Tips for Dealing with Azure Consumption Constraints and Hidden M365 Costs
From The Directions on Microsoft Briefing Podcast by Directions on Microsoft
May 21, 2026 · 21 min · Season 5 · Episode 9
About this episode
Lane Shelton shares tips on managing Azure consumption constraints and M365 costs.
Are you being hit with Azure consumption constraints and/or skyrocketing M365 costs in your Azure bill? Directions' Advisory Services Director Lane Shelton shares with Mary Jo Foley his tips and advice on how to handle these issues.
People in this episode
Host: Mary Jo Foley
Guest: Lane Shelton
Topics covered
- Azure consumption
- M365 costs
- cost management
- cloud services
- advisory services
Keywords
- Azure
- M365
- cost management
- cloud costs
- Directions on Microsoft
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Directions on Microsoft
Products: Azure, M365
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