azure-cost-optimization
Identify cost savings across Azure subscriptions through resource analysis, utilization metrics, and actionable optimization reco…
What it does
- Optimize Azure costs or reduce spending
- Analyze Azure subscription for cost savings
- Generate cost optimization report
- Find orphaned or unused resources
- Rightsize Azure VMs, containers, or services
- Identify where they're overspending in Azure
- Optimize Redis costs specifically - See Azure Redis Cost Optimization for Redis-specific analysis
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
Identify cost savings across Azure subscriptions through resource analysis, utilization metrics, and actionable optimization recommendations.
Source
Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills
azure-cost-optimization FAQ
What does the azure-cost-optimization skill do?
Identify Azure cost savings from usage and spending data. USE FOR: optimize Azure costs, reduce Azure spending/expenses, analyze Azure costs, find cost savings, generate cost optimization report, identify orphaned resources to delete, rightsize VMs, reduce waste, optimize Redis costs, optimize storage costs, AKS cost analysis add-on, namespace cost, cost spike, anomaly, budget alert, AKS cost visibility. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying resources (use azure-deploy), general Azure diagnostics (use azure-diagnostics), security issues (use azure-security) Optimize Azure costs or reduce spending Analyze Azure subscription for cost savings
How do I install azure-cost-optimization?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-cost-optimization --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/microsoft/azure-skills.
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