Explains the mystery of hidden tags in Azure, how they work, and their use cases for automation and management.
Explains how to automate Azure Lighthouse delegation at the management group level using Azure Policy for scalable, consistent multi-tenant management.
Learn how to use Azure Arc and Azure Policy to audit and enable the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) on Windows Servers for improved recovery and resilience.
Explains how to use Azure Policy to automatically enable Virtual Network Flow Logs across many VNets for security and troubleshooting.
Explains Azure Policy for automated cloud governance, covering policy definitions, assignments, and enforcement effects like deny and audit.
Explains how Azure Arc provides unified management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, bringing on-prem and other cloud resources into Azure's control plane.
A practical guide to managing Azure Policy using PowerShell for automation, repeatability, and governance in existing Azure environments.
AzPolicyTest PowerShell module updated to v2.8.0 with new tests for Azure Policy resource type exclusions and effect validation.
A technical guide on creating Azure Policy exemptions at the Management Group level using Terraform, including a workaround for a common ID format error.
Explains a critical Azure Policy limitation where databases created via SSMS on SQL Managed Instance bypass policy enforcement, posing security risks.
Creating custom Azure Policies to secure Azure Monitor Action Groups by restricting notifications and actions to authorized targets.
An updated Azure Policy definition for Storage Account minimum TLS version that supports TLS 1.3, addressing current tooling limitations.
Introduces the Azure Policy Restrictions REST API for checking policy constraints on resources, with a PowerShell helper function.
Azure Resource Graph now includes Policy Exemptions data, enabling cloud-scale queries and analysis with KQL examples provided.
Explains how to use Azure Policy and DevOps automation to achieve continuous compliance and governance in Azure cloud environments.
Part 4 of a series for MSPs on using Azure Policy to enforce governance and guardrails across multiple customer Azure tenants at scale.
A guide to implementing security governance using Azure Policy as Code with Bicep, based on a Microsoft Reactor presentation.
A developer shares their journey discovering Azure Policy and Open Policy Agent, leading to the creation of a curated community resource list.
A guest discusses Azure Policy as Code on the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast, covering Bicep, DevOps workflows, and best practices.
A technical guide on troubleshooting and resolving Azure Policy non-compliance issues, specifically for diagnostic settings on AKS clusters.
