In the modern enterprise, the cloud is no longer a technology choice — it’s a financial strategy. As workloads scale dynamically across virtual machines, containers, and managed services, organizations face a new challenge: optimizing performance while maintaining cost predictability. This is where FinOps, the discipline of cloud financial operations, bridges the gap between engineering efficiency and fiscal accountability.For cloud strategists operating in Microsoft Azure, cost optimization isn’t simply about cutting expenses — it’s about…