Azure Policy is a governance service that enables organizations to create, assign, and manage policies to enforce specific rules and requirements across their Azure resources. It helps ensure that all resources adhere to an organization's standards for security, cost management, and regulatory compliance, enabling a streamlined way to keep your environment compliant.
Policy Definitions are JSON-based rules that specify the conditions and enforcement actions for Azure resources. A policy can specify anything from restricting the deployment of resources in specific regions to requiring certain configurations on virtual machines.
Initiatives are collections of policies that target a specific compliance goal, such as security best practices or regulatory standards. For instance, you might create an initiative to meet PCI DSS requirements, containing multiple policies relevant to this goal.
Azure Policy provides an overview of resource compliance across an organization, helping teams quickly identify and address non-compliant resources.
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