Understand planning and management of costs

- [Instructor] A major consideration … of moving to cloud services is the cost. … By taking the time to plan your environment, … you can more closely predict and manage those costs. … And the first thing we need to look at … is the purchasing options for Azure. … There are three ways we can purchase Azure. … There's the web direct method, … in which the customer or company … can purchase directly from the Azure website. … This does require a credit card … and you will be billed monthly. … Next, we have the cloud solution provider, CSP method. … When we purchase Azure this way, … we actually purchase it from a CSP, … which is a Microsoft partner … that offers Azure solutions. … The billing is all handled through the CSP … and the CSP can help you build the solutions … as they have the experience and expertise … and they may offer that to you as part of their services. … And finally, there are enterprise agreements. … These are only available for large enterprises … and it requires signing a contract with Microsoft. …