# Commitment Manager For Azure

A Zesty Capability For Maximizing Savings Plans Coverage Without Lock-In Risk. Commitment Manager for Azure is part of Zesty’s optimization platform. It continuously manages a dynamic portfolio of Savings Plans to maximize coverage, reduce costs, and minimize financial risk as usage changes.

## **Static Commitments Create Cost Inefficiency And Financial Risk**

Azure Savings Plans offer meaningful discounts, but managing them effectively is challenging.

Teams must balance:

- Maximizing coverage to reduce spend
- Avoiding overcommitment that leads to waste

In practice:

- Coverage remains partial due to uncertainty
- Forecasting usage is difficult and error-prone
- Commitments are locked into long-term terms
- Teams spend time managing purchases and renewals

The result is a rigid strategy that limits savings or introduces unnecessary financial risk.

## **How Zesty Continuously Optimizes Savings Plans**

### **Dynamic Coverage And Predictive Portfolio Management**

Zesty manages Savings Plans as a continuously evolving portfolio, adapting in real time to usage patterns and future demand.

#### **Dynamic Coverage With Micro-Commitments**

Instead of large, static commitments, Savings Plans are managed as smaller units that evolve with usage.

- Purchases are distributed across micro-commitments
- Plans are renewed, adjusted, or allowed to expire
- Coverage adapts as demand changes

**Outcome:** High coverage without long-term overcommitment.

#### **Predictive Portfolio Optimization**

Usage data is continuously analyzed to forecast demand and guide commitment strategy.

- Anticipates workload changes
- Adjusts purchasing decisions proactively
- Aligns coverage with expected usage

**Outcome:** Improved savings with reduced financial risk.

## **Key Capabilities**

### **Maximize Savings Plans Coverage**

Savings Plans are continuously adjusted to maintain high coverage across Azure VM usage.

**Outcome:** More spend is covered by discounted rates.

### **Reduce Commitment Risk**

Micro-commitment strategy minimizes exposure to unused capacity.

**Outcome:** Lower financial risk with flexible commitments.

### **Automate Commitment Lifecycle Management**

Purchasing, renewal, and expiration of Savings Plans are fully automated.

**Outcome:** Eliminate manual tracking and operational overhead.

### **Align Strategy With Business Goals**

Coverage targets, growth expectations, and risk tolerance can be configured and continuously enforced.

**Outcome:** Commitment strategy reflects business priorities.

## **From Static Commitments To Dynamic Optimization**

|     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Default Azure Approach** | **With Zesty Commitment Manager** |
| **Coverage** | Partial coverage | Up to 99% coverage |
| **Cost efficiency** | Limited savings | Up to 50% cost reduction |
| **Commitment strategy** | Fixed long-term commitments | Distributed micro-commitments |
| **Risk exposure** | High overcommitment risk | Coverage aligned with usage |
| **Automation** | Manual management | Fully automated lifecycle management |
| **Forecasting** | Manual estimates | Real-time and predictive optimization |
| **Operational effort** | Ongoing manual work | Minimal engineering involvement |

## **Benefits**

### **Maximize Savings Without Increasing Risk**

Increase Savings Plans coverage while maintaining flexibility as usage evolves.

### **Reduce Azure VM Costs**

Continuously optimize commitments to lower infrastructure spend.

### **Eliminate Manual Commitment Management**

Remove the need for forecasting, tracking, and adjusting commitments manually.

## Frequently Asked Questions About Commitment Manager For Azure

### How Is Commitment Manager Different From Managing Savings Plans Manually?

Manual management relies on periodic forecasting and adjustments. This approach continuously adapts commitments based on real-time and predicted usage.

### Does Commitment Manager Increase Financial Risk?

No. Smaller, distributed commitments reduce exposure and prevent overcommitment.

### How Quickly Are Savings Realized With Commitment Manager?

Savings begin immediately as coverage improves, with full optimization achieved over time.

### Does Commitment Manager Require Access To Virtual Machines?

No. The system operates on usage metadata and does not access application-level data.

## **Part Of The Zesty Optimization Platform**

Commitment Manager works alongside other capabilities:

- **Multi-Dimensional Autoscaling** to optimize resources and replicas
- **Adaptive Pod Placement** to enable node consolidation
- **FastScaler** to handle unpredictable traffic spikes
- **Persistent Volume Autoscaling** to continuously rightsize storage
- **Kubernetes Cost Visibility** to drive data-informed decisions

### **Maximize Savings Plans Coverage Without Lock-In**

Continuously optimize your Azure commitments and reduce costs while staying flexible as usage evolves.