Azure SQL deployments often reserve more storage than needed, either due to default provisioning settings or anticipated future growth. Over time, if actual usage remains low, these oversized allocations generate unnecessary storage costs.
In Elastic Pools, resizing can be done through standard configuration updates. In Managed Instances, reducing storage may require a shrink operation to reclaim unused space before reallocation is permitted. Without regular review, these overprovisioned environments persist as silent cost contributors.
