Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance

Question 1

Describe the purpose of Azure Blueprints

Answer 1

Azure blueprints let you standardize cloud subscriptions or environment deployments.

Question 2

What are artifacts?

Answer 2

Each component in the blueprint definition is known as an artifact.
They can include things such as:
-Role assignments
-Policy assignment
-Azure Resource Manager Templates
-Resource groups

Question 3

Describe the purpose of Azure Policy

Answer 3

Azure Policy is a service in Azure that enables you to create, assign, and manage policies that control or audit your resources.
They can be set at each level, enabling you to set policies on a specific resource, resource group, subscription, and so on.
These policies are inherited.

Question 4

What are Azure Policy initiatives?

Answer 4

An Azure Policy initiative is a way of grouping related policies together.

Question 5

Describe the purpose of resource locks

Answer 5

A resource lock prevents resources from being accidentally deleted or changed.
Two types:
-Delete: means authorized users can still read and modify but they cannot delete the resource.
-ReadOnly: means authorized users can read, but they cannot delete or update the resource.