December 16, 2025
Azure Policy enforces rules. Landing Zones provide structure. Tags enable reporting. But if you can't explain your Azure bill on a napkin, none of it matters. Here's why governance fails—and what defensibility actually requires.
Azure
Governance
FinOps
Enterprise Architecture
Cost Management
Azure Policy
Executive Reporting
December 15, 2025
Azure Policy enforces rules at scale - but it can't tell you if your subscriptions make sense, if your tags are lies, or why your $2M Azure bill is indefensible. Policy is a guardrail, not a steering wheel.
Azure
Azure Policy
Governance
Architecture
FinOps
Enterprise Reality
Executive Reporting
December 13, 2025
Landing Zones look perfect in Microsoft's diagrams — but drift is inevitable. Here's why they fail (organizational reasons, not technical) and what must be included for Landing Zones to survive enterprise reality.
Azure
Cloud Governance
Enterprise Architecture
Landing Zones
FinOps
Executive Reporting