📋 Governance & Compliance Cheat Sheet

Quick reference for Azure governance tools, compliance, and resource management for AZ-900.

Azure Policy

  • Enforces organizational standards and assesses compliance at scale.
  • Policies can audit, deny, or remediate non-compliant resources.
  • Initiative definitions group multiple policies together.
  • Policies are inherited through the management group hierarchy.

Resource Protection

  • Resource locks prevent accidental deletion or modification.
  • Delete lock: allows read and modify, prevents deletion.
  • ReadOnly lock: allows read only, prevents modification and deletion.
  • Locks are inherited by child resources.

Compliance

  • Microsoft Purview provides data governance across your data estate.
  • Azure Blueprints packages ARM templates, policies, RBAC, and resource groups.
  • Service Trust Portal provides audit reports and compliance documentation.
  • Trust Center contains information about Microsoft security, privacy, and compliance.

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