finops

Azure FinOps — NAT Gateway & Egress Cost Notes

A few pragmatic tips:

  • Centralize NAT for small VNETs to avoid idle hourly charges per gateway.
  • Right-size SNAT ports — over-allocations aren’t free.
  • Tag public IP usage and export flow logs. Unknown egress adds up.
  • Prefer Private Endpoints + service tags over broad egress rules.