109 - Azure Policy as Code with Jesse Loudon

We talked about Azure Policy in one of the previous episodes (#25), and today we will talk about Azure Policy as Code. When and why should you use it, and what tools do you need to achieve this? We have Jesse Loudon (Azure MVP) as our expert guest to talk about this exciting topic! Also, Tobi asks Jesse an unexpected question.

Show Notes

Guest: Jesse Loudon
Jesse Loudon (@coder_au) is a Microsoft Azure MVP and Principal Consultant at LAB3 in Sydney, Australia. Jesse's mission statement is to democratize Azure Policy as Code.  Over the past year Jesse has been actively advocating in the community across blogs posts, open-source GitHub repositories, and YouTube for greater Policy as Code adoption which drives repeatable, auditable, and scalable deployments for enterprises.

- What is Azure Policy? (Microsoft Docs)

- Azure Policy Extension for Visual Studio Code (Microsoft Docs)

- AzAdvertizer (AzAdvertizer.net)

- AzGovViz - Azure Governance Visualizer (GitHub)

- Understanding Azure Policies with Visual Studio Code (Tobias Zimmergren)

- Favorite Visual Studio Code extensions for Azure (Tobias Zimmergren)
- Create a custom Azure Security Center recommendation with Azure Policy (Zimmergren)

Creators & Guests

Host

Jussi Roine | Microsoft MVP

Hey 👋 Awesome with Security + AI. Building high-performing businesses | Microsoft MVP/MCM/MCT | Ctrl+Alt+Azure 🎙️ | Dad of 3 | Powerlifting + 🥦

Host

Tobias Zimmergren

Principal Content Lead @Microsoft. Co-host @CtrlAltAzure. Tweets about #azure, #security, #cybersecurity, #architecture, and more. Ex MVP (13yrs)

Guest

Jesse Json

Azure MVP & Principal Consultant ⚙️ Policy As Code governance

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This is the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast. We talk about all things Microsoft, including Microsoft Azure, and share our experiences and thoughts on the way. Your hosts are Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.