Understanding Azure governance

Azure governance is a way to ensure that an organization’s use of the Azure cloud platform is secure, compliant, and efficient. Think of Azure governance as a series of guidelines to help organizations keep track of their Azure subscriptions, resources, and policies, ensuring that only authorized users have access to specific resources and that compliance and security requirements are met.

Managing and controlling cloud resources is a continuous process. Cloud governance should work in conjunction with policies that organizations already have for procedures to govern their on-premises IT environment. The level of integration between on-premises and cloud policies varies, depending on an organization’s level of cloud governance maturity and the digital assets they have in the cloud. As the organization’s cloud environment evolves, so must its cloud governance processes and policies to adapt to changes.

To establish a solid foundation...