Microsoft Azure Reservations (Reserved Instances) Deep Dive

An exploration of Azure Reservations and Reserved Instances to optimize your Azure spend. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! ▬▬▬▬▬▬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Introduction 0:23 - Thinking about optimization 1:16 - Azure hybrid benefit 3:38 - Azure Reservations overview 6:32 - Understanding use of a resource 10:00 - Capacity reservation differences and interaction 10:27 - What can have reservations 12:57 - Region 13:50 - Instance flexibility groups 18:50 - Scope 24:01 - Payment terms 24:42 - How it works 32:49 - How much and what to buy 37:25 - Exchanging 42:17 - Refunds 43:55 - Summary and close ▬▬▬▬▬▬ K E Y L I N K S 🔗 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Whiteboard export: 🔗 https://github.com/johnthebrit/RandomStuff/blob/master/Whiteboards/AzureReservations.png ► Azure Pricing Calculator: 🔗 https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/calculator/ ► What can be covered: 🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/save-compute-costs-reservations?toc=/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/toc.json#charges-covered-by-reservation ► Instance flexibility groups and xls link: 🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/reserved-vm-instance-size-flexibility?toc=/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/toc.json#instance-size-flexibility-ratio-for-vms ► Exchange and refund: 🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/exchange-and-refund-azure-reservations?toc=/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/toc.json#cancel-exchange-and-refund-policies ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Want to learn more? 🚀 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 📖 Recommended Learning Path for Azure 🔗 https://learn.onboardtoazure.com 📅 Weekly Azure Update 🔗 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks ☁ Azure Master Class 🔗 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY ⚙ DevOps Master Class 🔗 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq 💻 PowerShell Master Class 🔗 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8 🎓 Certification Cram Videos 🔗 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA ❔ Question about my setup? 🔗 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHuSSHudxXDdn9Vz3T4-0mS SUBSCRIBE ✅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIn7ox7j7bH_OFj7tYouOQ?sub_confirmation=1 #microsoft #azure #johnsavillstechnicaltraining #onboardtoazure #cloud