Overview of Azure Management and Governance
Azure Management and Governance provides a comprehensive set of tools and services to help you effectively manage, monitor, and govern your cloud resources. It enables you to enforce standards, optimize performance, ensure security, and control costs across your Azure subscriptions and environments.
Key Capabilities
The Azure Management and Governance suite offers robust capabilities to address various aspects of cloud operations:
- Resource Organization: Structure and organize your Azure resources using resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups for logical grouping and hierarchy.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce organizational standards and compliance requirements using Azure Policy, ensuring resources adhere to corporate governance rules.
- Access Management: Control who can do what on which Azure resources with Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), implementing the principle of least privilege.
- Monitoring and Insights: Gain deep visibility into the performance, availability, and usage of your applications and resources with Azure Monitor and other diagnostic tools.
- Cost Management: Understand, manage, and optimize your cloud spending with Azure Cost Management + Billing, allowing for informed financial decisions.
- Automation: Automate the deployment and management of your infrastructure using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and other automation tools.
- Security and Compliance: Implement robust security measures and meet regulatory compliance standards with a range of integrated services.
Featured Services
Azure Policy
Define and enforce policies to ensure compliance and governance across your Azure resources.
Learn More →Azure RBAC
Manage access to Azure resources effectively with granular permissions and role assignments.
Learn More →Azure Monitor
Collect, analyze, and act on telemetry from your cloud and on-premises environments.
Learn More →Azure Resource Manager
Deploy and manage infrastructure as code using declarative templates.
Learn More →Getting Started
To begin managing and governing your Azure environment:
- Explore the Azure Portal: Familiarize yourself with the Azure portal's management and governance sections.
- Define Your Strategy: Outline your organization's requirements for compliance, security, and cost control.
- Implement Policies: Start by creating and assigning Azure Policies to enforce your rules.
- Configure Access: Set up RBAC roles and assignments to manage permissions.
- Set Up Monitoring: Deploy Azure Monitor to track the health and performance of your resources.
For detailed documentation on each service, please refer to the links in the left-hand navigation pane.