Identify Underutilized Virtual Machines for Service Tier Change

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Advisor helps you optimize and reduce your overall Azure spend by identifying idle and underutilized resources. You can get cost recommendations from the Cost tab on the Advisor dashboard.

The correct answer is D. Advisor.

Advisor is an Azure service that analyzes your resources and provides recommendations to improve their performance, security, and cost-effectiveness. In this case, you can use Advisor to identify underutilized virtual machines that can have their service tier changed to a less expensive offering.

To use Advisor, you can follow these steps:

1. Go to the Azure portal and select your subscription.
2. In the left-hand menu, select Advisor.
3. In the Advisor dashboard, select Cost.
4. On the Cost blade, you will see recommendations related to cost optimization.
5. Look for the "Right-size or shutdown underutilized virtual machines" recommendation and click on it.
6. You will see a list of virtual machines that are underutilized and can have their service tier changed to a less expensive offering.

By following these steps, you can quickly identify underutilized virtual machines and take action to reduce costs. Note that Advisor provides other types of recommendations related to security, reliability, and operational excellence, so it's a useful tool for optimizing your Azure resources.