Governance

The challenge

Cloud governance provides the guardrails that keep your Azure environment secure, compliant, and cost-efficient as it scales. Without governance, teams deploy resources inconsistently, costs spiral beyond forecasts, and compliance gaps emerge that put the organization at risk.

Effective governance does not slow teams down — it empowers them to move faster within well-defined boundaries. By establishing clear policies, automated enforcement, and transparent cost management, organizations maintain control without sacrificing the agility that makes cloud valuable in the first place.

What we deliver

• Policy framework design and automated enforcement
• Cost management dashboards and budget alerting
• Compliance mapping to industry regulations and standards
• Resource tagging strategy and naming conventions
• Role-based access control design
• Ongoing governance health reviews

How we work

Mallow implements governance as code, embedding policies directly into your Azure environment so compliance is continuous rather than periodic. We design governance frameworks that scale with your organization, ensuring that new subscriptions and workloads inherit the right controls from day one. Our approach balances central oversight with team autonomy, enabling developers to innovate within safe boundaries.

Key technologies

• Azure Policy
• Enterprise Policy as Code (EPAC)
• Management Groups, RBAC, Infrastructure as Code
• Microsoft Cost Management
• Azure Deployment Stacks
• Azure Deployment Environments
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud