Common Azure Policy Issues and Solutions
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…
21/05/2025
Azure Landing Zones – Policy Refresh Q2 FY25
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 of this release process are consumed by all the reference implementations (Portal, Terraform, Bicep) but the portal changes are only…
29/01/2025Azure Governance and Management Blog
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