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We’re thrilled to announce the General Availability (GA) of the Enhanced Azure Security Baseline for Linux—a major milestone in cloud-native security and compliance. This release brings powerful, audit-only capabilities to…
Why capacity reservations matter now Cloud isn’t running out of metal; demand is compounding and spiky. Peaks concentrate by region, zone, and VM SKU, especially for popular CPU families, memory-optimized…
Background: Azure Machine Configuration remains committed to enabling greater security and simplicity in at-scale server management for all Azure customers. Machine Configuration (previously known as Azure Policy Guest Configuration) enables…
What are Service groups? Service Groups are a new resource container enabling management and observability scenarios where flexibility in hierarchy and membership is needed. Service Groups are tenant level resources…
Bicep Local Deploy can be used to author Bicep files which use Bicep extensions that are designed to run fully locally, without the need for an Azure connection. This quick…
We're thrilled to announce that Bicep templates for Microsoft Entra ID resources is generally available from July 29th, 2025. Bicep templates bring declarative infrastructure as code (IaC) capabilities to Microsoft…
Azure Automation continues to evolve as a robust platform to address the dynamic needs of modern enterprises. In alignment with our commitment to provide business continuity and enhance security of our customers,…
Resiliency is a key focus for Microsoft in making sure our customers experience minimal impact due to planned or unexpected outages that may occur. Up until now there has been…
At the start of 2025, during the January 2025 ALZ Community Call, we asked everyone for their feedback, via these discussions on our GitHub repo: 1898 & 1978 , on the…
Machine configuration provides a platform to extend azure policy into the VM operating system, to audit and configure OS settings at scale. Many machine configuration policies are assigned through Microsoft…
Azure Policy is a powerful tool for enforcing governance and compliance in Azure environments, but users often encounter issues that can hinder its effectiveness. Below is a concise overview of…
You've come to the right place if you're looking for everything happening with Azure Governance at Microsoft Build, May 19-22, 2025. Azure Governance is an ecosystem of neatly integrated services that…
What problem are we solving? One of the main challenges of maintaining your Azure Landing Zone (ALZ) deployment, is keeping up to date with the latest ALZ policy assignments across…
At Microsoft Build 2025, Microsoft Azure announced the General Availability (GA) of vaulted backups by Azure Backup for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – flexible server. This solution helps customers in…
What are Service Groups? A Service Group (SG) is a new Azure group that supports flexible grouping of cross-subscription resources and scopes providing a unified view and management capabilities. …
Introduction We're thrilled to introduce Terraform support for Azure Monitor Baseline Alerts (AMBA) for Azure Landing Zones (ALZ). This new module is designed to streamline the deployment process, making it…
Introduction: a new era of sustainable cloud transformation Sustainable innovations help organizations stay competitive, manage costs, and build resilience amid rapid shifts in markets and climate risk, all key drivers…
When we talk about backup solutions for Kubernetes clusters, the need is usually most obvious in the context of stateful workloads those managing persistent data like databases, file systems, or…
New RAMP process in the Cloud Adoption Framework to manage your Azure estate The Cloud Adoption Framework’s (CAF) Manage methodology outlines the RAMP (Ready, Administer, Monitor, Protect) process for managing…
Hello AMBA-ALZ customers, We are super excited to share some good news happening since our last blog post Exciting News: AMBA Portal Accelerator is now Generally Available!. We last updated…
With the increasing importance of reducing the attack surface of any fleet of devices, SSH Posture Control provides a comprehensive solution to ensure your servers are configured according to best…
Overview Azure Change Tracking & Inventory (CTI) service enhances auditing and governance for in-guest operations by monitoring changes and providing detailed inventory logs for servers across Azure and Arc connected…
Why do you need a Subscription Vending process? As organizations expand their cloud presence, efficiently provisioning and managing Azure subscriptions becomes a critical challenge. Traditionally, subscription creation has been a…
As Azure continues to evolve, certain resource types and features are periodically deprecated to make way for more efficient and advanced solutions. This was the case for Azure Monitor classic…
