Mastering Azure Governance with Azure Policy for Enhanced Cloud Management

Jiadong Chen
2 min readMay 6, 2024
source: Microsoft

Are you ready to supercharge your Azure governance strategy? In this post, we’ll dive into a treasure trove of Azure Policy resources that can help you master the art of cloud governance. From best practices like Policy as Code (PaC) to streamlining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) testing, and from reigning in your cloud costs to fortifying your defenses against DDoS attacks, we’ve got it all covered. Let’s embark on this journey to Azure governance excellence together! 🚀

📌 Azure Policy Recommended Practices

Azure Policy is a versatile tool for governance, monitoring, security, and compliance in Azure, and it’s recommended to follow best practices such as using Policy as Code (PaC) for deployments, adhering to management group and policy resource structures, and utilizing policy exemptions when necessary, with continuous tracking of Azure Policy changes on GitHub.
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📌 Infrastructure as Code Testing with Azure Policy

A guide on how to streamline infrastructure as code (IaC) testing with Azure Policy by using PSRule for Azure and Enterprise Policy as Code (EPAC), providing a more efficient way to assess compliance and validate templates…

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Jiadong Chen

Microsoft MVP, MCT | Azure Certified Solutions Architect & Cybersecurity Architect Expert | Member of .NET Foundation | Packt Author