Merge pull request #274081 from guywi-ms/refresh-change-pricing-tier

Refresh change pricing tier article

Author: v-ccolin

articles/azure-monitor/logs/change-pricing-tier.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ms.topic: conceptual
 author: guywild
 ms.author: guywild
 ms.reviewer: Dale.Koetke
-ms.date: 03/25/2022
+ms.date: 05/02/2024
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 # Change pricing tier for Log Analytics workspace
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ Each Log Analytics workspace in Azure Monitor can have a different [pricing tier
 > This article describes how to change the commitment tier for a Log Analytics workspace once you determine which commitment tier you want to use. See [Azure Monitor Logs pricing details](cost-logs.md) for details on how commitment tiers work and [Azure Monitor cost and usage](../cost-usage.md#log-analytics-workspace) for recommendations on the most cost effective commitment based on your observed Azure Monitor usage.
 
 ## Permissions required
-To change the pricing tier for a workspace, you must be assigned to one of the following roles: 
 
-- Log Analytics Contributor role.
-- A custom role with `Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/*/write` permissions.
+| Action | Permissions required |
+|:-------|:---------------------|
+| Change pricing tier | `Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/*/write` permissions to the Log Analytics workspace, as provided by the [Log Analytics Contributor built-in role](./manage-access.md#log-analytics-contributor), for example |
+
 
 ## Changing pricing tier
 
@@ -27,13 +28,15 @@ Use the following steps to change the pricing tier of your workspace using the A
 
 1. From the **Log Analytics workspaces** menu, select your workspace, and open **Usage and estimated costs**. This displays a list of each of the pricing tiers available for this workspace.
 
-2. Review the estimated costs for each pricing tier. This estimate assumes that the last 31 days of your usage is typical. Choose the tier with the lowest estimated cost.  
+2. Review the estimated costs for each pricing tier. This estimate assumes that your usage in the last 31 days is typical. 
+
+3. Choose the tier with the lowest estimated cost. This tier is labeled **Recommended Tier**.   
 
 :::image type="content" source="media/manage-cost-storage/pricing-tier-estimated-costs.png" alt-text="Pricing tiers":::
 
 3. Click **Select** if you decide to change the pricing tier after reviewing the estimated costs.
 
-4. Review the commitment message in the popup that "Commitment Tier pricing has a 31-day commitment period, during which the workspace cannot be moved to a lower Commitment Tier or any Consumption Tier" and click **Change pricing tier** to confirm. 
+4. Review the commitment message in the popup that "Commitment Tier pricing has a 31-day commitment period, during which the workspace cannot be moved to a lower Commitment Tier or any Consumption Tier" and select **Change pricing tier** to confirm. 
 
 # [Azure Resource Manager](#tab/azure-resource-manager)
 To set the pricing tier using an [Azure Resource Manager](./resource-manager-workspace.md), use the `sku` object to set the pricing tier and the `capacityReservationLevel` parameter if the pricing tier is `capacityresrvation`. For details on this template format, see [Microsoft.OperationalInsights workspaces](/azure/templates/microsoft.operationalinsights/workspaces)
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ See [Deploying the sample templates](../resource-manager-samples.md) if you're n
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 ## Tracking pricing tier changes
-Changes to a workspace's pricing tier are recorded in the [Activity Log](../essentials/activity-log.md). Filter for events with an **Operation** of *Create Workspace*. The event's **Change history** tab will show the old and new pricing tiers in the  `properties.sku.name` row. To monitor changes the pricing tier, [create an alert](../alerts/alerts-activity-log.md) for the *Create Workspace* operation.
+Changes to a workspace's pricing tier are recorded in the [Activity Log](../essentials/activity-log.md). Filter for events with an **Operation** of *Create Workspace*. The event's **Change history** tab shows the old and new pricing tiers in the  `properties.sku.name` row. To monitor changes the pricing tier, [create an alert](../alerts/alerts-activity-log.md) for the *Create Workspace* operation.
 
 ## Next steps