Azure Networking · FinOps Profile

Microsoft Azure Networking Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Azure Networking — pay-as-you-go per resource family (Virtual Network, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Front Door, Firewall, DNS) plus metered outbound data transfer. Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Azure consumption commitments (MACC) are the primary cost-optimization levers; Cost Management + Billing, Azure Advisor, and the FOCUS-conformant Cost Management exports provide visibility.

Microsoft Azure Networking Finops is the FinOps profile for Azure Networking on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 7 billable meters, billed in USD (settlement currency varies by region), on a monthly cycle, and pricing category pay-as-you-go + committed use.

The profile maps 10 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Azure, Cloud, Infrastructure, Microsoft, and Networking.

Category: Cloud Networking Pricing: Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
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Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustmentRefundCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Microsoft Corporation
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
PricingUnit
varies (hour, GB, request, zone-month)
ProviderName
Microsoft Azure
PublisherName
Microsoft Corporation
RegionId
varies (eastus, westeurope, etc.)
ServiceCategory
Networking
ServiceName
Azure Networking

Meters

gateway_hours
Unit: hour
Hourly running cost of a deployed gateway resource (VPN Gateway, Application Gateway, ExpressRoute Gateway, NAT Gateway, Bastion).
data_processed
Unit: GB
Inbound + outbound data passing through a managed networking resource (Load Balancer, App Gateway, Firewall, NAT Gateway).
data_egress_internet
Unit: GB
Outbound data transfer from Azure to the public internet, charged in tiered bands by source region zone.
vnet_peering
Unit: GB
VNet peering ingress + egress, in-region or cross-region.
dns_queries
Unit: query
Resolution requests against Azure DNS hosted zones.
dns_zones
Unit: zone-month
Active DNS hosted zones billed per month.
rule_count
Unit: rule-hour
Active load-balancing / WAF / firewall rules contributing to capacity charges.

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