Published: 16 December 2019
Summary
Enterprises using Azure must implement programmatic controls for enforcing governance policies to enable self-service for cloud users. This assessment illustrates how I&O technical professionals can use Azure Policy and other native services to implement common governance use cases.
Included in Full Research
- Requirements for Implementing Programmatic Governance Using Policy
- Azure Governance Implementation Basics
- The Azure Resource Hierarchy
- Assessing Azure Implementations for Common Governance Use Cases
- Use Case No. 1: Identity, Security and Compliance
- Use Case No. 2: Cost Management and Resource Optimization
- Use Case No. 3. Inventory and Classification
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Start With a Foundation of Azure Governance Best Practices
- Map Your Organization and Products Closely to the Azure Resource Hierarchy
- Implement the Principle of Least Privilege
- Evaluate Third-Party Cloud Management Platforms and Tools
- Beware of Preview Services and Keep Informed of New Governance Capabilities