

Delete Azure Data Factory pipelines that are failing.Use Standard Storage to store Managed Disks snapshots.Optimize virtual machine spend by resizing or shutting down underutilized instances.Buy reserved virtual machine instances to save money over pay-as-you-go costs.The Impact category, along with the Potential yearly savings, are designed to help identify recommendations that have the potential to save as much as possible. If you don't want to shut them down, you should consider resizing them to a less expensive VM SKU. The totaled Potential yearly savings shows the total amount that you can save if you shut down or deallocate all of your VMs that meet recommendation rules. The list of recommendations identifies usage inefficiencies or shows purchase recommendations that can help you save additional money. For more information about scopes, see Understand and work with scopes. Select Advisor recommendations in the menu. Use the Scope pill to switch to a different scope, such as a management group. To view recommendations for a management group, open the desired scope in the Azure portal and select Cost analysis in the menu. To view cost optimization recommendations for a subscription, open the desired scope in the Azure portal and select Advisor recommendations. Also, you must have active virtual machines with at least 14 days of activity. It might take up to 48 hours before you can use all Cost Management features.

If you have a new subscription, you can't immediately use Cost Management features. You must have at least read access to one or more of the following scopes to view cost data. To view the full list of supported account types, see Understand Cost Management data. Recommendations are available for a variety of scopes and Azure account types. Verify the action to ensure that the virtual machine was successfully resized.Act on a recommendation to resize a virtual machine to a more cost-effective option.View cost optimization recommendations to view potential usage inefficiencies.
