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Licensing reference materials are continuously updated, highly-detailed entries covering Microsoft licensing terms, procedures, practices and timelines.
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Product reference materials are clear, concise definitions and descriptions of Microsoft's ever-growing catalog of products and services.
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Lighthouse
Azure Lighthouse is a free set of management capabilities that helps Microsoft partners work with... more
Azure Resource Manager
Azure Resource Manager is a software framework that drives the deployment and management of Azure... more
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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
Staging Azure Deployments
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure applications typically have a life cycle in which they are moved across deployment stages...more
Azure Templates: Storing, Sharing, Determining Outcomes
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure Resource Manager features help securely share deployment templates and reduce risk of unexpected deployment...more
Moving Azure Resources Across Regions
Updated: May 31, 2023
Customers may need to move deployed Azure resources across regions for reasons such as data...more
Moving Azure Resources Across Subscriptions and Resource Groups
Updated: May 31, 2023
Moving deployed Azure resources across subscriptions and resource groups may be required for reasons such...more
Bicep Language Eases Azure Resource Deployment
Updated: May 31, 2023
Bicep is a new specialized programming language that could make provisioning Azure resources less tedious...more
Azure Managed Grafana for Monitoring Telemetry Data
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure Managed Grafana (in preview) is a cloud service that provides open source dashboards and...more
Planning Azure Deployment Hierarchies
Updated: July 27, 2020
Enterprises must use Azure deployment hierarchies for administration needs such as billing, access control, and...more
Azure Management Groups Enable Scalable Management
Updated: July 24, 2020
Azure Management Groups can help unify Azure security, management, and policy configuration across large organizations....more
Azure Blueprints Enable Security and Management Standards
Updated: July 24, 2020
Azure Blueprints allows resources to be deployed and managed using consistent patterns, which could be...more
Azure Managed Applications Keep Publishers in Control
Updated: July 23, 2020
Azure managed applications allow IT departments and third parties to manage applications deployed in Azure...more
Azure Management Groups in Preview
Updated: July 23, 2020
Azure management groups are intended to help administrators ensure that resources in a collection of...more
Azure Resource Manager Replaces Classic Model
Updated: July 16, 2020
Azure Resource Manager is a software framework that drives the deployment and management of Azure...more
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