Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire (theregister.com)
(Monday September 01, 2025 @03:15PM (msmash)
from the smells-fishy dept.)
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- News link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/01/1621214/azure-budget-alerts-go-berserk-after-microsoft-account-migration-misfire
- Source link: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/01/microsoft_azure_migration_misfire/
An anonymous reader shares a report:
> Some Microsoft Azure customers have had a worrying few days after a problematic account migration [1]caused forecast costs for the cloud service to skyrocket , triggering budget alerts.
>
> An alarmed Register reader got in touch after receiving warnings from Azure's automated systems that they had significantly exceeded their budgets, and a glance at Microsoft's support forums indicates their issue was not isolated.
>
> The problem was that costs had suddenly ramped up. One user, with a budget threshold of $85, received an automated alert indicating that their spend was forecast to reach $1,027. Another said: "We're actively seeing the same issue, costs have blown up by a crazy amount. No official notice or announcement from Microsoft either, it's appalling."
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/01/microsoft_azure_migration_misfire/
> Some Microsoft Azure customers have had a worrying few days after a problematic account migration [1]caused forecast costs for the cloud service to skyrocket , triggering budget alerts.
>
> An alarmed Register reader got in touch after receiving warnings from Azure's automated systems that they had significantly exceeded their budgets, and a glance at Microsoft's support forums indicates their issue was not isolated.
>
> The problem was that costs had suddenly ramped up. One user, with a budget threshold of $85, received an automated alert indicating that their spend was forecast to reach $1,027. Another said: "We're actively seeing the same issue, costs have blown up by a crazy amount. No official notice or announcement from Microsoft either, it's appalling."
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/01/microsoft_azure_migration_misfire/
I bet it's got something to do with AI (Score:2)
by devslash0 ( 4203435 )
It's time someone's looked into the cost explorer and proved me right.
"We used Copilot to calculate these costs" (Score:2)
by david.emery ( 127135 )
That's as good an explanation as any, and since "hallucinations" in AI are acceptable to a lot of people on the AI Hype Bubble, it relieves Microsoft of the responsibility for this.
The cloud is a trap (Score:5, Insightful)
Run away!
Re:The cloud is a trap (Score:5, Informative)
"The first fix is free" comes to mind.
If I buy a computer then I know the expenses and all that remains is cost of electricity and internet access.
Re: (Score:2)
So it begins. We will be seeing aplenty more of this nusiance coming from big tech companies. They're pests like ants, once an ant appears, rest assurded more will come.