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Unused resources driving cost should be avoided

Azure Landing Zones (ALZ) Policy Initiative (PolicySet)

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JSON Audit-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization
Display nameUnused resources driving cost should be avoided
IdAudit-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization
Version2.1.0
Details on versioning
CategoryCost Optimization
DescriptionOptimize 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
TypeCustom Azure Landing Zones (ALZ)
DeprecatedFalse
PreviewFalse
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
Policy-used
Policy DisplayName Policy Id Category Effect Roles# Roles State Type policy in AzUSGov
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 none
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