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Hello,
I have one direct query - created based on Azure Synapse table. The query performance is slow - we are looking into improvements. But is it possible to find out how much it is adding as cost when it reads directly on Synapse table?
If i execute the query will it show me the cost in Azure Portal ? Assuming that since it is direct query and reading data off the tables directly it is adding $$ cost , would like to see how much it is costing us ? is there a way to find that?
Thanks,
Krp
Hello,
Anyone have any tricks to monitor cost for direct queries ?
Thank You
Hi, @Krp
Currently, it's hard to determine the cost upfront.
You can check "Cost Management" -> "Billing" in Azure Portal to access the generated billing information,
Regards,
Ethan
Hi @Ethan96 ,
Thank you for suggestion, am aware of Azure portal Cost analysis . But more keen to see how i can get cost implecation for Direct Queries.
Thanks,
Krp
Any experts in the community who has been able to filterout Direct query cost implication from Azure Portal Cost mgmt pool ?
Thanks,
Krp
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