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Select, configure, and scale Azure compute resources—VMs, App Service, AKS, and Container Apps
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workflows/vm-creator/references/depth-probe/cost-deep.md
1# Cost-deep branch2| Topic | Question | Default |4|---|---|---|5| Spot vs regular | "Spot eligible (interruptible)?" | `regular` unless dev / batch |6| Spot max price | "Max spot price ($/hr) or pay up to on-demand?" | `-1` (= on-demand cap) |7| Reservations | "1-yr / 3-yr reservation?" | Skip — recommend post-deploy when usage is known |8| Hybrid Benefit | "Bring Windows Server / RHEL / SLES license?" | Ask only if OS is Windows or RHEL |9| Autoscale floor/ceiling (VMSS) | "Min / max instances?" | `min=1, max=3` for web tier; `min=0, max=10` for batch |10| Schedule shutdown | "Auto-shutdown nightly?" | Offer for dev / sandbox workloads |11| Disk tier | "OS disk tier: Premium SSD / Standard SSD / Standard HDD?" | Premium SSD |12## Notes14- Spot interruption rates vary by region and SKU; mention the user can check before committing via the Azure portal "Spot eviction rate" view.16- Reservations and savings plans need 30+ days of usage telemetry to recommend confidently — don't push them on a brand-new workload.17- Auto-shutdown via DevTest Labs is the cheapest scheduled-stop option for single VMs; for VMSS, scale-to-zero is better.18