# Azure Data Factory V2 optimization | Cloud Efficiency Hub

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2 documented Azure Data Factory V2 cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

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2 documented Azure Data Factory V2 cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

## 2 inefficiencies

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- Azure Data Factory V2  CER-0261

### [Suboptimal Integration Runtime Region Selection in Azure Data Factory](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/suboptimal-integration-runtime-region-selection-in-azure-data-factory-0bcad)

When Integration Runtimes use the default "Auto Resolve" region setting, the work does not always run in the region where the data lives. For copy activities, Azure makes a best effort to run in the sink data store's region (or the closest...

Networking

- Azure Data Factory V2  CER-0450

### [Idle Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime Left Running](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/idle-azure-ssis-integration-runtime-left-running)

An Azure-SSIS integration runtime (IR) is a dedicated cluster of VM nodes that Azure Data Factory or Synapse pipelines use to run lifted-and-shifted SQL Server Integration Services packages. Once started, it bills for every node for as...

Compute

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