Azure Arc Systems Management: Governance and Administration of Multi-cloud and Hybrid IT Estates

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R. MaxwellAzure Arc Systems Managementhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9480-2_7

7. Policy and Governance of Hybrid and Multi-cloud Infrastructure

Ramona Maxwell¹  

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Redwood City, CA, USA

 

Introduction

One way to think about policy is as an enforced objective. To be useful, a technology estate must be shaped to suit its purpose. It is constantly subjected to disruptive forces and requires not only that the initial design targets be met but constant tuning to ensure it continually aligns to its desired state.

Chief among the disruptors threatening an IT system’s stability, security, and productivity for its intended use are the human beings that interact with ...