As digital transformation has evolved, so have customer expectations. Enterprises are expected to deliver continuous value by releasing frequent bug-proof updates with little to no disruption to their userbase. This is no small feat, as nations and governments roll out stringent new data and security measures.
So how are enterprises able to ship faster while maintaining governance, security, and compliance standards amidst a pandemic that has forced work to be remote?
Based on the Enterprise DevOps 2020-2021 report, 80 percent of top-performing enterprises surveyed say they have begun “shifting-left,” or automating governance, security, and compliance into the early stages of their software development lifecycles (SDLC). These enterprises are not only automating their build and release workflows, but they’re also adopting an “everything-as-code” mindset. This shift means that not just infrastructure configurations and release pipelines, but also compliance and security policies, are written “as code,” enabling continuous improvement, while promoting better re-use, resilience, and driving greater transparency.
It’s with all this in mind that we continue to refine, update, and add to our GitHub Actions portfolio. At Microsoft Ignite we announced new GitHub Actions for Azure, which we added to our growing catalogue of Azure and GitHub integrations, with more to come soon. GitHub Actions for Azure enables deployments to multiple Azure services—from web applications to serverless functions to Kubernetes, to Azure SQL and MySQL databases—ultimately helping enterprises stay resilient while giving the flexibility to build an automated workflow to manage your SDLC.
Manage Azure Policy as Code in GitHub
As you progress on your Cloud Governance journey, there is an increasing need to shift from manually managing each policy in the Azure portal to something more manageable, collaborative, and repeatable at enterprise scale. We are announcing that we made the integration between Azure Policy and GitHub even stronger to help you on this journey. You can now easily export Azure policies to a GitHub repository in just a few clicks. All exported policies will be stored as files in GitHub. You can then collaborate and track changes using version control and push policy file changes to Azure Policy using Manage Azure Policy action.
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