# Azure Firewall optimization | Cloud Efficiency Hub

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3 documented Azure Firewall cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

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3 documented Azure Firewall cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

## 3 inefficiencies

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- Azure Firewall  CER-0313

### [Azure Firewall Premium SKU Deployed Without Using Premium Features](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/azure-firewall-premium-sku-deployed-without-using-premium-features)

Azure Firewall is available in three SKUs - Basic, Standard, and Premium - each designed for different security requirements and priced accordingly. The Premium SKU includes advanced threat protection capabilities such as TLS inspection,...

Networking

- Azure Firewall  CER-0414

### [Non-Production Azure Firewalls Left Allocated Outside Working Hours](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/non-production-azure-firewalls-left-allocated-outside-working-hours)

Azure Firewall charges a fixed hourly deployment fee for every hour a firewall is allocated, regardless of how much traffic it processes. Firewalls in development, test, lab and training environments are typically needed only during...

Networking

- Azure Firewall  CER-0415

### [Per-Spoke Azure Firewall Deployments Instead of a Shared Hub Firewall](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/per-spoke-azure-firewall-deployments-instead-of-a-shared-hub-firewall)

Azure Firewall is designed to be deployed centrally, in a hub virtual network or a Virtual WAN secured hub, and shared by the spoke virtual networks connected to that hub in the same region. In decentralized estates, application teams or...

Networking

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