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Unused resources driving cost should be avoided

Azure Landing Zones (ALZ) Policy Initiative (PolicySet)

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Unused resources driving cost should be avoided

Audit-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization

Version

2.1.0
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Category

Cost Optimization

Description

Optimize cost by detecting unused but chargeable resources. Leverage this Azure Policy Initiative as a cost control tool to reveal orphaned resources that are contributing cost.

Cloud environments

AzureChinaCloud
AzureCloud
AzureUSGovernment

Type

Custom Azure Landing Zones (ALZ)

Deprecated

False

Preview

False

Policy-used summary

Policy types	Policy states	Policy categories
Total Policies: 4 Builtin Policies: 0 Static Policies: 0 ALZ Policies: 4	GA: 4	1 categories: Cost Optimization: 4

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Policy DisplayName	Policy Id	Category	Effect	Roles#	State	Type

Audit AHUB for eligible VMs	Audit-AzureHybridBenefit	Cost Optimization	Default Audit Allowed Audit, Disabled	0	GA	ALZ
Unused App Service plans driving cost should be avoided	Audit-ServerFarms-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization	Cost Optimization	Default Audit Allowed Audit, Disabled	0	GA	ALZ
Unused Disks driving cost should be avoided	Audit-Disks-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization	Cost Optimization	Default Audit Allowed Audit, Disabled	0	GA	ALZ
Unused Public IP addresses driving cost should be avoided	Audit-PublicIpAddresses-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization	Cost Optimization	Default Audit Allowed Audit, Disabled	0	GA	ALZ

Roles used

No Roles used

History

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1.0.0 → 2.0.0 RENAMED Viewed

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   "policyType": "Custom",
   "displayName": "Unused resources driving cost should be avoided",
   "description": "Optimize cost by detecting unused but chargeable resources. Leverage this Azure Policy Initiative as a cost control tool to reveal orphaned resources that are contributing cost.",
   "metadata": {
-    "version": "1.0.0",
     "category": "Cost Optimization",
     "source": "https://github.com/Azure/Enterprise-Scale/",
     "alzCloudEnvironments": [
       "AzureCloud",
@@ -79,8 +79,18 @@
           "value": "[parameters('effectServerFarms')]"
         }
       },
       "groupNames": []
     }
   ],
   "policyDefinitionGroups": null
 }

   "policyType": "Custom",
   "displayName": "Unused resources driving cost should be avoided",
   "description": "Optimize cost by detecting unused but chargeable resources. Leverage this Azure Policy Initiative as a cost control tool to reveal orphaned resources that are contributing cost.",
   "metadata": {
+    "version": "2.0.0",
     "category": "Cost Optimization",
     "source": "https://github.com/Azure/Enterprise-Scale/",
     "alzCloudEnvironments": [
       "AzureCloud",
           "value": "[parameters('effectServerFarms')]"
         }
       },
       "groupNames": []
+    },
+    {
+      "policyDefinitionReferenceId": "AuditAzureHybridBenefitUnusedResourcesCostOptimization",
+      "policyDefinitionId": "/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/contoso/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/Audit-AzureHybridBenefit",
+      "parameters": {
+        "effect": {
+          "value": "Audit"
+        }
+      },
+      "groupNames": []
     }
   ],
   "policyDefinitionGroups": null
 }

JSON

EPAC

{7 itemspolicyType: "Custom",
displayName: "Unused resources driving cost should be avoided",
description: "Optimize cost by detecting unused but chargeable resources. Leverage this Azure Policy Initiative as a cost control tool to reveal orphaned resources that are contributing cost.",
metadata: {4 itemsversion: "2.1.0",
category: "Cost Optimization",
source: "https://github.com/Azure/Enterprise-Scale/",
alzCloudEnvironments: [3 items"AzureCloud",
"AzureChinaCloud",
"AzureUSGovernment"
]
},
parameters: {3 itemseffectDisks: {4 itemstype: "String",
metadata: {2 itemsdisplayName: "Disks Effect",
description: "Enable or disable the execution of the policy for Microsoft.Compute/disks"
},
allowedValues: [2 items"Audit",
"Disabled"
],
defaultValue: "Audit"
},
effectPublicIpAddresses: {4 itemstype: "String",
metadata: {2 itemsdisplayName: "PublicIpAddresses Effect",
description: "Enable or disable the execution of the policy for Microsoft.Network/publicIpAddresses"
},
allowedValues: [2 items"Audit",
"Disabled"
],
defaultValue: "Audit"
},
effectServerFarms: {4 itemstype: "String",
metadata: {2 itemsdisplayName: "ServerFarms Effect",
description: "Enable or disable the execution of the policy for Microsoft.Web/serverfarms"
},
allowedValues: [2 items"Audit",
"Disabled"
],
defaultValue: "Audit"
}
},
policyDefinitions: [4 items{5 itemspolicyDefinitionReferenceId: "AuditDisksUnusedResourcesCostOptimization",
policyDefinitionId: "/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/contoso/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/Audit-Disks-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization",
definitionVersion: "1.*.*",
parameters: {1 itemeffect: {1 itemvalue: "[parameters('effectDisks')]"
}
},
groupNames: []
},
{5 itemspolicyDefinitionReferenceId: "AuditPublicIpAddressesUnusedResourcesCostOptimization",
policyDefinitionId: "/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/contoso/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/Audit-PublicIpAddresses-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization",
definitionVersion: "1.*.*",
parameters: {1 itemeffect: {1 itemvalue: "[parameters('effectPublicIpAddresses')]"
}
},
groupNames: []
},
{5 itemspolicyDefinitionReferenceId: "AuditServerFarmsUnusedResourcesCostOptimization",
policyDefinitionId: "/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/contoso/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/Audit-ServerFarms-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization",
definitionVersion: "1.*.*",
parameters: {1 itemeffect: {1 itemvalue: "[parameters('effectServerFarms')]"
}
},
groupNames: []
},
{5 itemspolicyDefinitionReferenceId: "AuditAzureHybridBenefitUnusedResourcesCostOptimization",
policyDefinitionId: "/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/contoso/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/Audit-AzureHybridBenefit",
definitionVersion: "1.*.*",
parameters: {1 itemeffect: {1 itemvalue: "Audit"
}
},
groupNames: []
}
],
policyDefinitionGroups: null
}

Unused resources driving cost should be avoided

Azure Landing Zones (ALZ) Policy Initiative (PolicySet)

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