Cloud Billing articles

5/24/2026 • EN

Explains how to use the FOCUS 1.3 open billing standard for FinOps on data warehouses, enabling cost attribution and optimization across providers.

Cloud Billing cost optimization Data Warehouses Finops Focus Specification

3/18/2026 • EN

Microsoft updates its Entra admin portal with new license usage insights for features like ID Governance and Private Access.

Azure Cloud Billing Identity Governance License Management Microsoft Entra

10/16/2025 • EN

A technical guide on programmatically purchasing Google Cloud spend-based Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) using the procurement API and gcloud CLI.

Cloud Billing Commitment Use Discounts Google Cloud Platform Procurement API Programmatic Purchase

5/27/2025 • EN

Explains the cost-saving difference between stopping and deallocating Azure VMs, with practical guides for proper deallocation.

Azure Cloud Billing Deallocation Resource Optimization Vm Management

8/10/2014 • EN

A technical guide on loading detailed AWS billing data into a SQL Server data warehouse for advanced cost analysis.

aws Cloud Billing Data Warehouse Etl SQL Server

1/26/2014 • EN

A technical guide on using PowerShell to download and analyze AWS billing reports from S3, focusing on cost and usage data.

automation aws Cloud Billing Powershell S3

Cloud Billing Articles