Best practices
Architects need to understand their architecture and the Azure components that are utilized. Based on the active monitoring, audits, and usage, they should determine the best offering from Microsoft in terms of SKU, size, and features. This section will detail some of the best practices to be adopted from a cost optimization perspective.
Azure Governance
Azure Governance can be defined as a set of processes or mechanisms that can be leveraged to maintain complete control over the resources deployed in Azure. Some of the key points are as follows:
- Set up a naming convention for all resource types and resource groups. Ensure that the naming convention is followed consistently and comprehensively across all resources and resource groups. This can be done by establishing Azure policies.
- Set up a logical organization and multiple taxonomies for resources, resource groups, and subscriptions by applying tags to them. Tags categorize resources and can also...