Azure Synapse Analytics · FinOps Profile

Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Azure Synapse Analytics — three independent meter families (Dedicated SQL Pool DWU-hour, Serverless SQL Pool TB-processed, Spark vCore-hour) plus Pipelines activity runs and ADLS Gen2 storage. Optimization centers on pause/resume, Reserved Capacity, query-tuning to reduce TB-scanned, and migrating to Microsoft Fabric for unified capacity-based pricing.

Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics Finops is the FinOps profile for Azure Synapse Analytics on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 6 billable meters, billed in USD (settlement varies), on a monthly cycle, and pricing category pay-as-you-go + committed use.

The profile maps 10 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Analytics, Apache Spark, Big Data, Data Integration, and Data Warehouse.

Category: Analytics / Data Warehouse Pricing: Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
AnalyticsApache SparkBig DataData IntegrationData WarehouseETLSQLFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustmentRefundCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Microsoft Corporation
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
PricingUnit
varies (DWU-hour, TB, vCore-hour, activity-run)
ProviderName
Microsoft Azure
PublisherName
Microsoft Corporation
RegionId
varies
ServiceCategory
Analytics
ServiceName
Azure Synapse Analytics

Meters

dwu_hours
Unit: dwu-hour
Dedicated SQL Pool DWU-hour consumption (DW100c–DW30000c).
serverless_tb_processed
Unit: TB
Serverless SQL Pool data scanned per query, billed per TB.
spark_vcore_hours
Unit: vcore-hour
Apache Spark pool vCore-hour consumption.
pipeline_activity_runs
Unit: 1000-activity-runs
Synapse Pipelines orchestration activity executions.
data_movement_diu_hours
Unit: diu-hour
Data Integration Units consumed during copy/movement activities.
storage_gb_month
Unit: GB-month
ADLS Gen2 storage backing the workspace.

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