Policy Governance

Detect when policy assignments change and resources fall in or out of compliance. StratoLens tracks every policy modification, exemption expiration, and compliance state transition across your entire Azure hierarchy—so you catch governance drift before auditors do.

The Problem

Azure Policy governance lacks temporal awareness, leaving you blind to changes:

No Change History: You see current compliance state, but not when resources became non-compliant or why
Silent Policy Drift: Assignment modifications and deletions go unnoticed until they cause compliance gaps
Exemption Surprises: Expiring exemptions catch teams off guard when resources suddenly become non-compliant
Audit Blind Spots: Proving timely detection and response to compliance issues requires manual log correlation

The Solution

StratoLens Policy Governance tracks every policy change and compliance state transition:

Change Detection: See added, modified, and deleted policy assignments with scan-over-scan comparison
Compliance Transitions: Identify resources that became non-compliant (or compliant) between scans
Exemption Lifecycle: Track expiration dates and get visibility into exemptions before they lapse
Assignment Tracking: View all policy assignments and initiatives from management groups down to resources

See It In Action

Key Benefits

Detect policy assignment changes (added, modified, deleted) between scans

Identify compliance state transitions—see exactly when resources became non-compliant

Track exemption expirations to prevent surprise compliance failures

Prove timely detection and response for audit and compliance reporting

Unified view of assignments, exemptions, and compliance across your entire hierarchy

Risk-based prioritization surfaces non-compliant resources automatically

Common Use Cases

Investigate compliance drift by correlating state changes with policy modifications

Prepare for audits with evidence of continuous compliance monitoring

Track exemption expirations and plan remediation before they lapse

Detect unauthorized policy changes that could create governance gaps

Root cause analysis when resources suddenly become non-compliant

Ready to Learn More?

Explore our documentation to see how Policy Governance works in detail.

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