Efficiency has always been the watchword of a well-run IT organization that contributes value to the corporate bottom line. But maintaining and gaining efficiencies as the pace of change accelerates—all…
Overview The legacy Log Analytics (LA) agent, which has played a critical role in transferring data logs for software and applications to Azure, was deprecated on August 31, 2024. Subsequently,…
As before, we release updates to Azure Landing Zones policies (and the portal accelerator) on a quarterly basis to reduce the burden of managing change frequently. The policy updates part…
We are thrilled to announce that the Azure Monitor Baseline Alerts-Azure Landing Zones (AMBA-ALZ) Portal Accelerator has officially reached General Availability (GA). This achievement is a big step forward in…
Are you ready to take your Azure projects to the next level? Join us for the Tech Accelerator: Mastering Azure and AI event, on February 11-12, 20025. This two-day virtual…
Keeping up with the latest Azure advancements in your Azure Landing Zone Azure Landing Zones (ALZ) have become a cornerstone for many customers' cloud environments, providing a structured approach to…
Table of Contents Why Encrypt Azure Automation Variables? How It Works Prerequisites Where to get it How to Use Conclusion Why Encrypt Azure Automation Variables? Sensitive data stored in plaintext…
Unlocking the Power of Resiliency with Microsoft Azure In today's fast-paced digital landscape, ensuring the resilience of your workloads is more critical than ever. The recent Forrester Total Economic Impact™…
Overview Azure Change Tracking & Inventory service enhances auditing and governance for in-guest operations by monitoring changes and providing detailed inventory logs for servers across Azure, on-premises, and other cloud…
Starting 7th January 2025, Azure Automation will be revising its Service and Subscription limits to ensure fair distribution of cloud resources across all customers. This change is another step towards…
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) is becoming increasingly crucial as the data estates of customers are growing. Azure Site Recovery (ASR) is the Virtual Machine (VM) Disaster Recovery (DR)…
You've come to the right place if you're looking for everything happening with Azure Governance at Microsoft Ignite, November 19-22, 2024. Azure Governance is an ecosystem of neatly integrated services…
Azure Machine Configuration remains committed to enabling greater security and simplicity in at-scale server management for all Azure customers. Machine Configuration (previously known as Azure Policy Guest Configuration) enables both…
Data Ingestion for Azure Event Hubs: Quick Guide Use Case: A customer needs to determine the size and throughput requirements of an Event Hub that will export data…
ALZ - Policy Refresh Q1 FY25 is here! As you may be aware, the ALZ team release cadence is now on quarterly basis to help customers and partners manage change…
Reusable Templates for Sending Logs to Log Analytics Workspace Challenge: When it comes to developing custom policies for sending logs to a Log Analytics workspace for any Azure…
Introduction Welcome to our latest blog post where we dive into a number of exciting new key updates, highlight the new portal accelerator, and explain how to begin using…
Introducing the Azure Policy Community Repo What is the Azure Policy Community Repo? The Azure Policy Community Repo is a collaborative space for Azure customers and Microsoft teams to…
We are excited to announce the general availability of vaulted backups for Azure Blob Storage. Vaulted backups can help you achieve complete protection for your blobs data against data loss.…
What’s coming in by end of July 2024: Azure Update Manager will add support for 35 CIS hardened images. This is the first time that Update Management product in Azure…
We are living during a time of rapid growth in AI technologies and seeing cloud complexity increase as a result of those advanced workloads, which makes it critical to update…
Welcome to a new era of policy management, where policy definitions are more agile, adaptable, and accessible than ever before! We are thrilled to introduce version management support for controlled…
Introduction Hello and welcome to another blog post about Azure Landing Zones, the best practice framework for accelerating your cloud adoption journey. In this post, I will share with…
Change Analysis Identifying who made a change to your Azure resources and how the change was made just became easier! With Change Analysis, you can now see who initiated the…
In today's dynamic business environment, the resilience of cloud infrastructure is not just a preference but a necessity. We are thrilled to announce the latest enhancements in Azure Landing Zones…
In our previous blogs we explained the Azure pricing structure, how customers can calculate their costs when migrating or building in Azure, and how they can budget for specific resources…
