Overview
Azure Cost Insights is a unified dashboard providing real-time visibility into Azure spending across all Cellenza client subscriptions. It uses Azure Cost Management APIs combined with GPT-4o to generate actionable cost-reduction recommendations.
Key Features
- Real-time monitoring: Live spending data updated every 15 minutes
- Anomaly detection: ML-based alerts when spending deviates from baseline
- Forecast: 30-day spending projection using historical trends
- AI recommendations: GPT-4o analyzes patterns and suggests optimizations
- Multi-subscription: Consolidates up to 50 Azure subscriptions
- Export: PDF reports for client presentations
Technical Stack
- Frontend: Next.js 14 + Chart.js + TailwindCSS
- Backend: .NET 8 Web API
- Data: Azure Cost Management API, Azure Monitor
- AI: Azure OpenAI (GPT-4o)
- Hosting: Azure App Service + Azure SQL Database
Supported Optimizations
- Right-sizing Virtual Machines
- Reserved Instances vs Pay-as-you-go analysis
- Unused resource identification
- Dev/Test environment scheduling
- Storage tier optimization
Access
Request access via the IT helpdesk. Client subscription onboarding requires Global Reader role.