A few months ago, I had the privilege of being invited to Michael Stephenson’s podcast, FinOps On Azure, where we discussed and shared insights on optimizing costs and building robust Integration solutions on Microsoft Azure.
📝 One-Minute Brief
Applying FinOps principles to Azure Integration Solutions helps organizations control costs while maintaining reliability and scalability. This post shares best practices for Azure cost management in integration scenarios, covering monitoring, optimization, and cost‑aware design decisions across services such as Logic Apps, API Management, Service Bus, and Azure Functions.
You can see the full podcast here:
This talk highlights the significant shift in cost models from on-premises BizTalk Server to Azure’s consumption-based expenses and offers practical strategies for cost optimization, such as adopting a pull-based approach for message processing and replacing costly Azure Integration Accounts with custom serverless functions.
I also emphasize the importance of establishing a solid foundation by defining clear naming conventions, environment policies, and access controls to manage costs to avoid potential issues.
You can watch more episodes of this podcast on the following links
- Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6EUSg2s…
- B-cast: https://podcasts.bcast.fm/finops-on-a…
- YouTube: Azure Cost Management and FinOps: Les…
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