Cost analysis
Subscription: Contoso-Enterprise-Prod | ID: a8f3c2d1-5e91-4b07-82f4-c9e1a3d70f22
Accumulated cost
Cost by resource
Service name
Resource group
Location
Invoice details
Actual cost (MTD)
$34,872.19
▲ +41.3% vs last month
Budget: $28,000 / month
Forecasted cost
$52,400
▲ +87.1% of budget
End of month projection
Budget utilization
124.5%
▲ Exceeded by $6,872.19
April 2026 budget
Active anomalies
3
2 critical, 1 warning
Detected in last 48h
Daily spend — April 2026 (MTD)
Apr 1
Apr 2
Apr 3
Apr 4
■ Normal
■ Anomalous spike (+$18,241 on Apr 3)
Cost by service (MTD)
⚠️ Active Cost Anomalies
3 Active
Anomaly ID: ANM-20260403-0091
🔥 Critical: Virtual Machines — Unexpected Compute Spike
Budget threshold exceeded
Spending on Virtual Machines exceeded the configured anomaly detection threshold by 837% on April 3. This may indicate runaway autoscaling, an unauthorized workload, or a misconfigured scale set in the East US region (VMSS: contoso-prod-vmss-01).
💡 Azure Advisor — Automated Recommendation
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Anomaly ID: ANM-20260404-0012
⚠️ Warning: Azure Functions — Invocation Spike
Anomaly ID: ANM-20260402-0078
⚠️ Warning: Storage — Egress Bandwidth Spike
Budgets
| Budget name | Amount | Used | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Monthly-VM-Budget
Resets May 1 · Scope: VMs
$28,594 / $18,000 (158.9%)
|
$18,000 | $28,594 | Exceeded |
|
Total-Subscription-Budget
Resets May 1 · Scope: All services
$34,872 / $28,000 (124.5%)
|
$28,000 | $34,872 | Exceeded |
|
Storage-Egress-Budget
Resets May 1 · Scope: Storage
$2,876 / $4,200 (68.5%)
|
$4,200 | $2,876 | On track |
Cost Savings Recommendations
5 available
Rightsize underutilized VMs
14 virtual machines in East US running below 10% CPU. Downsize to B-series burstable instances.
Estimated savings: $1,840/mo
Purchase Reserved Instances
3-year reservation for contoso-prod-sql-01 and contoso-dev-db-02 would reduce SQL Database cost.
Estimated savings: $720/mo
Enable Azure Hybrid Benefit
Use on-premises Windows Server licenses for 6 VMs not currently using hybrid benefit.
Estimated savings: $380/mo
Cost by resource group (MTD)
| Resource group | Region | Top service | Current MTD | Prev. month | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| contoso-prod-rg | East US | Virtual Machines | $26,410.88 | $11,240.00 | +135% | Anomalous |
| contoso-data-rg | North Europe | SQL Database | $4,218.55 | $3,940.10 | +7.1% | Normal |
| contoso-storage-rg | West US 2 | Storage | $2,876.44 | $2,530.90 | +13.6% | Elevated |
| contoso-network-rg | East US | VPN Gateway | $835.20 | $820.00 | +1.9% | Normal |
| contoso-dev-rg | West Europe | Azure Functions | $531.12 | $410.80 | +29.3% | Elevated |