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NSG flow log pricing consideration

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Pull request overview

This PR adds pricing considerations for NSG flow logs storage operations. It clarifies two specific billing scenarios that users should be aware of when using NSG flow logs with Azure Blob Storage.

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  • Adds two numbered considerations regarding storage write operation costs related to Create Container calls and failed upload attempts

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Storage of logs is charged separately. For more information, see [Azure Blob Storage pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/storage/blobs/).
Storage of logs is charged separately. For more information, see [Azure Blob Storage pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/storage/blobs/). Few considerations:
1. NSG flow log workflow makes [Create Container](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/Create-Container) call periodically and is directly proportional to associated number of MAC's and are charged as per storage write operations.
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Remove apostrophe from 'MAC's' - the plural form should be 'MACs'.

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1. NSG flow log workflow makes [Create Container](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/Create-Container) call periodically and is directly proportional to associated number of MAC's and are charged as per storage write operations.
1. NSG flow log workflow makes [Create Container](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/Create-Container) call periodically and is directly proportional to associated number of MACs and are charged as per storage write operations.

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If traffic analytics is enabled with NSG flow logs, traffic analytics pricing applies at per gigabyte processing rates. Traffic analytics isn't offered with a free tier of pricing. For more information, see [Network Watcher pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/network-watcher/).

Storage of logs is charged separately. For more information, see [Azure Blob Storage pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/storage/blobs/).
Storage of logs is charged separately. For more information, see [Azure Blob Storage pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/storage/blobs/). Few considerations:
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The phrase 'Few considerations:' is missing an article. Consider changing to 'A few considerations:' or 'The following considerations apply:' for better readability.

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Imported changes to another PR.

@learn-build-service-prod learn-build-service-prod bot merged commit ad173e4 into MicrosoftDocs:main Dec 18, 2025
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