I'm currently studying for the AZ-104 exam and diving deep into Azure. After working as a SysAdmin in a small company for a couple of decades, I'm curious about how Azure Administrators manage billing and budgeting in their day-to-day operations. For instance, when spinning up a VM and managing access policies, I find it overwhelming to keep track of the different costs associated with each service. The interfaces I've encountered seem chaotic, and I'm struggling to get a grip on everything, likely due to some test-related anxiety. How do you guys keep track of all these billing aspects?
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It sounds like you're looking for insights more geared towards real-life scenarios rather than just the test. In reality, billing is usually tied to subscriptions, with separate labels for every service on your bill. If you need distinct billing for different departments or projects, you can set up multiple billing profiles. Many of us create individual resource groups for each service type (like dev, test, and production) under our main subscription to keep track of costs better.
Thanks for clarifying! Coming from an 'old school' background, it's definitely a lot to digest. I appreciate the heads-up about resource groups!