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title: "[Corestack] Relicense Azure resources to use reserved instances (RIs)"
url: "https://support.paratira.ai/en/article/corestack-relicense-azure-resources-to-use-reserved-instances-ris"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-07-04T12:28:20.446Z"
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# [Corestack] Relicense Azure resources to use reserved instances (RIs)

The platform identifies Azure resources eligible for Reserved Instances (RIs) and recommends converting these resources to use RIs for cost optimization. Failure to implement RIs for predictable workloads results in unnecessary operational costs and missed opportunities for significant long-term savings.

## Recommendation Impact Across KPIs

| KPI | Impact | Calculated? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Reliability:** | No direct impact on reliability | ❌ |
| **Security Compliance:** | No direct impact on security | ❌ |
| **Economic:** | Cost reduction through committed use discounts | ✅ |
| **User Experience:** | No direct impact on user experience | ❌ |
| **Environment:** | No direct impact on environment | ❌ |

## Score Calculation

### 1\. Data Ingestion

-   Azure resource details
-   Current licensing costs
-   Resource utilization patterns
-   Instance types and sizes

### 2\. Data Enrichment

-   Mapping to available RI options
-   Cost comparison analysis
-   Term commitment options (1 or 3 years)
-   Potential savings calculations

### 3\. Health Score

-   Calculate the Economic Health score based on: (Current cost - New RI cost) / Total Cost of all assets
-   Score reflects potential cost optimization through RI adoption

## Example Graph

Pie chart showing the percentage of potential cost savings versus total costs, helping visualize the economic impact of implementing Reserved Instances across the Azure environment.

## Business Opportunities

### Product Sales Opportunity

As a provider this recommendation provides you an opportunity to sell Azure Reserved Instances and associated management tools. The platform will identify specific resources eligible for RI conversion and highlight potential savings.

### Professional Services Opportunity

The recommendation provides an opportunity for professional services to assist customers with RI implementation, optimization, and management. Services include analysis of resource usage patterns, RI purchase planning, and ongoing optimization services.

## Remediation Guidance

To resolve the recommendation the following steps are recommended:

1.  Develop a Licensing Plan for Reserved Instances
2.  Identify Eligible Resources
3.  Evaluate Resource Usage
4.  Budget Allocation

Establish Purchase Timeline

Communicate with Stakeholders

1.  Inform Relevant Teams
2.  Set Expectations

Coordinate Timing

Execute the Relicensing Process

1.  Purchase Reserved Instances
2.  Assign Reserved Instances to Resources
3.  Update Resource Management

Confirm Transition

Post-Relicensing Monitoring & Optimization

1.  Monitor Resource Utilization
2.  Ensure Correct Billing

Address Underutilized RIs

Ongoing Maintenance

1.  Review Regularly
2.  Adjust RIs as Needed
3.  Use Azure Advisor for Additional Insights

## Supporting Information

### Supported Data Sources

-   Azure Advisor
-   CoreStack

### Recommendation Categorisation

-   Relicense
-   Cost Optimization
-   Cloud Infrastructure

### Supported Instances

-   Azure Virtual Machines
-   Azure SQL Database
-   Other eligible Azure services

### Planned Instances

-   Status: In Development
-   Implementation Type: New
-   Asset Type: Server