Understanding Azure policies Azure Policy is a mechanism for effecting organizational compliance on the Azure platform. The service allows aggregated views to understand the overall state of an environment, with ... Read MoreRead More
Constructing a policy definition Note that a policy definition is constructed of the following key components: The following screenshot depicts a sample Azure policy definition: Figure 3.2 – Policy definition ... Read MoreRead More
Tagging strategy When implementing a tagging strategy, it’s important to consider the requirements for having tags in place. Tags will assist in presenting value to either business or information technology ... Read MoreRead More
PowerShell scripts This sectionintroduces PowerShell scripts that can be used for the automation of tag management, as well as for quicker administration times. Please ensure that the Az module is ... Read MoreRead More
Managing resource groups Resource groups are logical containers for grouping multiple resources together. Resources can be virtual machines (VMs), databases, virtual networks, web apps, and so forth. A resource group ... Read MoreRead More
Deploying a resource group In the following section, we are going to run through an exercise of creating a resource group using the Azure portal. Proceed as follows: Figure 4.1 ... Read MoreRead More
Managing subscriptions Subscriptions are billing units for Azure resources; they are the container where all resources are built and contain resources grouped into resource groups. Inside the Azure subscription, you ... Read MoreRead More
Relationship between Azure AD and subscriptions Azure subscriptions have trust relationships associated with Azure AD. Through this trust, a subscription enables Azure AD to authenticate users, services, and devices. A ... Read MoreRead More
Cost Management Cost Management contains many facets and should be considered in its entirety; this includes costs analysis, governance, and reporting. For the purpose of the exam, we will investigate ... Read MoreRead More
Budgets Budgets create a logical way for a scope defined in Cost Management to manage cost expenditure on resources. Use these to prevent unexpected expenditures such as runaway costs. Here’s ... Read MoreRead More