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
Creating an initiative definition In this section, you will create an initiative definition that is used for the grouping of policy definitions that align with business objectives, such as the ... 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
Deleting a resource group To delete a resource group, complete the following steps on the portal: Figure 4.8 – Selecting a resource group Managing resource groups 99 Top Tip Deleting ... 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
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
Advisor recommendations Advisor automatically detects cost optimizations that can be implemented within the tenant. While the recommendations are particularly good and will absolutely lead to cost savings, review each item ... Read MoreRead More
Understanding Azure storage accounts Azure offers a variety of services that can be utilized for storage; these can vary from database options to messaging systems, to files. Azure has identified ... Read MoreRead More
Standard blob storage Azure Blob storage offers unstructured data storage in the cloud. It can store all kinds of data, such as documents, VHDs, images, and audio files. There are ... Read MoreRead More
Azure file storage With Azure Files, you can create file shares in the cloud. You can access your files using the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, which is an industry ... Read MoreRead More