azure-pricing

Name: azure-pricing
Author: vinayaklatthe

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How to install azure-pricing?

vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/azure-pricing

$npx -y skills add vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill azure-pricing

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Guidance for estimating and reasoning about the cost of Azure security services — using the Azure Pricing Calculator, understanding key cost drivers (Sentinel ingestion, Defender plans, Key Vault operations), and cost-optimization levers. WHEN: Azure security pricing, estimate co

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SKILL.md

1	# Azure Security Pricing & Cost Estimation
2
3	Security services on Azure mix consumption-based (e.g., data ingestion, transactions) and
4	per-resource/seat pricing. This skill helps reason about and estimate costs and identify
5	optimisation levers. Always confirm current rates on official pricing pages.
6
7	## When to use
8	Producing a cost estimate or optimising spend for a security solution.
9
10	## Key cost drivers
11	- Microsoft Sentinel — Driven mainly by data ingestion (per GB) and retention. Use
12	Commitment Tiers, route low-value logs to Auxiliary/Basic logs or ADX, and avoid
13	duplicate ingestion.
14	- Defender for Cloud — Foundational CSPM is free; Defender plans are per-resource
15	(e.g., per server/hour, per 10K transactions, per vCore). Enable plans where risk justifies.
16	- Microsoft Defender XDR / Purview / Entra ID P2 — Largely per-user licensing (E5 /
17	add-ons) rather than consumption.
18	- Key Vault — Per-operation (secrets/keys/certs) and HSM pool charges (Managed HSM).
19	- Azure Firewall / Front Door / DDoS — Deployment + data processing charges.
20
21	## Approach
22	1. List components and identify which are consumption vs licensed.
23	2. Estimate quantities — e.g., Sentinel daily GB, number of protected servers/resources.
24	3. Use the Pricing Calculator to model the estimate; add it to the workload TCO.
25	4. Apply optimisation — commitment tiers, log tiering, right-size Defender plan coverage,
26	remove unused resources.
27	5. Validate licensing — Confirm whether E5/add-ons already cover a capability before adding
28	consumption cost.
29
30	## Guardrails
31	- Pricing changes — always verify against the live pricing page and your agreement (EA/MCA/CSP).
32	- Sentinel ingestion is the most common cost surprise — plan log tiering up front.
33	- Don't disable needed protection purely for cost; optimise scope instead.
34
35	## Example prompts
36	- `Estimate the cost of Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Cloud for my environment.`
37	- `What are the main cost drivers for Microsoft security services?`
38	- `How do I optimise security spend across licensing and consumption?`
39	- `Help me budget for security ingestion and per-resource Defender plans.`
40
41	## Microsoft Learn
42	- Azure Pricing Calculator: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/calculator/
43	- Sentinel pricing/billing: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/sentinel/billing
44	- Defender for Cloud pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/defender-for-cloud/
45	- Cost management: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/

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How to install azure-pricing?

vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills/azure-pricing

$npx -y skills add vinayaklatthe/microsoft-security-skills --skill azure-pricing

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# Azure Security Pricing & Cost Estimation
2
3	Security services on Azure mix consumption-based (e.g., data ingestion, transactions) and
4	per-resource/seat pricing. This skill helps reason about and estimate costs and identify
5	optimisation levers. Always confirm current rates on official pricing pages.
6
7	## When to use
8	Producing a cost estimate or optimising spend for a security solution.
9
10	## Key cost drivers
11	- Microsoft Sentinel — Driven mainly by data ingestion (per GB) and retention. Use
12	Commitment Tiers, route low-value logs to Auxiliary/Basic logs or ADX, and avoid
13	duplicate ingestion.
14	- Defender for Cloud — Foundational CSPM is free; Defender plans are per-resource
15	(e.g., per server/hour, per 10K transactions, per vCore). Enable plans where risk justifies.
16	- Microsoft Defender XDR / Purview / Entra ID P2 — Largely per-user licensing (E5 /
17	add-ons) rather than consumption.
18	- Key Vault — Per-operation (secrets/keys/certs) and HSM pool charges (Managed HSM).
19	- Azure Firewall / Front Door / DDoS — Deployment + data processing charges.
20
21	## Approach
22	1. List components and identify which are consumption vs licensed.
23	2. Estimate quantities — e.g., Sentinel daily GB, number of protected servers/resources.
24	3. Use the Pricing Calculator to model the estimate; add it to the workload TCO.
25	4. Apply optimisation — commitment tiers, log tiering, right-size Defender plan coverage,
26	remove unused resources.
27	5. Validate licensing — Confirm whether E5/add-ons already cover a capability before adding
28	consumption cost.
29
30	## Guardrails
31	- Pricing changes — always verify against the live pricing page and your agreement (EA/MCA/CSP).
32	- Sentinel ingestion is the most common cost surprise — plan log tiering up front.
33	- Don't disable needed protection purely for cost; optimise scope instead.
34
35	## Example prompts
36	- `Estimate the cost of Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Cloud for my environment.`
37	- `What are the main cost drivers for Microsoft security services?`
38	- `How do I optimise security spend across licensing and consumption?`
39	- `Help me budget for security ingestion and per-resource Defender plans.`
40
41	## Microsoft Learn
42	- Azure Pricing Calculator: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/calculator/
43	- Sentinel pricing/billing: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/sentinel/billing
44	- Defender for Cloud pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/defender-for-cloud/
45	- Cost management: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/

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