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Costs

Overview​

Azure costs can vary depending on various factors such as the resources you use, the duration of usage, the region, and any additional services or features you require. Here are some key aspects to consider when understanding Azure costs:

  1. Resource Pricing: Each Azure service has its pricing model, which can include factors like compute resources, storage usage, network data transfer, and other specific features. Azure provides a pricing calculator that allows you to estimate the costs based on your resource requirements.
  2. Pay-As-You-Go vs. Reserved Instances: Azure offers a pay-as-you-go pricing model where you are billed based on actual resource usage. Additionally, Azure provides the option to purchase reserved instances, which offer discounted rates for longer term commitments.
  3. Azure Cost Management: Azure provides tools and services like Azure Cost Management and Billing to help you monitor and manage your costs. These tools allow you to track usage, set spending limits, receive cost alerts, and analyze cost trends.
  4. Pricing Tiers and Options: Some Azure services offer different pricing tiers or options, allowing you to choose the level of performance or features that best suit your needs. For example, Azure Storage has other stories like Hot, Cool, and Archive with varying costs based on access frequency and data durability requirements.
  5. Geographic Region: Azure pricing can vary by region, depending on local market conditions and data center infrastructure costs. It's essential to consider the region selection when estimating costs.
  6. Data Transfer Costs: Data transfer between Azure services and between Azure and the Internet can incur additional costs. Understanding the data transfer pricing details is essential to avoid unexpected expenses.
  7. Azure Cost-Saving Strategies: Azure offers various cost-saving strategies, such as rightsizing your resources, leveraging Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances, using Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server or SQL Server, and optimizing storage costs through data archiving and lifecycle management.

AosEdge costs for May 2023​

Base resource group costs​

Base resource group costs

AKS resource group costs​

AKS resource group costs

Message-queue resource group costs​

Message-queue resource group costs

Terraform resource group costs​

Terraform resource group costs

In Total: 1722.37$

It's recommended to review the Azure Pricing page on the Azure website for up-to-date and detailed information on the costs associated with specific services and resources. Additionally, using Azure Cost Management and Billing tools can help you monitor and manage your costs effectively.

Please note that this is only a base scenario, in other regions the cost may be different, and it may increase every month.