Azure Cost Optimization
OhChimp cuts your Azure bill: deallocate stopped VMs, rightsize by CPU, delete unattached disks, fix Reserved Instances, and modernize Premium SSD disks.
How does OhChimp connect to my Azure subscription?
With a service principal you grant the Reader role on the subscription. OhChimp gets a token from Microsoft Entra ID and reads resource and billing metadata over Azure Resource Manager to find waste. It never stores your application data, secrets, or workload contents.
Does OhChimp need write access or see my data?
No. The service principal needs only the read-only Reader role. OhChimp reads metadata like VM power states, CPU metrics, disk and IP inventory, AKS pools, and Advisor recommendations. It does not read application data or workload contents.
What Azure costs does OhChimp actually reduce?
Stopped VMs still billing full compute, over-provisioned VMs flagged by low CPU and Azure Advisor, weak Reserved Instance coverage, unattached managed disks, idle public IPs, Premium SSD v1 disks that should move to v2, and over-provisioned or fixed-size AKS node pools.
Who applies the changes, and can I roll back?
You do. Every fix is a reviewable plan with a confidence score, a risk level, and rollback steps. Nothing changes until you click apply, and you are always the one who clicks. The Premium disk migration, for instance, snapshots first so you can restore.
How do I know the savings are real, and what does it cost?
OhChimp checks your actual Azure bill after you apply a plan. Savings are marked VERIFIED only after 7 or more days, a drop of at least 10 percent, and 3 consecutive positive checks. Otherwise the plan is flagged "not implemented." Pricing is flat monthly, and OhChimp never takes a cut of your savings. A year-one ROI guarantee refunds your subscription fees if it does not pay for itself in the first 12 months on a paid plan.