Downsize storage tiers in Azure
The platform identifies opportunities to optimize Azure storage tier usage and recommends downsizing storage tiers where appropriate. Maintaining oversized storage tiers leads to unnecessary environmental impact and resource waste.
Recommendation Impact Across KPIs
| KPI | Impact | Calculated? |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability: | No impact on reliability metrics | ❌ |
| Security Compliance: | No impact on security compliance | ❌ |
| Economic: | No direct economic impact calculated | ❌ |
| User Experience: | No impact on user experience | ❌ |
| Environment: | Reduction in carbon footprint through optimized storage utilization | ✅ |
Score Calculation
1. Data Ingestion
- Azure Storage Account Name
- Current Storage Tier
- Current Usage Patterns
- Storage Capacity
2. Data Enrichment
- Mapping to available Azure storage tiers
- Recommended storage tier based on usage patterns
- Carbon usage calculations for current and recommended tiers
3. Health Score
- Calculate the Environment Health score based on: (Carbon Usage of current storage - Carbon Usage of new recommendation) / Total Carbon Usage of all assets
Example Graph
Not applicable for this recommendation update as it focuses on KPI pillar scoring updates.
Business Opportunities
Product Sales Opportunity
Not applicable for this KPI pillar scoring update.
Professional Services Opportunity
Not applicable for this KPI pillar scoring update.
Remediation Guidance
Not applicable for this KPI pillar scoring update - refer to original recommendation ID for detailed remediation steps.
Supporting Information
Supported Data Sources
- Azure Advisor
- CoreStack
Recommendation Categorisation
- Storage Optimization
- Environmental Impact
- Azure Infrastructure
Supported Instances
- Azure Storage Accounts
- Azure Blob Storage
- Azure File Storage
Planned Instances
- Additional Azure storage services
- Other cloud storage platforms
- Hybrid storage solutions