Pulumi Azure Policy Integration
Manage Azure Policy as code to enforce organizational standards.
Overview
Similar to the AWS Config integration, this approach uses Pulumi to manage Azure's native policy and governance service, Azure Policy. It allows teams to define policy definitions, initiatives (collections of policies), and assignments as code. This provides detective and enforcement controls that operate within Azure itself, auditing all resources regardless of how they were created. It complements Pulumi CrossGuard by providing in-band, runtime governance.
✨ Key Features
- Define Azure Policy definitions and initiatives as code
- Assign policies to management groups, subscriptions, or resource groups
- Configure policy effects (e.g., Audit, Deny, DeployIfNotExists)
- Manage policy exemptions
- Use general-purpose languages for policy management
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Manages Azure's powerful native governance engine
- Provides continuous, in-Azure enforcement and auditing
- Configuration is version-controlled and auditable
Unique Value: Codify your entire Azure governance framework, from policy definitions to assignments, using the same IaC tool as your infrastructure.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Using Pulumi to deploy a set of custom Azure Policy definitions and assign them at the management group level, ensuring all new subscriptions inherit the governance baseline.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Pre-deployment validation (use CrossGuard for that)
- Policy enforcement on other clouds
🏆 Alternatives
Managing Azure Policy through the portal or ARM templates can be cumbersome. Pulumi provides a superior authoring experience with general-purpose languages, enabling better modularity, reuse, and testing of your governance code.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: The Pulumi Azure Native provider is free. Azure Policy is generally free, but some features like Guest Configuration may have costs.
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