{"id":20989,"date":"2018-02-20T21:55:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T21:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=20989"},"modified":"2018-02-20T21:55:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T21:55:51","slug":"there-are-now-730-hours-in-an-azure-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=20989","title":{"rendered":"There Are Now 730 Hours In An Azure Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was only back in November that we noticed, at work, that the average Azure month had shrunk to 732 hours, the average length of a month in a leap year.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that Azure has moved a little closer to the sun, because the average Azure month has just shrunk to 730 hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Azure730HoursInAMonth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20990\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Azure730HoursInAMonth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Azure730HoursInAMonth.png 1080w, https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Azure730HoursInAMonth-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Azure730HoursInAMonth-768x176.png 768w, https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Azure730HoursInAMonth-1024x234.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 85vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where does 730 come from? Let&#8217;s do the math:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>730 hours * 12 months =\u00a08760 hours in a year.<\/li>\n<li>8760 hours \/ 24 hours = 365 days in a year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So 730 hours in an average Azure month is based on a year of 365 days. And how said pricing the cloud was hard?<\/p>\n<h2>Was This Post Useful?<\/h2>\n<p>If you found this information useful, then imagine what 2 days of training might mean to you. I&#8217;m delivering a 2-day course in Amsterdam on April 19-20, teaching newbies and experienced Azure admins about Azure Infrastructure. There&#8217;ll be lots of in-depth information, covering the foundations, best practices, troubleshooting, and advanced configurations. You can learn more <a href=\"http:\/\/amsterdam.cloudmechanix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amsterdam.cloudmechanix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20919\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AMS-Apr-2018-Cloud-Mechanix.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AMS-Apr-2018-Cloud-Mechanix.png 1352w, https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AMS-Apr-2018-Cloud-Mechanix-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AMS-Apr-2018-Cloud-Mechanix-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AMS-Apr-2018-Cloud-Mechanix-1024x543.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was only back in November that we noticed, at work, that the average Azure month had shrunk to 732 hours, the average length of a month in a leap year. 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