#azurepolicy — Public Fediverse posts

Cloud environments scale fast—and without guardrails, they scale chaotically. As teams move quickly, resources can be deployed with insecure configurations, inconsistent tagging, or unexpected cost implications. Left unchecked, this sprawl creates operational risk and makes compliance difficult to prove.

Azure Policy acts as your built-in compliance enforcer. #AutoRemediate #AzurePolicy #compliance #governance #policy

https://azuretracks.com/?p=2951

My last blog post for 2025 was: Azure Policy Little Secrets #Azure #AzurePolicy #DevOps https://cloudadministrator.net/2025/12/16/azure-policy-little-secrets/

Hey Copilot can you take this existing By Category Group logs Azure policy and make an equivalent version for By Category?

Sure, here’s a new version!

Azure Policy - Invalid JSON

Hey Copilot, WTF?

Oh yeah sorry I used a bunch of constructs that aren’t valid (probably), here’s a new version…

Azure Policy - Invalid JSON

Love the descriptive error messages…

#azurePolicy #azure

Would be nice if I could just copy & paste my jsonc Azure Policy definition into the Azure Portal for quick testing... but unfortunately it accepts only pure json format, so I have to strip my comments from the file beforehand. There goes the 'quick'-part... 😒

#Azure #AzurePolicy

Why "Policy Initiative". The original term "Policy Set" seems way more descriptive to me. And less prone to typos. 🙈
#Azure #AzurePolicy

Fireside chat of NZISM and Azure Policy with #MicrosoftNZ's own Bevan Sinclair about Regulatory compliance, NZISM, and Azure policy!

#AzurePolicy #NZISM #firesidechat #regulatorycompliance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ikOyOF1Bqo

Oh dear, this would make #AzurePolicy life so much easier:

https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/44a736be-f324-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f0da0

#Governance #Azure #CloudAdoption

Enterprise Policy as Code with Azure DevOps

EPAC comprises a number of scripts which can be used to deploy Azure Policies. This is a great way to ensure that your Azure environment is compliant, so let us take a look at it!

#azure #epac #azurepolicy

https://luke.geek.nz/azure/enterprise-policy-code-azure-devops/

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#AzurePolicy is not a set and forget service - there are technical and governance items to consider. I drew up a mindmap, to help guide people on what to consider when deploying Azure Policy.

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Demystifying Azure Policy Inheritance

https://luke.geek.nz/azure/Demystifying-Azure-Policy-Inheritance-Understanding-the-Hierarchy-of-Control/

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https://azure.github.io/AppService/2023/04/24/App-service-language-version-policy-update.html

Azure Policy for App Service have updated built-in policies to monitor against a _specified_ language version instead of always monitor against the _latest_ version.
#azure #azureappservice #AzurePolicy

Working with #Azure and the #AzurePolicy #RestAPI today and it feels unnecessary complicated to get a list of Policy Assignments and the associated Policy Definitions and Policy Set Definitions, which are further separated into builtin policies, custom policies and policies assigned at management group level. 🙈

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/policy/

Azure Policies for Automating Azure Governance - Choosing Policies https://rodtrent.com/g0f

#Azure #AzurePolicy #Governance

Many people understand the need for policies and governance to ensure cloud spend is monitored and resources are deployed in accordance with company standards. Azure Policy can help organizations keep an organized and secure environment, while stakeholders should get involved to create fundamental policies. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/azure-policies-for-automating-azure-governance-choosing-policies/ba-p/3709653 #AzurePolicy #CloudSpend #StakeholderInvolvement

Does anyone know where the source for the #Azure #GuestConfiguration #PowerShell module went?

The module is now at 4.2
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/GuestConfiguration/4.2.0

But the source links (including the link to the ChangeLog for 4.0.0 which is what I really need) all point to a missing Github repo:
https://github.com/Azure/GuestConfiguration

#Automanage #MachineConfiguration #GuestAssignment #AzurePolicy
/cc @gaelcolas

Azure Policy has released its new preview effect, DenyAction, that blocks requests based on intended action, regardless of user permissions. This effect is able to protect critical resources from accidental deletions and can be created in the Portal or API. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/prevent-accidental-deletions-at-scale-using-azure-policy/ba-p/3689186 #AzurePolicy #DenyAction #PreviewEffect #ResourceProtection