Azure Blueprints and Compliance
Package policies, role assignments, and ARM templates into a reusable Azure Blueprint to rapidly stand up compliant environments for new projects.
What Is Azure Blueprints?
Azure Blueprints is a service that lets you define a repeatable set of Azure governance artefacts — role assignments, policy assignments, ARM templates, and resource groups — and package them into a single, versioned object. You can then assign the blueprint to a subscription to stand up a fully configured, compliant environment in minutes. Blueprints are designed for enterprises that need to create standardised environments for new projects, teams, or regulatory requirements.
Blueprint Artefacts
A blueprint is composed of artefacts — the building blocks of the environment it creates. Supported artefact types are: Resource Groups (create resource groups at specific locations as containers for other artefacts), ARM Templates (deploy any Azure infrastructure), Azure Policy Assignments (apply policies with parameters), and RBAC Role Assignments (grant access to specific users or groups). Artefacts can depend on each other and are deployed in the correct order.
// Blueprint structure example:
// Blueprint: 'ISO27001-LandingZone'
// Artefact 1: Resource Group 'networking-rg'
// Artefact 2: ARM Template (deploy VNet into networking-rg)
// Artefact 3: ARM Template (deploy Log Analytics workspace)
// Artefact 4: Policy Assignment 'ISO 27001' initiative
// Artefact 5: Role Assignment (NetworkAdmins group = Network Contributor)
// Artefact 6: Role Assignment (SecurityTeam = Security Reader)All lessons in this course
- Management Groups and Subscriptions
- Azure Policy
- Resource Tags and Resource Locks
- Azure Blueprints and Compliance