Microsoft Azure CCI Documentation

src/content/docs/cci/financial-intelligence/cci-azure.mdx

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+---
+title: Azure CCI
+metaDescription: Connect your Azure billing to New Relic Cloud Cost Intelligence to monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud spending across Azure services.
+freshnessValidatedDate: never
+---
+
+<Callout title="preview">
+  We're still working on this feature, but we'd love for you to try it out!
+
+  This feature is currently provided as part of a preview program pursuant to our [pre-release policies](/docs/licenses/license-information/referenced-policies/new-relic-pre-release-policy).
+</Callout>
+
+Connect your Azure billing to Cloud Cost Intelligence for complete cost monitoring and optimization of your Azure infrastructure. Get real-time visibility into spending patterns, resource use, and cost allocation across services and resource groups.
+
+With the Azure integration, you can:
+  - Monitor spending across all subscriptions and resource groups
+  - Analyze cost trends and identify anomalies
+  - Optimize resource allocation and eliminate waste
+  - Create custom dashboards for financial reporting
+  - Set up alerts for budget thresholds and cost spikes
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before you connect Azure to Cloud Cost Intelligence, make sure you have:
+  - **Azure subscription** with active billing account
+  - **Contributor or Owner role** on the subscription you want to monitor
+  - **Access to Azure Cost Management** features
+  - **Billing reader permissions** for the subscription or management group
+
+## Benefits
+
+With the Azure - CCI, you can:
+
+- **Optimize resource usage** - Find underutilized or costly Azure services and VMs to adjust allocations across subscriptions and resource groups
+
+- **Control expenses** - See specific cost drivers in your Azure environment, including compute, storage, networking, and database services for better financial decisions
+
+- **Enhance efficiency** - Focus on resource management strategies that align with business objectives for efficient use of Azure resources and budget
+
+- **Monitor multi-subscription costs** - Track spending across multiple Azure subscriptions and management groups from one dashboard
+
+- **Enable cost accountability** - Implement department-level cost allocation and chargeback using Azure tags and resource group organization
+
+- **Manage budgets proactively** - Set up alerts for Azure spending thresholds and budget limits to prevent overruns and maintain financial control
+
+## Connect Azure to Cloud Cost Intelligence
+
+<Steps>
+  <Step>
+     ### Select your account
+
+      Start the integration by choosing your New Relic account.
+
+      1. Go to <DNT>[**one.newrelic.com**](https://one.newrelic.com) > **All Capabilities** > **Azure-CCI**</DNT>.
+      2. Select your account from the dropdown and click **Continue**.
+  </Step>
+
+  <Step>
+     ### Configure connection details
+
+      Provide your Azure billing information to establish the connection between Azure and Cloud Cost Intelligence.
+
+      1. On the connection setup page, enter this information to connect to your Azure billing account:
+          - **Connection name** - Provide a descriptive name like "Azure Production Environment"
+          - **Azure Agreement Type** - Select your agreement type: Enterprise Agreement, MCP, or CSP
+          - **Tenant ID** - Enter your Azure tenant ID from the Azure portal
+          - **Billing account ID** - Enter your Azure billing account ID from the Azure portal
+          - **Storage account** - Enter your Azure storage account name from the Azure portal
+          - **Container name** - Enter your Azure container name from the Azure portal
+      2. Click **Continue**.
+  </Step>
+
+  <Step>
+     ### Test and create connection
+
+      Verify the connection works and create the integration with proper permissions.
+
+      1. Click **Initiate Connection** to start the request (admin approval required).
+          <Callout variant="important">
+            Complete these Azure admin tasks:
+            <ul>
+              <li>Provide access to the service principal **msazurecostdata**. See [View enterprise applications](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/enterprise-apps/view-applications-portal) to learn how to use Microsoft Entra admin center to find enterprise applications in your tenant.</li>
+              <li>Provide [Access Control (IAM)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/quickstart-assign-role-user-portal#grant-access) access to the service principal for the necessary Azure resources.</li>
+            </ul>
+          </Callout>
+      2. Click **Create Connection** to create the **msazurecostdata** entry.
+      3. Click **See your data**.
+  </Step>
+
+  <Step>
+     ### Verify data collection
+
+      Go to [**Cost Overview**](/docs/cci/financial-intelligence/cloud-cost-insights) to view your Azure cost data.
+
+      <Callout variant="important">
+        Processing your data for the first time can take up to 12 hours.
+      </Callout>
+  </Step>
+</Steps>

src/nav/cci.yml

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         path: /docs/cci/financial-intelligence/k8s-cost-insights
       - title: Budget summary
         path: /docs/cci/financial-intelligence/cci-budgets
+      - title: Azure CCI
+        path: /docs/cci/financial-intelligence/cci-azure
       - title: Query your data with NRQL
         path: /docs/cci/financial-intelligence/nrql-for-cci
   - title: Troubleshooting CCI