International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

Cloud computing is now used by various companies, students & developers to run applications and store data. Various platforms like Microsoft Azure make it easy to create virtual machines, storage, and other services which is needed. But one problem is that many of these resources keep running even when they are not being used. This usually happens when users forget to stop them after completing their work, especially in development or testing phase . Because of this, users pay extra money for resources. To solve this problem, this project introduces a simple system that can automatically monitor cloud resources and manage them. The system keeps checking the activity of resources like virtual machines using Azure Monitor. It checks the basic details like CPU usage and system activity. If the system finds that a resource is not in use , it automatically sends a command to shut it down. This helps in reducing cloud costs and over usage of resources. The main aim of this project is to make cloud usage smarter and less costly without requiring any manual checking. It is a simple that can help individuals as well as organizations manage their cloud resources better.

Ms. Smitha H, Shreyas S Kanthi, Utkarsh Vatshayan, Yashas Gowda CR, Ayush Sinha,"Cloud Cost Optimization Auto Shutdown System" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, V9(3): Page(696-702) May-June 2026. ISSN: 2581-7175. www.ijsred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.