later changes made by the client should be planned and assessed separately.
What Azure resources are reviewed during the assessment?
IT Partner reviews existing Azure tenant resources in the required Azure subscription and analyzes them in terms of efficiency. The service description does not list specific Azure resource types, so the exact coverage should be confirmed with IT Partner based on your subscription and assessment objectives.
Does the assessment include Azure cost reduction implementation?
No, implementation of Azure service changes is not included in the standard service. The deliverable is a report with findings and recommendations, and the client may perform Azure tenant changes separately if required.
What is not included in this Azure optimization assessment?
The service does not include informing users about upcoming changes, Azure services reconfiguration, or more extensive documentation unless separately purchased. The scope is focused on assessment, analysis, recommendations, and project closeout reporting.
What responsibilities does IT Partner have during the assessment?
IT Partner is responsible for reviewing Azure tenant resources, analyzing those resources for efficiency, and providing a report with findings and recommendations for Azure cost optimization. IT Partner also manages the assessment process through the stated milestones and provides the project closeout report.
What responsibilities does the client have during the assessment?
The client is responsible for providing a dedicated point of contact and temporary access to the required Azure subscription. The client is also responsible for performing any Azure tenant changes if they decide to act on the recommendations, because reconfiguration is outside the standard service scope.
What happens after IT Partner presents the cost optimization recommendations?
After the report is prepared and shared, IT Partner discusses the findings and action items with you and then conducts follow-up or closure conversations. The engagement concludes with a project closeout report showing final status, acceptance criteria evidence, any outstanding issues, and the final budget.
Does the assessment guarantee a specific amount of Azure cost savings?
No specific savings amount or percentage is stated for this service. The success criterion is that IT Partner provides recommendations on how to reduce Azure costs, so actual savings depend on the environment and whether the client implements the recommended changes.
Can this assessment identify quick wins as well as longer-term optimization opportunities?
Yes, the service is designed to identify starting values of cloud usage, quick wins, and in-depth optimization plans. The final recommendations are documented in the Azure cost optimization findings report.
Is this service suitable if we only want an independent review before changing our Azure environment?
Yes, the service is well suited for an independent assessment because it focuses on reviewing existing Azure resources and providing recommendations rather than making changes. If you need IT Partner to implement the recommendations, that work should be scoped separately because Azure services reconfiguration is not included.