Azure Blueprints PREVIEW
Enabling quick, repeatable creation of governed environments
Overview
Easily create, deploy, and update compliant environments
Simplify largescale Azure deployments by packaging key environment artifacts, such as Azure Resource Manager templates, role-based access controls, and policies, in a single blueprint definition. Easily apply the blueprint to new subscriptions and environments, and fine-tune control and management through versioning.
- Easily create your cloud governance templates, access controls, and policies as a single compliant package so environments are ready to be configured. Deploy blueprints to multiple subscriptions with a single click. Manage blueprints from a central location and track blueprint versions to push updates.
- Speed deployment of compliant applications to production through a self-service model, and easily deploy compliant environments matched to production standards. Use blank templates for custom blueprints or built-in blueprints for compliance with common internal scenarios and external regulations like ISO 27001.
- Avoid unwanted changes and misconfigurations—even by subscription owners—that could affect multiple applications. With resource locking, you can limit access to key infrastructure that’s shared across subscriptions. Protect resources that the blueprint is governing and configure exceptions to match your specific needs.
- Accelerate migration by easily deploying a fully governed landing zone, without the need for external cloud architects or engagements. Reuse cloud-based blueprints for future environments or use built-in blueprints to set up ISO-compliant foundational architectures.
Features
Govern and standardize environments at scale
Blueprints
Policies, users, and resource templates for blueprint creation
Hub
Centralized location for managing your environment, including deployment, versioning, and updating
Samples
Built-in samples for most common scenarios, including compliance certification
Locking
Resource locking to prevent unwanted changes
Security
Embedded security and compliance
34,000
Full-time equivalent engineers dedicated to security initiatives at Microsoft.
15,000
Partners with specialized security expertise.
>100
Compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.
Pricing
Azure Blueprints is free
Azure Blueprints and other Azure governance services are free for managing Azure services.
Customer stories
See how customers use Azure Blueprints
Frequently asked questions
- A Resource Manager template is a key building block (artifact) of a blueprint definition. All your existing Resource Manager templates can be used in new blueprints. While Resource Manager templates are used only during deployment and do not preserve relationships with deployed resources, Azure Blueprints preserve these relationships, supporting improved tracking and auditing of deployments and the ability to upgrade subscriptions governed by the same blueprint. Learn more.
- Yes, each blueprint has an API. This means blueprint definitions can be stored as code and pushed to Azure on an ongoing basis. Learn more about managing blueprints as code.
- Blueprints are assigned to individual subscriptions but can also be used to set up resource groups within subscriptions. Additionally, a blueprint can be assigned to a subscription repeatedly, enabling you to set up multiple environments within the same shared environment.
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