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Policy Roadmap Posts

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Policy Azure Policy is a free service that is critical for deployment governance, and it should... more

Compute, Networking, and Infrastructure Roadmap

Blueprints Azure Blueprints is an Azure feature in a long-running preview that enhances governance by allowing... more

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Policy Analyst Reports

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Executive Focus: Governing Azure Updated: October 21, 2024 IT-wide governance of Azure resources, with visibility at the CIO level, is critical to effective,...more Accelerate Azure Governance with Prewritten Policies Updated: October 3, 2024 Customizing Azure governance policies used with the free Azure Policy service is an essential but...more Azure Policy Is Critical for Deployment Governance Updated: September 24, 2024 Azure Policy is a free service that is critical for deployment governance, and customers should...more Azure Policy Enforces Organizational Standards Updated: July 24, 2020 Azure Policy is a service that enforces standard configurations of resources deployed in Azure. It...more Azure Policy Expands into Azure VMs Updated: July 23, 2020 Azure Policy helps ensure consistent state across Azure resources. A new preview capability uses guest-native...more