# Azure Files optimization | Cloud Efficiency Hub Canonical: https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-files 2 documented Azure Files cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it. [Cloud Efficiency Hub](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub) 2 documented Azure Files cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it. ## 2 inefficiencies [All services](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub#browse-by-service) - Azure Files CER-0173 ### [High Transaction Cost Due to Misaligned Tier in Azure Files](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/high-transaction-cost-due-to-misaligned-tier-in-azure-files) Azure Files Standard tier is cost-effective for low-traffic scenarios but imposes per-operation charges that grow rapidly with frequent access. In contrast, Premium tier provides consistent IOPS and throughput without additional... Storage - Azure Files CER-0433 ### [Standard File Shares Left on the Transaction Optimized Tier](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/standard-file-shares-left-on-the-transaction-optimized-tier) Pay-as-you-go (HDD) Azure file shares have three access tiers on the same hardware: transaction optimized, hot and cool. Transaction optimized has the highest at-rest storage price and the lowest transaction prices. Microsoft recommends... Storage ## More Azure services - [Azure Virtual Machines 12](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-virtual-machines) - [Azure Cognitive Services 10](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-cognitive-services) - [Azure SQL 10](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-sql) - [Azure Managed Disks 9](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-managed-disks) - [Azure Blob Storage 7](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-blob-storage) - [Azure AKS 6](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-aks) - [Azure Cosmos DB 6](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-cosmos-db) - [Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server 4](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-database-for-postgresql---flexible-server) - [Azure Log Analytics 4](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-log-analytics) - [Azure App Service 3](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/cloud-services/azure-app-service) --- Source: the public page above. Product screenshots and illustrative interfaces are examples, not live customer data.