By automatically shutting down VMs during off-hours when they are not needed, you can significantly reduce your Azure costs. This is especially useful for development and testing environments that do not need to run 24/7. Allows an administrator to select the following: - Shutdown Time - Time Zone - Notification before shutdown - Email address for shutdown notification ## Resources [Auto-shutdown a VM - Azure Virtual Machines | Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/auto-shutdown-vm?tabs=portal)