# Azure Governance made simple

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This content was made with the aim of raising awareness about the resources available in Azure that will help organizations to be more agile in implementing controls as well as taking a more proactive approach when dealing with governance.

It will be divided into two parts, the first dealing with more basic topics and the second part dealing with advanced topics within this context.

A PDF version of this eBook is [available here.](https://github.com/ricmmartins/book-azgovernance/blob/1aec28831346b00aeb756a47ea6e40edd6805599/Azure%20Governance%20-%20Ebook.pdf)

## Basic Governance Topics

* [Governance Overview](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/governance-overview)
  * [Overview of Azure native features for cloud governance](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/governance-overview/overview-of-azure-native-features-for-cloud-governance)
  * [Governance architecture in Azure](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/governance-overview/governance-architecture-in-azure)
* [Azure Active Directory](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/azure-active-directory)
* [Naming Standards](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/naming-standards)
* [Azure Subscription](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/azure-subscription)
  * [Overview of Enterprise Scale Landing Zones](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/azure-subscription/overview-of-enterprise-scale-landing-zones)
* [Resource Groups](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/resource-groups)
* [Resource Tags](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/resource-tags)
* [Role Based Access Control](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/role-based-access-control)
* [Resource Lock](https://book.azgovernance.com/basic-governance-topics/resource-locks)

## Advanced Governance Topics

* [Azure Policy](https://book.azgovernance.com/advanced-governance-topics/azure-policy)
  * [Azure policy best practices](https://book.azgovernance.com/advanced-governance-topics/azure-policy/azure-policy-best-practices)
  * [Governance suggested policies](https://book.azgovernance.com/advanced-governance-topics/azure-policy/governance-suggested-policies)
* [ARM Templates](https://book.azgovernance.com/advanced-governance-topics/arm-templates)
* [Azure Blueprints](https://book.azgovernance.com/advanced-governance-topics/azure-blueprints)
* [Azure Resource Graph](https://book.azgovernance.com/advanced-governance-topics/azure-resource-graph)
* [Azure Management Group](https://book.azgovernance.com/advanced-governance-topics/management-groups)
* [Azure Cost Management](https://book.azgovernance.com/advanced-governance-topics/cost-management)

## Conclusion

* [Final considerations](https://book.azgovernance.com/conclusion/final-considerations)