OPS114 Governing baselines in hybrid server environments using Azure Policy Guest Configuration
Channel: ITOpsTalk
Date: 2021-02-02

In this session, Michael Greene and Thomas Maurer discuss Azure Policy Guest Configuration in a Hybrid Cloud environment. Learn to use services in Azure to audit the state of servers across private and public clouds and upcoming plans to expand capabilities in this area.

✔️ Resources: 
IT Ops Talks Hybrid Event: https://aka.ms/ITOpsTalks
IT Ops Talk Community Chat https://aka.ms/ops114-chat
Understand Azure Policy's Guest Configuration https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/governance/policy/concepts/guest-configuration?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
What is Azure Arc enabled servers? https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/servers/overview?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
How to manage your Hybrid Cloud environment with Azure Arc (Video) https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/how-to-manage-your-hybrid-cloud-environment-with-azure-arc-video/ba-p/2052123?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
Hybrid and multicloud solutions https://azure.microsoft.com/solutions/hybrid-cloud-app?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
Azure Arc https://azure.microsoft.com/services/azure-arc?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
Azure Arc overview https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/overview?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
What is Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes Preview? https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/overview?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
What are Azure Arc enabled data services (preview)? https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/data/overview?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
Azure Stack https://azure.microsoft.com/overview/azure-stack?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
Azure Stack Hub overview https://docs.microsoft.com/azure-stack/operator/azure-stack-overview?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
Azure Stack Edge documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/databox-online?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure
Azure Stack HCI solution overview https://docs.microsoft.com/azure-stack/hci/overview?WT.mc_id=modinfra-12983-thmaure


🔴 To watch more sessions from the IT Ops Talks: All Things Hybrid event check out our playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjt5SKzX1iI8k8_I80quMWgeNdSGyXzaF

🔖 Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
3:40 Providing Feedback and Community
5:10 Hybrid solution using Azure Arc
8:30 Demo using Azure Policy Guest Configuration
18:39 Demo How to set up Azure Policy Guest Configuration for Azure Arc machines
23:19 Azure Arc enabled servers
27:33 What is next for Azure Policy Guest Configuration
31:13 Wrap up