Azure Governance and Compliance

In Chapter 7, Azure Cost Management, you looked at cost management, the factors that can affect costs in Azure, and the tools and resources available, such as the Azure pricing calculator, and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator.

This chapter will cover the methods of adopting governance and implementing compliance for Azure environments. The chapter primarily focuses on the Describe Azure management and governance module from the Skills Measured section of the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals exam.

Note

You can find a detailed AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals exam skills area in the Appendix, Assessing AZ-900 Exam Skills of this book.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to answer questions on the following confidently:

• Purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure
• Purpose of Azure Policy
• Purpose of resource locks
• Purpose of tags
• The Azure service lifecycle
• Microsoft trusted cloud principles
• The Microsoft Trust...