-|**Cluster and workload architectures:** Cost management using monitoring and observability tools. | OpenCost on AKS introduces a new community-driven [specification](https://github.com/opencost/opencost/blob/develop/spec/opencost-specv01.md) and implementation to bring greater visibility into current and historic Kubernetes spend and resource allocation. OpenCost, born out of [Kubecost](https://www.kubecost.com/), is an open-source, vendor-neutral [CNCF sandbox project](https://www.cncf.io/sandbox-projects/) that recently became a [FinOps Certified Solution](https://www.finops.org/certifications/finops-certified-solution/). Customer specific prices are now included using the Consumption Pricesheet API, ensuring accurate cost reporting that accounts for consumption and savings plan discounts (reserved instances will be added in the future). For out-of-cluster analysis or to ingest allocation data into an existing BI pipeline, an export feature is available. Export a CSV with daily infrastructure cost breakdown by Kubernetes constructs (namespace, controller, service, pod, job and more) to your Azure Storage Account or local storage with minimal configuration. CSV also includes resource utilization metrics for CPU, GPU, memory, load balancers, and persistent volumes. For in-cluster visualization, OpenCost UI enables real-time cost drill down by Kubernetes constructs. Alternatively, directly query the OpenCost API to access cost allocation data. For more information on Azure specific integration, see [OpenCost docs](https://www.opencost.io/docs).|
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