Realized Savings Proof & Verification
Most cost tools guess or take credit for savings that never materialized. WasteRadar enforces a deterministic 4-stage verification lifecycle, cross-checking Azure Cost Management billing telemetry before reporting any dollar as realized.
Separate potential savings from savings you actually achieved.
Potential savings are never presented as realized savings until subsequent Azure billing telemetry confirms the reduction. WasteRadar gives finance and engineering teams undeniable proof of optimization ROI.
Potential Savings
WasteRadar detects idle or orphaned infrastructure and calculates the maximum recoverable monthly amount.
Expected Savings
Engineering acknowledges the recommendation and schedules cleanup or right-sizing in the cloud environment.
Pending Verification
Action is performed in Azure. WasteRadar monitors incoming Cost Management invoices to verify charge cessation.
Verified Realized Savings
Azure billing telemetry mathematically confirms the recurring cost has dropped. Realized ROI is permanently logged.
Sample Anonymized Verification Records
Immutable audit records tracking detection through final Azure billing confirmation.
| Proof ID & Type | Anonymized Resource Scope | Savings Impact | Verification Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PRF-8942-AZ Unattached Premium SSD Microsoft.Compute/disks | /subscriptions/******-****-****/resourceGroups/rg-prod-eastus-****/providers/Microsoft.Compute/disks/disk-db-backup-04Detected: 2026-07-28 • Remediated: 2026-08-02 | $76.80 / mo $921.60 / yr | Azure Meter ID 8f72a4... recorded 0.00 quantity across 3 billing cycles Verified on: 2026-08-04 | Verified on Invoice |
PRF-8943-AZ Stopped (Allocated) VM Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines | /subscriptions/******-****-****/resourceGroups/rg-analytics-****/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/vm-spark-worker-02Detected: 2026-08-10 • Remediated: 2026-08-11 | $292.00 / mo $3,504.00 / yr | Deallocation confirmed; compute core charges dropped from $9.60/day to $0.00/day Verified on: 2026-08-13 | Verified on Invoice |
PRF-8944-AZ Unassociated Standard Public IP Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses | /subscriptions/******-****-****/resourceGroups/rg-k8s-ingress-****/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/pip-lb-unused-01Detected: 2026-08-15 • Remediated: 2026-08-16 | $28.80 / mo $345.60 / yr | IP release telemetry matched Azure Cost Management itemized usage export Verified on: 2026-08-18 | Verified on Invoice |
PRF-8945-AZ Orphaned Disk Snapshot (>180d) Microsoft.Compute/snapshots | /subscriptions/******-****-****/resourceGroups/rg-legacy-migration-****/providers/Microsoft.Compute/snapshots/snap-osdisk-2024-v1Detected: 2026-08-20 • Remediated: 2026-08-22 | $45.00 / mo $540.00 / yr | Storage snapshot GB-month line item decreased by 900 GB on final monthly statement Verified on: 2026-08-24 | Verified on Invoice |
100% Read-Only Telemetry
WasteRadar operates strictly via Reader-level Azure IAM permissions. No agents, no write access, and no automated destructive changes.
Invoice Cross-Verification
We monitor incoming Microsoft Azure Cost Management usage feeds to verify that billing meter quantities reached 0.00 following cleanup.
Audit-Grade Export
Export verifiable CSV and JSON ledger logs for CFO, controller, or cloud governance review with complete timestamps and resource scope.
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