Factors That Affect Costs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMShW_RGcxY&list=PLlVtbbG169nED0_vMEniWBQjSoxTsBYS3&index=56

• Type of resource

  • Machine learning, disks, egress, etc

• SKU of resource

  • Basic/premium firewall

  • Different VMs

• Tiers

  • Hot, cold, archive storage

• Location

  • Costs will vary by geographic location

Meter based pricing

• Does a resource simply exist

• Are resources running

• How many instances are there

• Charged based on work

  • ex. Serverless functions

• Total amount of storage

• Number of interactions

• Licensing