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Introduction to governance options - Azure Tutorial
From the course: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Cert Prep by Microsoft Press
Introduction to governance options
- [Instructor] Within Azure, you can provide the different teams within the business direct access to build solutions. With a relatively open and dynamic system, how can we ensure that the IT strategies and rules we've defined are observed? Governance and compliance are terms used to describe what users of a system should and should not perform. And Azure provides range of tools to enforce adherence to these rules. First, we'll look at tagging, as this helps us use some of the other options later on. Every subscription, resource group, and resource within Azure can have metadata assigned in the form of tags. Tags are essentially a set of key-value string pairs that can be applied either via the portal, PowerShell, or even in ARM templates. Because tags are plain-text key-value pairs, you can store any information you want in them, which can then be used for reporting or as part of automation tools, such as when…